National Observer: Summer, 2021. Here is a still unfolding series (with 10 of 13 articles series now published) that is very timely given the recent UN’s IPCC report on climate change. Developed over the past 6 months, the series is… Continue Reading →
The Guardian. July 30, 2021. If you think this article describes a problem existing elsewhere, somewhere other than Nanaimo (or any particular location, for that matter) you might note the mention of this year’s summer heatwave in BC as evidence… Continue Reading →
By Don White. If anything seems obvious at this moment, surely it’s our need to do more things ourselves to change our situation. Particularly when those on whom we bestow the authority to act seem more inclined towards the paralysis… Continue Reading →
National Observer, Aug 3, 2021. Don’t be fooled by the title; this is much more than a column about a mid-life crisis. It concerns the rhetorical question around the key factors that impact our lives today. “The knowledge generated in… Continue Reading →
Rabble.ca, July 30, 2021. This is a very good piece (and a must-read), which I received this morning from a VN subscriber. It describes what may be the real dilemma and challenge of our times: the conflict between prevailing economic… Continue Reading →
The Guardian, July 29, 2021. This article has more to it than a sensationalist headline – and it certainly has that. It details a conclusion drawn by a number of public health studies: “that for every 4,434 metric tons of… Continue Reading →
Capital Daily, July, 27, 2021. A point and counterpoint response to a previous article published by the same eNews outlet. (VN’s analysis/link to the earlier article is here.) In today’s column, the author argues there are greater benefits obtained by… Continue Reading →
Capital Daily. July, 24, 2021. A timely opinion piece in a Victoria, BC eNews publication about the trade-off between an urban tree-canopy and development. If we think even a bit past short-term considerations, we recognize that accepting this trade may… Continue Reading →
The New York Times, July 20, 2021. For whatever reasons, prevailing western economic models – and those who adhere to them – conveniently ignore the finite supply of natural resources. By omitting this constraint, they treat supplies of clean air,… Continue Reading →
The Guardian, July 23, 2021. The urgent need for local action on current global problems seems to be slowly becoming mainstream. That “Athens has appointed a chief heat officer to protect people from soaring temperatures and .. to adapt the… Continue Reading →
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