Rob | August 22, 2008
Cooperation in the oil sands is grinding to a halt, and it is going to have a big effect on the ability of government to get work done in the region. In the past few days, the Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) has lost the cooperation of environmental groups. This means that there is [...]
Rob | August 19, 2008
Well, the Olympics are shaping up to be A-OK for Canadian athletes, but something tells me they aren’t quite shaping up quite as well for Canada in China. This afternoon, the Globe and Mail reported here that former Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, chastised current Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, for not attending the Opening Ceremonies of [...]
Rob | August 11, 2008
Since I live really close to Yong He Gong (the Lama temple in Beijing), I went to go watch the men’s cycling road race on Saturday, and it was kinda frustrating to be cheering by the side of the road.
There was a fence along the entire part of the route that was publicly accessible, and [...]
Rob | August 8, 2008
Well, this morning was not exactly the poster child for beautiful weather in Beijing. Hot, humid, and according to the Ministry of Environment – kinda polluted. Enviro-blogger Vance has been running a blog on Beijing air quality running up to the Olympics, and he noted that today barely made the “Blue Sky” standard that Beijing [...]
Rob | August 8, 2008
Well, i was on my way to work yesterday morning, when I came up to a big mob of people and police on the road. My way was blocked, so I didn’t have much to do other than find out what was going on. And there it was, these teeming tens of thousands of people [...]
