The Athabasca River Kayak on the Athabasca River There are still a few great rivers in the world. High in the Canadian Rockies, within Jasper National Park, the Athabasca River arises in the Columbia icefields. The 168 km stretch within… Read More »Restoring the Athabasca River Trumps Building Energy East: Choices in the nexus of climate, environment and economy.
(With apologies to those US friends who just got through one of the worst snowstorms ever.) Last week, we had one of those wonderful snowstorms. There was enough snow to spread a white blanket across the ground, yet not too… Read More »On the Wondrousness of the Natural World, and How It Might Help Us Live Sustainably
Catastrophe – an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering, a disaster. The word gets over-used, but we all know pretty much what it means. We also know that true catastrophes do happen. On Tuesday evening, 29th December,… Read More »A New Year; Time to Talk about Catastrophes