I recently tried out a new website to determine my ecological footprint and I was rated at 7.1 hectares. By comparison, the average ecological footprint in Canada is 8.8 global hectares. While I’ve done a bit better than average, it still means that we would need 4 earths to live as I do, considering worldwide [...]

Yesterday I held a press conference at the Calgary Outdoor Resource Centre to highlight my concerns over the province’s river water quality. The government’s Measuring Up report indicated that only two out of Alberta’s six major riverways had “excellent” or “good” water quality. This is in decline from other years, and is of [...]

I wrote this for a panel discussion with ideas producer Paul Kennedy at the Banff School on June 18/07. What do you think??
A NEW KIND OF LEADERSHIP
“Where are we going? If so many previous ages ran into natural limits and crashed, how has our runaway train… been able to keep on gathering speed?”
Ronald [...]

David recently wrote a letter to the Stampede Board encouraging it to introduce some steps to “green” the Parade for next year. We’ll update you with the response when it arrives…
Dear Committee
Another wonderful event this year – my thanks again to all who organized the parade. I have seen evidence of environmental changes that [...]

I just wanted to send a big thank you out to everyone who came to my Third Annual Stampede Breakfast! I estimate that around 1100 people showed up, despite the cold weather. I really enjoyed meeting so many people as I greeted in the line up, and I appreciate the issues and concerns [...]

It’s officially the season of Stampede Breakfasts! This morning I attended four fantastic breakfasts with Kevin Taft and my Calgary colleagues (Harry Chase, Dave Taylor and Craig Cheffins). We attended the CBC breakfast, the Calgary Tourism and Economic Development breakfast, the Kerby Centre breakfast and the Renfrew 50+ Club breakfast. Below are [...]

Here are some ideas from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for modest, tried-and-true mechanisms we can implement to quickly foster free-market solutions to global warming:
1.Feebates California is considering imposing a $2,500 fee on Hummers and other low-efficiency automobiles and then rebating that money to drivers who choose to purchase more efficient cars like hybrids. This [...]