When bumper-to-bumper traffic chokes roads and SUVs fill urban parking lots, we can’t say we’re taking the climate crisis seriously. But it’s more than a question of consumer choice. The issue is systemic. The auto industry spends enormous sums to convince people they need massive SUVs and trucks to haul themselves to work and the […]
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Why you should give taking public transit a try
Cars aren’t always the most convenient choice. But car culture is deeply ingrained in our society, and this means cars live in our minds as the quickest/ easiest/ best choice for getting around. For many, owning a car is a marker of success. Cars can represent adulthood, freedom and—if you’re anything like me—your car enables […]
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Why the Halifax Green Network plan matters
One of the best things about Halifax is the handy access to unspoiled wilderness. Taking a bus to the lake. Getting lost in the woods a 10-minute drive from downtown. Embarking on a canoe trip right behind Kent Building Supplies in the Bayers Lake Industrial Park. Visitors can’t believe how #blessed the locals are to […]
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UPDATE: Commons approves NDP climate bill
Climate change Bill C-311 receives final approve in the House of Commons.
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Halifax MP calls for help to save climate bill
Halifax MP, Megan Leslie calls on Nova Scotians to phone or e-mail Liberal and Conservative MPs to ask them to support NDP climate change bill.
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More Jobs Per Green Buck
In October I went to a presentation by a senior economist from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in British Columbia. He came equipped with a hard drive’s worth of percentages and demographic comparisons. Two of his stats have stayed with me all these months. One: Mining, oil and gas extraction, transportation and manufacturing account […]