How do commercial interests usually protect themselves from liability claims? Through insurance. In fact, in our society, the litmus test for safety is insurance. You can be insured for almost anything if you pay enough for the premium, but if the insurance industry isn't willing to bet its money on the safety of [biotechnology], it means the risks are simply too high or too uncertain for them to take the gamble.

Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.

The terrible part of this looming catastrophe is that people have been working on solutions for years and have developed concrete steps to massively reduce our energy use, while stimulating whole new industries and technologies that are more efficient and affordable.

It is not too late to take another path.

The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.

Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming.

But human borders mean nothing to air, water, windblown soil or seeds or migrating fish, birds or mammals.