We Bet Everything on Farmer Heroes. That Was a Mistake.
Our best ecological farmers are burning out and selling up. The answer is not a braver hero. Over the past…
Empathy as Wedge: How Care Became Comfort — and Why It’s Tearing at Western Politics
In recent years, empathy has moved from a personal virtue to a political litmus test….
Why Climate Change Can Make Winter Driving More Dangerous
This is the first of several posts on hedgerow removal, and how it makes living in rural Ontario increasingly…
Reciprocity, Not Charity, Is the Real Antidote — and That Is Precisely the Problem
After two community members ran online fundraisers, in order to alleviate the pain of managing personal tragedy, our local…
Climate Action or Climate Division? How Language Undermines the Environmental Movement
By now, we’ve all seen it. Every environmental initiative, no matter how tangentially related, is increasingly packaged under the…
Intricacies when the one-eyed are leading the blind – on the difficulty of teaching climate change
When my child came home from her recent science class, she vividly captures one of the greatest challenges in…
The Aspirations of Building a Green Local Economy
Building a green local economy is an inspiring vision that promises environmental sustainability, local economic resilience, and the social…
Vision for Grey Bruce: Can We Keep Our Landscapes Alive?
1. A Landscape Teeming with Life – The Grey Bruce of the Late 20th Century For much of the last…
The Power and Peril of Selective Denial: A Response to Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd, in his blog post We Shall Not Be Overwhelmed: How “Selective Denial” Can Help…
Owen Sound Sun Times writes article about Grey County delegation
For sharing in social media, via my homepage… Man calls on Grey County to act…
Recent Comments