PostedJun 8, 2020 | climate change, international news, lifestyle, news, opinion, policy, sustainability
By Arden Henley The climate crisis will become a homelessness crisis. Both are generated by the same set of values and the same economic system. In a reprise on a much larger scale of the large groups of people in urban environments around the world who are homeless...
PostedJun 8, 2020 | climate change, Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news, opinion, sustainability
By Ross Thrasher We tend to think of the coronavirus curve as a single symmetrical mountain shape. However COVID-19 can often trace other paths. Bactrian camels are rare in Iran, but that country is revealing a double-hump pattern in its coronavirus infections. ...
PostedApr 27, 2020 | Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, opinion, sustainability
by Ross Thrasher No numbers this time, just some rambling thoughts about how some good could emerge from the pandemic that is strangling our world. In spite of denialism and quackery from the White House and elsewhere, most people seem to be gaining respect for...
PostedApr 27, 2020 | Council for the Green New Economy, Covid-19, news, sustainability
by Arden Henley, GTEC Board Chair This is a brief account of GTEC’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. Like so many people, groups and organizations, GTEC is changing its shape to continue to be a part of creating a just and sustainable world with brighter days ahead....
PostedMar 8, 2020 | climate change, lifestyle, sustainability
Wonders of the Salish Sea 2020 will be hosted by the Douglas Park Community Centre from April 6 to May 11 (no class Apr. 13). This program is a unique opportunity for all levels of learners to discover the wonders of the Salish Sea ecosystem with guidance from local...
PostedNov 30, 2019 | climate change, Education, international news, sustainability
Introduction At GTEC’s recent Town Hall I was surprised to meet several people who told me they were confused about the climate crisis. What is the situation exactly? Where do we stand? When I thought about the flood of information that we encounter everywhere we...
