Back in the early 1990s, my environmentalist side was just being kindled. I had just started recycling, no easy feat as it was well before […] Read More
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In early 1991, some friends of mine from California started a campaign to conserve oil. It was a response to the Persian Gulf War. As […] Read More
My neighbour across the hall smokes like a chimney. The smoke wafts out into the hallway, stinking it up and on particularly heavy days, creating […] Read More
We took my nephews to the Vancouver Aquarium on Saturday. They loved it of course. The displays of brightly coloured fish and undersea life are […] Read More
I’m addicted to Teflon. I’m trying to give up my habit, but it is a struggle. While cleaning out my cupboards to make room for […] Read More
I first became aware of asbestos when I was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba back in the 1980s. An investigative reporter wrote a series of articles […] Read More
Wrote this one back in 2004 when I was doing the regular radio bit on CBC’s North by Northwest. The Green Streets program is still […] Read More
I have been working with the Rivershed Society of BC (RSBC) for nearly three years now. The group looks at sustainability through the lens of […] Read More
It’s hard to escape your past. After 14 years as the compost hotline operator, it has been hard for me to move beyond that identity. […] Read More