Charging ahead with car sharing
Photo: Modo CEO Patrick Nangle at the wheel of a Rav4 hybrid. Image courtesy Modo. Vancouver leads North America with about 3,000 shared vehicles. Now, … Read more
Month: February 2018
BC Hydro – until debt do us part
by Reimar Kroecher and Eoin Finn For most of its existence, BC Hydro, a publicly owned utility company, operated on a non-profit basis. Enough revenue … Read more
Dave Barrett: when true socialism shaped BC and made it more beautiful
by Bruce mason Dave Barrett’s recent death has inevitably brought to mind the first-ever NDP Premier’s legacy of brilliant public policies, which helped make BC … Read more
From revolving door to revolution in the patch: an interview with Kevin Taft
by Jeremy Appel Why are ostensibly environmentally friendly governments, like the federal Liberals and Alberta NDP, still so attached to oil sands extraction, with its … Read more
Science betrayed: the crime of denial
by Elizabeth Woodworth and Dr. Peter Carter Climate change denial has been led by industry disinformation, which, according to Merriam-Webster, is “false information deliberately and … Read more
John Horgan on the record: is he walking his talk?
by Bruce Mason Last March, when BC was awash in costly ads attacking John Horgan, describing him as “Say Anything,” “Flip Flop,” “Angry” and “Spineless,” … Read more
Tribute to Shiv Chopra
A champion of truth, integrity and food safety (1934 – 2018) by Helke Ferrie Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless … Read more
Calling All Coffee Lovers
“We have one goal: to alleviate poverty through trade.” – Stacey Toews, co-founder of Level Ground Trading It all started in 1997. Four families in … Read more
Consumerism no longer serves us
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki My parents were born in Vancouver – Dad in 1909, Mom in 1911 – and married during the Great Depression. … Read more
Human rights for all?
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, … Read more