by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 26, 2016 | Our Changing World
by Stan Hirst Genetically-engineered crops and foods derived from them have been in commercial production for just under 20 years. That’s a surprisingly brief period considering the intensity of the debates and the assessments that have raged around their...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 7, 2016 | Opinions
by Stan Hirst A spanking new year is upon us. Time to clean out all the junk from 2015. Christmas cards, old calendars, used gift wrappings stuffed under the sofa. Time to file away bills, notices, demands and platitudes dated 2015 or earlier. We live in a...
by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 14, 2015 | Opinions
by Aryne Sheppard Our world is facing some big problems: growing economic insecurity and political polarization, social unrest and the rapid increase in mental health issues, paralyzing bureaucracy and corporate corruption, the looming threats of climate change and...
by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 2, 2015 | Developing Resilience
by Don Marshall When I first became interested in Sustainability as an issue for the world, I was convinced that I and all the other interested “environmentalists” would, in time, be able to change the track of what was happening. So I did everything I could to...
by suzukiwebmaster | Nov 20, 2015 | Opinions
A retired Master Mariner explains the folly of using fossil-fuel carriers in B.C. coastal waters by Roger Sweeny I was born in Vancouver and grew up on the coast, much of that time spent in and around Howe Sound. I have been involved with the sea since I was 15. My...