Fossil fuel divestment has gained traction recently among universities and wealth funds, particularly after the 2015 Paris Agreement. Some of the largest financial institutions and insurance companies

The City of Victoria has officially banned plastic bags as of today. This means that businesses can no longer provide single-use plastic checkout bags. As part of the Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw (No

There’s no denying that digital technology and social media have dramatically transformed our world. We are very good at creating new tools, but less so in optimizing their use for the good of all

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecasted a 30% expansion of the total global energy needs between now and 2040. While electric cars are helping to slow this down, the petrochemical

Skidegate (HlGaagilda), one of two Haida communities on the Graham Island, is joining other First Nations in leading the path for a clean and bright future. With a population of 800 people in the

Last December, for the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the One Planet Summit took place. Convened by the French president himself, this summit brought new announcements in

In January, the U.S. Federal government unveiled its plans for making 90 percent of their total offshore acreage available to gas and oil drilling. In spite of this, and because the Outer Continental

This poignant article describes the life and death fight of BC's trades deadly fight against asbestos. In a chapter in my new book, I talk about the failure of governments to get out of evidence-based

My next book, Edging Forward will be released next week. A critical issue many identify for the implementation of sustainable development now is governance and this article is a prime example of why

In 2015/16—the most recent statistics available—Canadians paid $145 billion in income tax, while corporations paid $41 billion. This article in the Toronto Star has some very interesting graphs