What’s wrong with this picture? While some B.C. rivers had strong runs of sockeye salmon last year, a crisis emerged on the Fraser last fall when only about 1 million fish returned, instead of the 10.6 million expected. That dramatic shortfall led to native, sport and commercial fishery closures and convinced Prime Minister Stephen Harper to order [...]

An interesting post on the environmental economics website today. The short post (which is just the abstract from this article) begs the question: Is economic growth good or bad for the environment? While there are many who believe that growth is the cause of many environmental ailments, there is some evidence to support the idea [...]