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TRAVIS – Donations to B.C. Liberals don’t give warm grassroots feeling

January 21, 2017 // 2 Comments

MERE HOURS before the New York Times went to press with its look at the B.C. Liberal party’s ethical scorecard, the party chose to get its 2016 fundraising results out [Continue]

SUZUKI – Anthropocentric view ignores crucial connections

January 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

FOR DECADES, scientists have warned that we’re on a dangerous path. It stems from our delusion that endless growth in population, consumption and the economy is possible [Continue]

SUZUKI – We can benefit by thinking more like a forest on solar energy

January 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

IF YOU FLY over a forest and look down, you’ll see every green tree and plant reaching to the heavens to absorb the ultimate energy source: sunlight. What a contrast when [Continue]

TRAVIS – Some things the government should clear up before May election

January 6, 2017 // 1 Comment

HATE TO BE the bearer of bad tidings, but 2017 is an election year in British Columbia. On the presumption they’re not the same thing, government and election ads [Continue]

SUZUKI – We must heed warnings about humanity’s collision course

January 4, 2017 // 3 Comments

THE LONGER we delay addressing environmental problems, the more difficult it will be to resolve them. Although we’ve known about climate change and its potential impacts [Continue]

TRAVIS – A few resolutions for B.C. politicians as we close out 2016

December 30, 2016 // 1 Comment

2016 IS ALMOST a wrap and – safe to say – one for the books. In keeping with the spirit of the season, though, it’s time for a few New Year’s resolutions for [Continue]