While the “Burning at Eddie’s Pit” story is quite an interesting tale of a classic Catch 22 it has also brought to the forefront a whole series of discussions about waste management and CO2 reduction.
Also tagged green collar jobs, Island Life, Municipal Politics, waste managementRarely, sitting down to write a column do I find that there is too much to write about. But I’ve just returned from holidays and find that there are a myriad of interesting things happening. This isn’t going to be a column per se but more a collection of random thoughts and a preview of [...]
Also tagged Cape Roger Curtis, Ferry, green collar jobs, Island Life, Municipal Politics, National ParkOur Official Community Plan (OCP) update process is officially off and running. Looking over the existing plan, I realize that the world has changed a lot in the last 15 years but I wonder how many of the old assumptions that framed so much of the very earliest community plans will be accepted again without [...]
Also tagged OCPCanada’s disgraceful behaviour at the recent Global Warming talks in Bali was embarrassing. Our Conservative federal government is trying to convince us, and anybody else who will listen, that we simply can’t reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The truth is that Canadians create 2.3% on the world’s greenhouse gases. That makes us the seventh largest [...]
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