I am not afraid to accept a theory or concept by relying primarily on the scientific consensus. I make this statement because a recent article by Ottawa Citizen journalist Dan Gardner outlined perfectly why I believe in climate change: too many scientists accept it; there's too much evidence. For me it's enough that 80-90 percent of the climatologists accept anthropogenic global warming (AGW) to believe that it's very likely real. I read a lot of scientific journals , magazines , articles and websites... READ MORE

In the late 50s and early 60s, Canadian scientific innovation was at its peak. Led by Avro Canada's Arrow Interceptor and Atomic Energy of Canada's (AECL) nuclear program, Canada was a major player in developing world-renowned, cutting-edge technology.

If only we could turn back the clock.

The well known story of Avro ended with the cancellation of the Arrow project in 1959 by the Diefenbaker government , and it appears that the story of AECL is slowly approaching a similar end.

The Federal... READ MORE

It is almost inevitable that a discussion on the dependency of the world on oil reserves will lead to a debate on how long existing reserves will last. The most common conclusion of such a debate is that we simply have no idea. It's pretty near impossible to accurately predict the amount of oil held within the confines of our planet, and it's even more difficult to foresee the political, economic and technological state of the world that will influence the price and demand for crude oil in the years to... READ MORE

The world is rapidly approaching an energy crisis, and if traditional energy supply and distribution doesn't change quickly, it will be unavoidable. The world is currently far too reliant on oil, and these reserves are rapidly drying up. In order to consider the world as a sustainable ecosystem for humanity, we need to start focusing on energy production from alternative resources.

Compounding the problem of oil availability is the fact that we've already expelled a damaging amount of greenhouse emissions... READ MORE