The Tyee. June 9, 2021. Patrick Condon is always worth a read and his latest column no less so. This time he makes a case for providing affordable housing by separating the connection between property value assigned to building and… Continue Reading →
Cowichan Valley Citizen. Feeling marginalized now that you’ve retired? Dumped when you hit 70? Well, there’s absolutely no reason that you should. If you combine the experience of and time available to retirees with their being part of the demographic… Continue Reading →
The Guardian. What we have here, is the tragedy of the commons writ globally. “This is a crisis of culture and politics, not of science and technology.“ When you get down to it, the real problems lie with the perception… Continue Reading →
Yale Environment 360. A review of three research papers that reach different conclusions on the best way to protect nature and restore what has been lost. They differ regarding “the nature we have, how to conserve it, and the best… Continue Reading →
Scientific American. Given the interest for and against what’s now happening at Fairy Creek on the west coast of Vancouver Island, this article seems especially timely. It recognizes that human rights may be also reside in and be preserved indirectly… Continue Reading →
Capital Daily. Have you noticed how “development” seems to be running backwards lately, at least when it is defined in terms like “globalization”? More small local solutions, over which we feel we have more control and influence, are now appearing… Continue Reading →
The Guardian. Off the top, this story seems not to have a lot of relevance for Nanaimo. But if you take the principle of legislating use of the most efficient forms of transportation, it’s connections to Vancouver Island begin swimming… Continue Reading →
The Guardian. No one has spent a half hour on a BC beach without being aware of eelgrass. Consequently, this story from Spain may be highly relevant for BC’s marine aquaculture industry. Yes, there’s good reason to be gun-shy. The… Continue Reading →
The Tyee. Andrew Nikiforuk is almost always a good read, and in today’s column he provides a metaphor that we can adapt and use everywhere we want change to happen. “Salmon Nation” fosters local initiatives that promote “regenerative development” in… Continue Reading →
Capital Daily. New paths leading to a future different than the status quo look different from the ones we’ve followed. Some may involve old ways/institutions that are repurposed. Some head in an entirely different direction. But they all have that… Continue Reading →
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