Mount Polley mine disaster: redux
Science Borealis is holding a blog carnival to celebrate their first anniversary, with bloggers writing about the most important story in their field for 2014. … Read more
Questions about a Parliamentary Science Officer
A couple of weeks ago, the European Union’s Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) was axed. It didn’t make headlines in Canada until about a week ago, … Read more
Scientist to science writer
It began as an adventure, of the flying kind. The smell of jet fuel and the constant engine roar in the quilted interior of the … Read more
Blogging all over the place
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve blogged here, but it’s not as though I’m not blogging at all. In fact, most of my posts … Read more
Kayaking newbie
A klaxon sounds, six trumpet blasts echo from shore to shore. A moment of silence, and then a deep, thumping whoomph. I expect the shock … Read more
Are we winning yet? An update on the Cowichan River
My last post outlined some of the water issues we’re having here in the Cowichan Valley. Coincident with the fall equinox, we were in for … Read more
New season, more streamflow?
The first of the West Coast’s seasonal storms has blown in on the first day of fall, and Vancouver Islanders may almost be glad to … Read more
Another watershed moment
Regular followers will notice that there’s been little to read on this blog lately. Not having posted in over a month, I may even be … Read more
Guest blog posts for CSP and CSWA
This past week I blogged about the Mount Polley mine disaster, an event that I think we won’t hear the end of anytime soon as … Read more
The Mt Polley mine disaster
At two am on the morning of 4 August, 2014, a tailings pond at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley gold and copper mine broke through an … Read more