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Central London is one of the world’s first and largest congestion charge zones.  The zone covers about 22 Km2 and comprises 370,000 inhabitants and 1.2 million jobs. While widely viewed as politically successful, the scheme’s economic assessment is more controversial. … Continue reading →

The Deadliest Catch, a television series broadcasted by the Discovery Channel, shows the dangers of one of the deadliest professions: fishing in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab season. Fishing in these waters had turned into a race … Continue reading →

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Among failed climate change mitigation attempts, it is a heart-warming to find a success story right here in BC with the carbon tax it enacted in 2008. Hopefully, BC’s policy will serve as inspiration for Canada and the world. In … Continue reading →