The David Suzuki foundation recently published an overview of how carbon taxes and a cap and trade system would work and how it would benefit the environment as well as individual Canadians. The article can be found on their web site. Follow the link called “Pricing Carbon”.
For those who find themselves confused about what exactly […]

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The high-level concept of peak oil is pretty straightforward. For the past 150 years or so global demand for oil has been steadily rising and continues to do so today. Currently, we consume somewhere between 80 and 85 million barrels of crude a day. So far oil supply has been able to meet oil demand. […]

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From the office building I work in there is a good 360 degree view of the city of Saint John, New Brunswick. Looking out the east side of the building you can see the Irving Oil Refinery. In front of the refinery you can see the Irving Paper plant. To the right you see the […]

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