I’ve been quiet, friends, but not idle. Some days it’s still hard to get out of bed and face the enormity of my self-imposed climate crusade. But thanks in part to an infinitely patient and supportive family, and also to the power of Western medicine, I’m now mostly depression-free and back on track to save…
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…
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…
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…
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]…
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…
