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.

Going Beyond Meat

Research shows that one of the most effective ways we can tackle climate change is by reducing…

Is Shell starting to walk the walk?

This past Tuesday, the Royal Dutch Shell company released an unprecedented public report outlining…

The future of coal is dark

While fossil fuels are still the largest global source of energy for electricity generation, the…

Sustainable Choices

This recent article in the New York Times highlights how important it is to seek out the best…

A Guide’s Honour

A topic that was discussed at length during our Biodiversity Conversations, was the idea that if…

To Tell the Truth

The school climate strike from March 15th saw 1.4 million protestors take to the streets across the…

The Best Men Can Be

In response to the #MeToo campaign, Gilette tackled toxic masculinity, bullying, and harassment in…

To Meat or not to Meat

Research shows that one of the most effective ways we can tackle climate change is by reducing our…

How to Communicate the Facts

The CBC just released this interactive news story about snow fall. Besides being visually…

Misplaced Concreteness

There is a scholar, Alfred Whitehead, who talks about the fallacy of misplaced concreteness, that…

Chilling News

This Guardian article, "What is the polar vortex—and how is it linked to climate change?", explains…