The French 75-foot sloop Southern Star left Norway mid-May to start a one-year circumnavigation of North America, sailing through the fabled North West passage this summer with a crew of journalists and scientists. Skipper Olivier Pitras will deliver a fascinating presentation of this expedition, from Norway to Vancouver through the North West passage and the Bering Strait. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discover the North West Passage, and witness how climate change is affecting our world.
Organized by the Bluewater Cruising Association in partnership with the Vancouver Maritime Museum
When: Tuesday October 28, 7.30 pm
Where: Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver V6P 4N2
Free Public Lecture Thursday, October 9, 7:30 pm, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre Campus, 515 West Hastings, Room 1400, Vancouver, BC
As seating is limited, reservations are recommended. Reservations: cs-science@sfu.ca or 778.782.5466
This talk will focus on the content of Dr. Weaver's recently published book:
"Keeping our Cool: Canada in a Warming World" (Viking Canada). The foundations of the science of global warming will be presented and a discussion of our present climate will be framed within a historical perspective of the Earth's climate over the last 650,000 years. The range of projections of climate change over the next century will be summarized and the public confusion arising from the media portrayal of the science and its entry into the political arena will be discussed. Finally, how the Kyoto
Protocol and other potential international policy options fit within the framework of necessary actions required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be reviewed.
Bio
Dr. Andrew J. Weaver is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in climate
modelling and analysis in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University
of Victoria (UVic). He joined UVic in 1992 after serving three years as Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) University
Research Fellow in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
And while I'm doing this, just a little note to Richard (and the rest of you) about using the new 'enable/disable rich text' switch that's now incorporated here, and available via your account settings - If you have that enabled, then you can't create a hot-link to articles elsewhere on the web, as I've done above. To do that, you need to have rich text disabled, so that your own html will be encoded correctly. (trust me - I tried it both ways.)
TIME: 8:00PM
DATE: Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
LOCATION: Downtown Vancouver Public Library (Alice Mckay Room)
350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Archaeologist Brian Fagan, "The Pleasure of Ruins"
World-renown archaeologist Brian Fagan presents an illustrated public talk that explores the fascinating science of modern archaeology and highlights some of the important global issues of climate change and heritage conservation that archaeologists face today in our modern world.
Dr. Brian Fagan is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Anthropology, University of California and best-selling author of university text books and popular non-fiction writing about archaeology. His latest new book is, "The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations" (Raincoast Books, March 2008).
Raincoast books will be at the event to sell copies of Dr. Fagan's new book.
World-renown archaeologist Brian Fagan presents an illustrated public talk that explores the fascinating science of modern archaeology and highlights some of the important global issues of climate change and heritage conservation that archaeologists face today in our modern world.
Dr. Brian Fagan is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Anthropology, University of California and best-selling author of university text books and popular non-fiction writing about archaeology. His latest new book is, "The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations" (Raincoast Books, March 2008).
Raincoast books will be at the event to sell copies of Dr. Fagan's new book.
Here in Vancouver, we've seen what Mother Nature can do when upset, but in far-off Bali the European Union and our American Cousins are in heated debate over climate change. For years, our American neighbours have vigorously avoided signing anything that might endanger their status-quo, their economy, and their extravagant ways. Many of us are wondering about all this, and solid conclusions aren't easy to come by, because it seems everyone has their own axe to grind. And their own opinions, regardless of the facts. Here's how I figure it, but of course, I'm hoping that I'm wrong...Enjoy your weekend, everyone.
Saturday, December 15:- For the latest on the continuing charades in Bali, and our dubious representation there, please check this link.
Abstract:
Canadian governments have a legacy of failure in reducing greenhouse gases for the past twenty years. What went wrong and why? What do we need to do if we wish to address this threat to our country and the planet? Mark Jaccard, co-author of “Hot Air: Fixing Canada’s Climate Change Catastrophe”, will answer these questions and explore themes from his recently released book. There will be a presentation followed by questions and discussion with the audience.
