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Climate Nudges, Level 1: Personal
Today I want to write about some of the choices we as individuals can make that can significantly impact global warming. It’s a thorny subject, and I want to preface my thoughts by emphasizing two things: first, that personal/domestic changes are only one level of action—there are also choices we can make with respect to…
Two Weeks of Green
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a climate credo. Since then, the environment has been in the news cycle more often than usual: there was an emergency debate on global warming in the House of Commons, and just this week, the Prime Minister announced he was moving ahead with a nationwide (sort of) carbon…
Imagining a Better Now
Take a moment to imagine that you are living in the time of your great-grandparents. Imagine yourself surrounded by horse-drawn carriages, oil lamps, and steam engines. You know that exciting changes are on the horizon—maybe you’ve already glimpsed a few, like the electric light bulb or the automobile—but it’s impossible to guess how the next…
Climate Credo
Moving Earthward
How Queers Can Save the World
It’s Pride Week in Cape Breton. I live in a small city with an aging population and an island mentality which tends to keep residents thinking and behaving like they are about fifteen years in the past. And yet [does some quick math] that puts Cape Breton in 2003, which [does some quick history research]…
Transfortressing Borders
I have been back to work at the Fortress of Louisbourg for three weeks now, but the whirlwind of activity that characterized my first summer has yet to begin. Last year, I started just before Canada Day, when the Parks Canada site rolls out its Peak Season schedule, complete with daily musket drills and cannon…
Too Little, Too Late: California Edition
In the latest of modern politics’ endless series of unimaginable happenings, Californians are soon to vote on whether to separate their state into three: North California, California, and South California. It’s safe to say that for most people who don’t live in the state — and probably even most who do — this initiative makes…