Arctic Sea Ice 5th smallest… and thinnest, on record.

While this years arctic sea ice picture has improved since its historic low in 2007, the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado says don’t be too excited. Expanse is only one measure, the other, which could be of even greater importance? Thickness, and the story is not a good one. As you can …

G20 Leaders must create new Reserve Currency… or face decade of hardship.

That is one of the recommendations from a European Think Tank “LEAPE20/20” in an open letter published last week. (hattip: The Oil Drum). Your next summit takes place in a few days in London; but are you aware that you have less than a semester to prevent the world from plunging into a crisis that …

Our little town, Port Alberni, is at the forefront of this Transition

After todays Public Forum on Climate Change and Sustainability, I really do think that Port Alberni is at the leading edge of what *really* needs to happen on the way forward. The simple fact that 3 out of our current 6 councillors plus the Mayor and all of the senior management of the City were …