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.

As we enter 2020

I have long argued with my dear colleague, John Robinson, that we have enough information, enough…

And now for something completely different

I love George Carlin—here is his take on political doublespeak. His video on Stuff is also…

Big Oil Leadership

A recent article in the Huffington Post explained that as far back as 1991, the Canadian arm of…

Greta is Time Person of the Year

Greta Thunberg has been named 2019 Time Person of the Year. Back in the summer of 2018, she sat…

The time is now

An informative article recently published in Nature explores the climate tipping points…

A compassionate letter to the West

There isn't a lot of reasoned discussion about the country right now, with some political leaders…

An easy way to help insects

Have you ever noticed moths vigorously flapping around your porch light? Well, they’re probably…

Breaking News

The Ecology Action Centre just launched a major technical and modelling report for the low-…

We now need to lead forward

Now that Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019,…

Celebrating Nature in our Cities

When we think of nature, we often imagine pristine wilderness with snow-peaked mountains, lush…

We're Doomed. Now What?

I just finished reading the O’Hagan Essay on Public Affairs by Chris Turner in the November issue…

How does Canada measure up?

How does Canada measure up when comparing our climate plan to other G20 countries? We are now 1 of…