Tough Times and Equally Tough Choices
Amongst the headlines of deepening financial insecurity and uncertainty, a recurring theme has emerged: despite the emergence of a number of pressing issues on the international stage, world leaders...
View ArticleA Climate of Conflict: Climate Change and the Military Industrial Complex
Mankind is at a pivotal moment in our history. We have been confronted with an issue that not only threatens our way of life, but whose impact will be felt for generations. After years of abuse, our...
View ArticleBe Like Bush
Canada’s withdrawal from Kyoto was a disheartening blow for the few remaining optimists who continue to believe a binding international treaty on climate change remains attainable. Yet to those who...
View ArticleIs Canada’s Navy Ready to Claim the Artic?
As part of Canada’s $30 billion National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, the Royal Canadian Navy is to receive and operate six to eight Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). Notwithstanding the...
View ArticleFace Value: For what it’s worth
This past Spring, SFU students Karl Oskar Teien and Ashleigh Kolla put together a documentary about sustainability, environmentalism, and social change in British Columbia and Canada. The film takes a...
View ArticleThe Arctic as the Future of Geopolitical Struggle
Climate change, resource discovery and rapid development and investment has transformed the northern Arctic landscape into one of today’s most diverse and dynamic environments. And with so much at...
View ArticleClimate “Carrots”: Some eco-friendly ideas.
According to the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2012 marked the 9th warmest year on record, plagued by “major heat waves and extreme high temperatures,” “extreme precipitation...
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