The REAL Teck Resources Story Worth Noting
Something tells me that Teck Resources isn’t the villian we’re being made to believe if their ‘SunMine’ reclamation project in BC is taken into account.
Excited Delirium
Canada Humiliated by International Scientific Community
Forty Nobel winners are asking the Canadian government to put an end to the proposed Teck mine. You should too by filling out the petition.
Hate speech ≠ free speech.
Hate speech ≠ free speech
Shuttles: Filling Gaps in Transit
I love this story. I know … I’m such a ‘transit nerd’. (Is there such a thing?). Here are just some top-level reasons why: Smaller vehicles = less costly vehicles…
Will Bezos Save The Planet Before Destroying It?
Jeff Bezos has announced he will spend $10 billion on funding projects that will curb climate change. Here are some tips on how he can start in his own backyard,…
Wet’suwet’en Raids: We Step Back From Advancing
Canadians should be ashamed when we look at how First Nations protesters against pipelines are being treated. We can do better than this.
Paris Meets Jane Jacobs, Version 2.0
Paris is about to embark on an ambitious plan to marginalize cars. What can we do in Canada and the rest of the world to follow in their path of…
Cities, Transportation & Climate Impact
Parking lots … and creative use of them … hold the key to a better climate future.
The 100 People and Companies Responsible for 71% of the World’s Carbon Emissions
How do we hold 100 companies and the people that run them to account when it comes to climate change?
Prince Charles: We Need a New System
Prince Charles calls for a radical new system or change in how we do things if the planet is to survive. Let’s join him.
Educate Me, Part II: The High Cost of Privatizing Public Education
The transition of elementary and secondary courses to the online universe are one thing and one thing only: a scam.
Educate Me, Please
I had some revelations about education and the current state of affairs in Ontario doesn’t reflect well on either group of special interests at the table. We have enjoyed unprecedeneted…
Wow. Tru-Dough-Nut Scandal in Canada. Only in Canada.
So, our Prime Minister walks into a local small business. Spends a few hundred dollars. Or whatever amount. Promotes the business simply by dropping by. Helping them spread news about…
A Cure For Cancer?
A cure for cancer? It’s about time.
Life and Climate Change
Some personal reflection on why the Earth, climate change and reduction are all so much more important than ever before.
Trump Campaign Adviser Guilty of Possession of Child Porn
Another Trump associate found guilty of sex trafficking and child porn crimes. Why is Trump still in charge?
Science and Business: Imperfect Partners
Science is awesome. Profit motives and public policy that isn’t driven by science is not.
Public Policy, Local Farming and Climate Change
Sustainable Foodscaping is that active management of your own property, generating food, independence and possibly even revenue all the while reducing your carbon footprint. Why aren’t more people doing this?…
Public Transit and the Fallacy of Induced Demand
Municipal planners continue to propose massive overhauls to public transit to accommodate more buses, thinking this will solve congestion issues. It won’t. ‘Induced demand’ is a failed concept that simply…
What a Waste
What a waste – companies being paid by the public may not be doing what they set out to do. This points to a bigger issue that we have to…