Prime Minister Harper – The World Doesn’t Want Canada’s Asbestos A friend of my family, Jim Murray was recently killed by malignant mesothelioma – a form of cancer caused exclusively by exposure to asbestos. I really had no idea what…
Bring BGI into the Mainstream I’m currently working on an MBA in Sustainable Development at Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI) in Washington State. BGI is one of the most progressive institutions on the planet that’s focused on creating a socially just…
Green Party is Kicking Ass in Vancouver Centre There is considerable energy in the strategic voting circles to organize votes against Harper. This (kind of) makes sense (in the short term) because our first past the post electoral system is…
The Crash Course I just finished watching Chris Martenson’s Crash Course for the second time. Chris has done an absolutely world class job of synthesizing a massive tomb of interrelated societal and economic issues and presented them masterfully in an…
Can Mycelium Save the World? Since I’ve been growing food in the city I’ve been concerned about soil contamination. One answer, innovated by urban farmers in New York is to lay down a thick layer of tree mulch and build…
How To Get WordPress to Link to an External URL This requires a little code hacking but it’s pretty simple. Open up: wp-includes and find function: start_el After the if else block that sets the value of the $css_class variable…
An open letter to Yahoo to stop hosting a climate change denier’s website For an economics paper I’ve researched how the PR industry has influenced the climate change debate by creating denial campaigns to cast doubt on the science and…
Al Gore: New thinking on the climate crisis at TED Al Gore’s latest pitch on climate change has been distilled down to a potent call for action at the March 2008 TED conference. Check it out and do something about…
The 2012 Enigma by David Wilcock David Wilcock has become a strong voice of inquiry and hope in my own personal quest for truth and insight. He has had a remarkable life and is now sharing what he has synthesized…
Elect Gregor Robertson for Mayor of Vancouver 2008 Gregor Robertson has decided to run for Mayor of Vancouver in the 08 civic election. This would be the best thing that could happen to Vancouver. I want to see Vancouver become…
