Climate Talks Take on Added Urgency After Report
New York Times, December 3, 2007 Thousands of government officials, industry lobbyists, environmental campaigners and observers are arriving on the Indonesian island of Bali for two weeks of talks starting Monday that are aimed at breathing new life into the troubled 15-year-old global climate treaty. A heightened sense of urgency surrounds the meeting in light [...]
The Oilsands’ Insatiable Thirst
Calgary Herald, December 2, 2007 Perched atop a tree branch overhanging the Athabasca River, a bald eagle serves as the last sentry before a jarring change of scenery. Alberta’s longest river, which runs from the Columbia Icefield to the remote boreal forest north of Fort McMurray, makes a sharp left-hand turn and flows gently under [...]
