Views from the Edge

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community development. The term ‘bleeding edge’ connotes the idea of our failure to somehow or other convince the publics about the urgency of responding to climate change now, and that we need to better communicate the principles and practises of sustainable development to the wider publics. So, yes it takes courage to be 'at the edge', and sometimes one 'bleeds' a lot, but let's start the conversation now.

Meeting the Zero Emission Challenge

​A new report by the David Suzuki Foundation reveals how Canada can zero out our emissions by the…

Life in Plastic is Not Fantastic

For years, China accepted a variety of recycling products with little to no restrictions. However,…

Why didn't we listen?

The Inuit of Canada just released a wide-ranging strategy document on climate change adaptation and…

1 Trillion Trees

What’s the most effective way to fight climate change? Plant trees. 1.2 trillion to be…

An Announcement

It is another gloomy day here and I stumbled across an article from the Washington post entitled…

Selling vs. Dwelling

Despite building 400,000 new homes over the past 20 years, Toronto and Vancouver continue to top…

What is a Good Society?

Canada, the UK, and the US often ship contaminated, mixed, or non-recyclable waste …

Waste not, want not

Energy Drawdown has come up with 100 solutions to reverse global warming. Solution #60 focuses on…

Destruction of Dams

A global assessment found that just a third of the world’s river

A Critical Question

Several of us (Hilary Leighton, Leslie King, Rob Newell and Ann Dale) recently participated in a…

Biodiversity Loss as Dangerous as Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) just…

Banksy Strikes Again

“From this moment despair ends and tactics begin.” These are the words brandished…