Lip Service from Neoliberals Won’t Help Climate Crisis
You’ve probably heard it said that we can have both a healthy environment and a healthy economy. Usually, these words are spoken by environmentalists in response to those that claims…
Sudbury Steve
A Failure of Ambition: Ontario’s Climate Change Plan
Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan has drawn a lot of fire since it was released this past June (see: “Ontario Liberals unveil $8.3 billion climate plan to mixed reviews,”…
A Failure of Ambition: Ontario’s Climate Change Plan
Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan has drawn a lot of fire since it was released this past June (see: “Ontario Liberals unveil $8.3 billion climate plan to mixed reviews,”…
A Failure of Ambition: Ontario’s Climate Change Plan
Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan has drawn a lot of fire since it was released this past June (see: “Ontario Liberals unveil $8.3 billion climate plan to mixed reviews,”…
Anti-Reality Positions on Climate Change Have No Place in Mainstream Discourse
It must be difficult being a climate change denier today. It’s not that any sudden flood of facts and evidence have suddenly been made available which quashes any serious dispute…
Anti-Reality Positions on Climate Change Have No Place in Mainstream Discourse
It must be difficult being a climate change denier today. It’s not that any sudden flood of facts and evidence have suddenly been made available which quashes any serious dispute…
Active Transport Still A Challenge in Sudbury
The Commuter Challenge kicked off this Sunday, June 5th. People are encouraged to walk, cycle, carpool or take the bus to work. Participants can track carbon emissions saved and calories…
Active Transport Still A Challenge in Sudbury
The Commuter Challenge kicked off this Sunday, June 5th. People are encouraged to walk, cycle, carpool or take the bus to work. Participants can track carbon emissions saved and calories…
Jane Jacobs’ Urban Vision Coming to a City Near You
Had urbanist Jane Jacobs lived to be 100, she would have celebrated her birthday earlier this week. Jacobs, a journalist by training, was a champion of people and cities and…
Jane Jacobs’ Urban Vision Coming to a City Near You
Had urbanist Jane Jacobs lived to be 100, she would have celebrated her birthday earlier this week. Jacobs, a journalist by training, was a champion of people and cities and…
A Troubling Facebook Exchange with a Greater Sudbury Councillor and a Few Others
Sorry for the quality of this post. I've copied the following from a recent exchange that I was involved in on the Valley East Facebook group - an exchange which…
A Troubling Facebook Exchange with a Greater Sudbury Councillor and a Few Others
Sorry for the quality of this post. I've copied the following from a recent exchange that I was involved in on the Valley East Facebook group - an exchange which…
Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Process is Failing Species At Risk in Sudbury
The environmental assessments process ensures that governments and public bodies consider potential environmental effects before an infrastructure project begins.-From the Government of Ontario, “Environmental Assessments”We here in Ontario and Can...
Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Process is Failing Species At Risk in Sudbury
The environmental assessments process ensures that governments and public bodies consider potential environmental effects before an infrastructure project begins.-From the Government of Ontario, “Environmental Assessments”We here in Ontario and Canada…
Contrary to Sudbury Star Point of View Opinion, the Leap Manifesto Will Help Create the Jobs that Will Fuel Northern Prosperity
My letter to the editor of the Sudbury Star, from Thursday, April 13, 2016 (currently unpublished).Re: “PoV: Leap Manifesto a threat to Sudbury, NDP”, April 13, 2016. Rarely I have…
Contrary to Sudbury Star Point of View Opinion, the Leap Manifesto Will Help Create the Jobs that Will Fuel Northern Prosperity
My letter to the editor of the Sudbury Star, from Thursday, April 13, 2016 (update: published online and in print, Friday, April 29, 2016).Re: “PoV: Leap Manifesto a threat to…
Ontario’s Cap and Trade Scheme a Mixed Bag
Ontario is about to implement a Cap and Trade scheme, which will finally put a price on carbon pollution. Under Ontario’s plan, large emitters (those that produce more than 25,000…
Ontario’s Cap and Trade Scheme a Mixed Bag
Ontario is about to implement a Cap and Trade scheme, which will finally put a price on carbon pollution. Under Ontario’s plan, large emitters (those that produce more than 25,000…
Irreconciliable Differences: For the NDP, "Schism" Is The Word
Is a schism within the NDP imminent? Some pundits are predicting that the writing may be on the wall for New Democrats, given that grassroots members of the NDP adopted…
Irreconciliable Differences: For the NDP, "Schism" Is The Word
Is a schism within the NDP imminent? Some pundits are predicting that the writing may be on the wall for New Democrats, given that grassroots members of the NDP adopted…