Posts Tagged ‘India’
Nuclear Energy: Safe, Clean, and Affordable
Image via Wikipedia Dr. Mir F. Ali In these days of climate change and energy crisis, it's too bad that the word "Nuclear" has a connotation that brings back memories about the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl and the near miss of Three Mile Island. People are rightfully scared of potential accidents and the proliferation of nuclear weapons [...]
UN Summit on Climate Change in New York
Dr. Mir F. Ali If any Canadian ever had any doubt about Harper's apathy about the environment, the Prime Minister's recent decision for not showing up at the UN Summit on Climate Change, should help them to make up their minds. It was reported that Canada was hardly a factor in the climate summit, which came a day ahead of the annual UN [...]
A response to Gil Namur’s post on the Rebirth of Excellence
I just read Gil Namur's post on The Rebirth of Excellence and it was obviously inspiring as I wrote the following in response. Please read Gil's post first so you get the context. The answer to some of the questions posed is "fear". The last couple of generations, where most of our consumer culture has been stimulated, have been beset by fear as [...]
