The Age of Loneliness

Imagine a world where there are no bird songs. Imagine a world where there are no whale songs. Imagine a world where the delicate interplay between nature’s organisms is stopped forever. Imagine no more, because we are fast creating such a reality. Humanity, is entering the Age of Loneliness. During this Age, we will realize [...]

It is Time To Change Course

We are all passengers on a train heading towards a cliff. We idly sit in the train cars gorging ourselves while those running the train debate how much the train should be slowed, and at what point the slowing of the train should begin. Some of those running the train feel that a long-term slowing [...]

A Declaration To The Future and Our Children

We are at a crossroads and we stand in front of two paths. Once on these paths, there is no going back, there is no do-over. The choice will have been made, and those who follow us will have to live with the decision we make right now. On one path, is a future where [...]

Some Disturbing Statistics

The average baby uses 10,000 diapers before being toilet trained. Each year, 1,000,000,000 trees go to the use of making diapers. By the age of six months, the average Canadian consumes the same amount of resources as a person in the developing world does in their entire lives. North America has eight percent of the [...]

Apparently Low-Mileage Cars Is An American Right

While the United States has led the way with some excellent initiatives around the world, including protecting areas of their land, protecting species and helping other countries do the same, they are a bit odd in other cases. One of these was when I was watching The Daily Show a few days ago and some [...]

The Sixth Extinction Event

Right now, name an extinction event. Name an event that wiped out a bunch of species and altered the biodiversity of our planet. Most, if not all of those reading this will say the event that killed off the dinosaurs. However, that was only one of six major extinction events. Did you know that right [...]

The Global Warming Fight

There are two types of people on this planet. Those that believe in global warming and those that do not believe in global warming. There are those who side with Al Gore and most of the climate scientists on this planet, and there are those who side with Fox News and people who don’t really [...]

May 15 is Endangered Species Day for the United States

Mark May 15 on your calendar if you live in the United States, and even if you don’t because it is Endangered Species day. Back in 2006, the United States Congress passed a law that made the third Friday of May Endangered Species Day. This was done to help promote awareness of endangered wilderness areas [...]

You are part of the Environmental Generation if….

This may offend some, but that is okay, and I know there are many people of previous generations who have done good for the environment, this is directed at the rest of you…. A few weeks ago Layla showed me an e-mail forward that touted how great it was to be born in the 30s, [...]

The Gulf Stream And Global Warming

What Is The Gulf Stream? One of the most important aspects of the world’s overall climate is the Gulf Stream, which is a powerful and warm Atlantic ocean current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico that goes through the Strait of Florida, up the coast line of the United States and Canada, before it [...]