My BCHA talk: 14 Billion Years in 90 Seconds
I finally got a half-decent video of myself giving a talk. Of course the projector still failed to work with my laptop, so I went slide-less (but it still works…
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U.S. Senator: Washington’s Failure To Act On Climate Change Is Blameworthy & The Consequences Profound
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave a powerful speech in the U.S. Senate last week, making a thorough and well-supported argument for immediate comprehensive action to mitigate the effects of human-caused climate…
Video: Legal Ethics in an Age of Technology
Legal Ethics in an Age of Technology... That sounds a wee bit lofty, no? Some of you are probably thinking, “Ethics? We're talking about Facebook and Twitter, here, right?” Well…
The Curious Case of Canada’s Missing Cholera Treatment Camp
Cholera kills. Since the UN brought the disease to Haiti last year, 6,000 have died. Because this disease thrives in countries that lack potable water and sewage treatment infrastructure, it…
EnergyNOW! Tackles Keystone XL, And Talks To Me About Pipelines
energyNOW!.jpg On Sunday, energyNOW! news tackled the Keystone XL debate in a wide-ranging half hour program that covered the controversial pipeline in typically comprehensive fashion. An ov...
A Simple Change in Signage can Save Time, Environment
Here’s a TED Talk that explores how creating a new road sign can make a huge impact on the roads of America. Gary Lauder breaks down the impact of a…
Climate Reality
I should confess that when it first came out, I dozed off during the Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. That's not the kind of admission you'd expect from someone who…
"One Random Year" Artist’s Video Shows Snippets of Life
Montreal visual artist Bettina Forget is working on an art project in which she videos a random minute each day for a year. The videos will be edited into a…
Stoves and the Majority World
We looked at the Paradigm Project and Stove Man before in June. They have been busy making more videos about what they are up to in the world of helping…
Is sustainable fashion possible?
Can we expect the fashion industry to embrace business models that are consistant with a sustainable economy?
Stand Up, Fight Back
Earlier this evening, I came across this slick video, USW The Fighting Spirit, put out by the Steelworkers that I can only describe as kickass. Hope you enjoy it.
The Darkness Strikes Back
I've begun a series of video-essays on YouTube (my channel is here) titled "Welcome to our Semi-Dark Age". The first episode is now up (in three parts, due to time…
A crushing defeat for gas guzzlers? – Friday Film Pick: Lithuanian mayor crushes car blocking bike lane
Arturas Zuokas, the mayor of Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius has come out in strong opposition to cars parked in bike paths on roads.
The Levitating Monk
Magician Dan White travels to Nepal to learn some of the magical secrets of the Mysterious East. Beautiful exotic landscapes. Folkloric story elements with people fooling each other over power,…