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An Unlikely Heroine

Posted by Kim | May 7, 2011 | Nature, Science |

By motherhood they were born and by motherhood they lived — life was, to them, just the long cycle of motherhood. — Charlotte Gilman Perkins, Herland (1915) In 1915, at the height of the American Woman’s Suffrage...

Putting the plate before the car: Now what?

Posted by Kim | May 6, 2011 | Environment |

Last winter we bought this license plate in anticipation of our future electric car. The plan went like this: Limp the 2001 Jetta (with almost 250K miles on it) to the end of the year. Then see what’s available in plug-in...

Scientists: Fostering trust in a reluctant public

Posted by Kim | May 2, 2011 | Environment, Science |

While all my writer friends were at the Ontario Writers Conference this weekend, I was attending the The Globe and Mail Open House Festival at the Toronto Reference Library listening to a panel discussion entitled “The...

Canary in the Coal Mine: Antarctic Krill

Posted by Kim | Apr 27, 2011 | Environment, Nature |

This is the first installment of my Canary in the Coal Mine series. These will be regular posts that will highlight specific projects, studies, or species that are indicators of climate change. It seems only fitting to begin...

Vote — because you can

Posted by Kim | Apr 26, 2011 | News and Events, Politics |

Last night my 18-year-old stepdaughter voted in her first election. Here in Canada, facing their 4th federal election in 7 years, the voters are decidedly lackluster. Admittedly, this is advanced polling. Actual election day...