by John Mullinder | Jul 10, 2024 | Canada, Greenwash, Killing and Saving Trees
What exactly does this mean? To be human, it seems, is to be a hypocrite. We kill trees all the time, and have done so for thousands of years. Same with fish, chickens, goats, sheep, cows – you name it. Sure, we may call it harvesting or farming or some less...
by John Mullinder | Jun 10, 2024 | Canada, Definitions, Primary Forest, Proxies
The environmental media is full of grim warnings about how much primary forest the world is losing and the impact this is having on biodiversity and our ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what exactly is “primary” forest, and how much does Canada have?...
by John Mullinder | Feb 5, 2024 | Canada, Deforestation, Deforestation Rates, Global Deforestation, Logging Scars
As the author of a book on deforestation in Canada, I feel I have some qualification to comment on recent claims made by an alliance of environmental groups that the federal government is “spinning” the truth on this...
by John Mullinder | Oct 26, 2023 | Canada, Deforestation, Paper packaging,, trees cut down
The paper packaging industry is coming under increasing scrutiny as paper alternatives begin to replace many plastic formats. Are paper products a better alternative? That usually depends on what you mean by “better.” Because there are literally hundreds of ways of...
by John Mullinder | Aug 10, 2023 | Authors, Canada, Deforestation, Ethics
The goal of journalism is supposedly to search for the truth, and journalists are meant to both research and present as many sides of a story as possible. This sometimes does not happen. A case in point is the article I commented on back in March[i] When does...
by John Mullinder | Jun 15, 2023 | Authors, Canada, New Zealand, plastic reusables, produce bags, Single-use bags
It seems like we will be debating the relative environmental impact of paper, plastic, and reusable shopping bags forever. But we still need something to transport those goods home somehow. I have been using reusable cloth bags to carry all my groceries for years now....
