The pecten transitions
All those years ago when I earned my keep in the oil patch, I was fortunate to toil for Shell Canada. I was paid well, enjoyed generous benefits and excellent…
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North Cowichan Can Reduce Net Carbon Emissions By 20,000 Tonnes A Year
Date: Sep 15, 2020 | Rob Fullerton | more articles by this author >> North Cowichan can reduce net carbon emissions by 20,000 tonnes/year by replacing logging of the…
Rob Douglas Nominated To Run For the Cowichan BC NDP
Rob Douglas Cowichan Valley BC NDP Candidate When I heard that I would be your BC NDP candidate for the Cowichan Valley, I was overjoyed. I was born and…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Scott Schmidt writes that it’s inevitable that a government (like the UCP) which sees cruelty as the point of governance will reflect that…
North Cowichan Councillor Rob Douglas Seeking Cowichan Valley NDP Nomination
NC Councillor Rob Douglas Twice topped the polls in local elections. I am excited to announce that I am seeking the nomination for the BC NDP for the Cowichan Valley!…
Art Can Help us Understand the Climate Crisis
The world of art may one way to help people understand issues around the climate crisis. The impacts of climate change are diverse and interconnected, which makes it difficult to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Bruce Campbell makes the case for the federal throne speech to be ambitious in dealing with our concurrent crisis of public health, climate…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Patrick Greenfield reports on a new study from the Zoological Society of London showing how wildlife populations are plummeting in the face of…
I See a Wind Turbine and I Want it Paint it Black
Believe it or not there are people out there who don’t want renewable energy and actively campaign to keep our power grid based on world-destroying fossil fuels. These backward thinking…
Truly Smart Cities are Actually “Dumb”
Earlier this year Sidewalk Labs (Google) opted out of building a “smart” neighbourhood in Toronto due to local pressure (protests work!). What the “smart” neighbourhood wanted to do was monitor…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Don Pittis discusses how the spread of modern monetary theory is challenging some stale assumptions about government budgeting. And Sarath Peiris highlights…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Joseph Stiglitz discusses the divides which have been exposed and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. And Anand Giridharidas talks to Varshini Prakash about…
Germany Proposes Law to Protect Insects
We’ve witnessed one of the greatest die offs of insects in history and Germany wants that to change. The country is considering a new law which will protect insects from…
Importing From China, Part Two: We Need A Green New Deal, Not An Orwellian Police State
What is the state of China and the West? Here is a brief synopsis and overview. This much, at least, should be perfectly clear: switching off fossil fuels – with…
Tuesday Evening Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jim Stanford discusses the need to ensure corporations pay their fair share for the social infrastructure which allows them to thrive. –…
Help Dimitri Lascaris build Canada’s Eco-Socialist Future
Winnipeg, April 24, 2019: Dimitri Lascaris speaking at a forum on Canada’s mistaken policy regarding Venezuela. Photo: Paul S. Graham Canada’s Green Party is electing a leader to replace Elizabeth…
Now for something completely different
Of course, these photographs represent something more to me than a 13 year-old’s regard for the beauty of our world. It represents the hope that the next generation will protect…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – George Monbiot writes that we shouldn’t let distractions about population divert our attention from the role the wealthiest and most privileged few have…
Vegan, vegetarian, keto, paleo, omnivore: ethics & ecological realities
Black and white thinking must go. Clannish thinking must go. Refusal to question or change, must be overcome. Factory farming must be banned. Agriculture and food must go organic. Industrial…
Can Trump’s environmental mischief be undone?
Of all the damage that Donald Trump has managed to do in the last four years, the most serious is his assault on the environment. Aside from pulling his country…