Giving Sudbury Reasons to Vote Green in 2015
An abbreviated version of this speech (without hyperlinks) was given by me earlier tonight at the Sudbury & Nickel Belt Greens Holiday Gathering. Thank you, Simon! It’s great to be…
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Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies will Help our Shift to Renewables
Climate negotiations have just wrapped up in Lima, Peru, with some successes being made towards the creation of a new international. The European Union has pledged to reduce climate-changing greenhouse…
Ontario Liberals “Blowing Smoke” on Climate Change
With the re-election of Premier Kathleen Wynne, and a new majority for the Ontario Liberal Party, I actually had a smidgen of hope that Ontario might finally start to get…
Interesting Times for the Green Party in Sudbury
Luckily, it doesn’t happen very often – but when it happens, you can actually feel everything start to slip sideways. It’s not unusual for me to work on a blogpost…
Superstack Removal Symbolic of Mining Industry’s Green Efforts
Last week in Sudbury, Kelly Strong, Vice President of Vale’s Ontario and U.K. Operations, announced that Vale was considering taking down the iconic Superstack – a symbol of both Sudbury’s…
Energy East Foosties: LIUNA, the Liberals & the NDP
Last month, in my environmental column with the Sudbury Star, I wrote about the Energy East pipeline, and why it should be given a “rethink” by supporters, in light of…
Greenwashing on Climate Change Starting to Take a Toll on NDP
The NDP is in trouble on the environment, and it’s really starting to show. Engaged environmentalists across Canada have really started in on the NDP over that party’s support of…
Electoral Reform & Lobbyist Registry: Sleeper Issues Arising from the Greater Sudbury Municipal Election
Now that the results of the municipal election have been made official, I’d like to take some time to explore a few of the “sleeper” issues which arose during the…
UFCW’s Anti-Democratic Position on Sudbury Store Hours Referendum Outcome Reflects Poorly on Labour Movement
So, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) is claiming victory in the recent referendum on store hours in the City of Greater Sudbury. 3 questions were asked of…
Energy East Pipeline in Need of a Rethink
At a seminar hosted by the World Bank last week, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, told attendees that a significant amount of the world’s fossil fuel…
Bad News Out of Quebec for the Green Party of Canada
Uh-oh. There’s bad news for the Green Party of Canada coming out of Quebec today. It looks like Jean-Francois Larose, MP for the Quebec riding of Repetigny, has quit the…
Thanks to Government Policies which Subsidize Fossil Fuels, Canada is Short of Options Other Than Resource Extraction to Maintain its Comfy Lifestyle
I started reading this column from the Edmonton Journal’s Gary Lamphier this evening (“Lamphier: Canada is short of options other than resource extraction to maintain its comfy lifestyle”, Gary Lamphier,…
Time for NDP’s Claude Gravelle to Turn Off the Lights
Since relocating to the Val Caron over a year ago, I’ve been bothered by a sight that I see almost every evening when I travel up MR 80 either on…
Diverting Organic Waste – There’s Money on Your Plate
The following post is dedicated to my wife Sarah, who has been an inspiration to me over the years. The idea for this topic is hers. Thank you, Sarah! —–…
Greater Sudbury Election Notes, Part 8: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The Good – Connecting Candidates and Voters 70 candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for 13 seats around the Council table (12 ward councillors and 1 mayor). Many…
Greater Sudbury Election Notes, Part 7: Candidates & Voters, Making Connections
With a record number of candidates seeking positions on our municipal Council, it’s going to be very difficult for voters to find out information regarding whom to cast their ballots…
Greater Sudbury Election Notes, Part 6: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly & the Simply Magical!
Welcome to Part 6 of an on-going series devoted to my latest hobby: municipal election watching! The Good: Dan Melanson’s CampaignThe municipal election campaign kicked off on January 2nd, although…
Is Greater Sudbury Ready to Host Aerospace Industry?
Last week, mayoral candidate Dan Melanson called for the City to create the economic circumstances to work towards establishing an aerospace industry in Greater Sudbury. Melanson believes that the timing…
What might a Bloc Collapse mean for the Green Party of Canada?
Many of Canada’s politically engaged are watching with glee the collapse of the Bloc Quebecois. Election night, 2011, saw the Bloc return to Ottawa with a tiny cadre of 4…
Better Planning Needed to Minimize Risks to Drinking Water
Earlier this month, officials in Toledo, Ohio issued an urgent plea for residents to stop drinking the City’s water. 400,000 residents went without tap water for several days because a…