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Taking Action

In the final analysis, taking action is what its all about, particularly acting locally. Content concerns the many ways strategies and goals are imagined, implemented, and realized.

Special Report: Sustainable Cities

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 →

Our biggest enemy is no longer climate denial but climate delay

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 →

Not the mid-life crisis I expected

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 →

On sustainable development, we’re grasping at straws

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 →

Three Americans create enough carbon emissions to kill one person, study find

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 →

Private gardens are fine, but public space is better

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 →

Athens appoints chief heat officer to combat climate crisis

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 →

‘Built on trust’: Lheidli T’enneh and Exploration Place model journey of reconciliation

Prince George Citizen. June 21. 2021. Here is an inspiring account of truth and reconciliation, which couldn’t be more timely than right now, and with a remote but personal connection. It’s the story of how the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation… Continue Reading →

‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave

The Guardian. June 18, 2021. If you are anything like me, you will find this piece disturbing. Not necessarily because it’s new or unanticipated information, but more because I feel ethically compelled to read it, and to consider what’s implied… Continue Reading →

Our Response to Climate Change Is Missing Something Big, Scientists Say

New York Times. June 10. 2021. Interconnection has long been a foundational factor of ecological systems, so perhaps the latest report from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) should come as no surprise. The report’s gist: that… Continue Reading →

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