Vintage isn’t just cool anymore, it’s green too!
Waiting outside for an hour in -30 C weather, and dressed in only enough to leave me with a cold for the rest of the…
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One take on the carbon credit trading system
The carbon credit is a commodity that evolved out of the idealism of environmentalists, scientists and economists. Some governments, politicians, businesses and consumers around the…
Avoid the gas station
Nothing, it seems, motivates people quite as strongly as money. Like it or not, financial loss or gain is one of the best ways to…
Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice
Often, my short walks from the bus stop to wherever I happen to be going on campus — usually straight to St. John’s College for…
Sustainable is Attainable
The recent Copenhagen Climate Summit proved that the Canadian government has almost no concern with climate change. But that doesn’t mean that we should all…
How to Hanky
A green-minded co-worker of mine had a cold recently and, knowing that I am a pocket-square enthusiast, asked if I had any helpful tips so…
Yes, print journalism has a future
A lot of very educated people, ones who won spelling bees when they were younger and received honor PhDs as they got older, are saying…
The Future of Books
Around 40,000 years ago, humankind inscribed the first symbolic representations of the world on cave walls. In 5,000 BC, the Sumerians developed cuneiform, the first…
Staying Ahead of the Media Curve
Every day the digital world continues to move towards facilitating the way we do almost anything. The same applies to accessing the media. Today less…
The new validity of social media
Sometimes, when the rate of social change is so rapid and its effects so broad and widespread, all points along the time continuum become murky…