This and That

First, via Real Climate a more thorough and less alarmist piece on global dimming than the BBC had. Doesn't really change my basic point though.

Second, regular readers will know I like to refer to Wikipedia sites. From a comment by WhoMan on this post at Robert's Blahg, I found this concise and seemingly pretty accurate (although a little dated on some of the numbers) assessment of the difference between various economic measures in Canada and the U.S. A good reference to arm yourself with prior to reading anything about the Canadian economy vs. the U.S. one or vice-versa.