PostedJun 9, 2021 | lifestyle, news, opinion, sustainability, technology
(Re-printed courtesy of Nada Grocery – https://www.nadagrocery.com/ ) As a marine biologist, Nada’s CEO & Co-Founder, Brianne Miller, has witnessed first-hand the devastating impact of plastic on the environment. It’s estimated that 9.1 billion tons of...
PostedMar 16, 2021 | Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news
By Ross Thrasher Beware the Ides of March! And in Europe, several countries are wary of the AstraZeneca vaccine after some recipients developed blood clots and other medical conditions. A definitive link with the vaccine has not been established, and Canadian...
PostedMar 10, 2021 | Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news, opinion
By Ross Thrasher One year has passed since the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic emergency on March 11, 2020. And what a year it has been, with 118 million worldwide cases of the COVID-19 pathogen so far, of which 2.6 million have been...
PostedFeb 28, 2021 | climate change, Council for the Green New Economy, e-vehicles, energy, international news, lifestyle, news, sustainability, technology
by Arden Henley There is now wide agreement that the world’s economy is in transition to a much lower carbon emission future. This will increasingly mean changes in employment opportunities. Some jobs, such as those in the fossil fuel sector, will become less...
PostedFeb 19, 2021 | energy, lifestyle, news, opinion, technology
By Ken McFarlane This is a response to Andrea Reimer’s recent National Observer article – https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/02/18/opinion/cleantech-bcs-100-billion-dollar-opportunity The article itself refers to KPMG’s third BC Cleantech Report Card. As with...
PostedFeb 15, 2021 | climate change, Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news
By Ross Thrasher The goal of “herd immunity” against COVID-19, whereby enough people are protected (by vaccines or recovery from infection) that the disease no longer circulates, may not be truly achievable in 2021. It is believed that at least two-thirds...
