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The Roots of Resistance 2: Moral Filters

Karl Schroeder, 30 Jun 09

In his fascinating talk at TED, Jonathon Haidt discusses five components of moral reasoning. His context is liberalism vs. conservatism, but this same paradigm can help us think about climate change issues.

Put your money where your heart is

Peter ter Weeme, 23 Jun 09

A couple of weeks ago, I attended Sustainable Brands 09, a conference that promotes itself as “the preeminent event for discussing the rapid rise of sustainability as a driver for revenue growth and brand equity in the 21st century.” Over...

The Roots of Resistance 1: Battling Agents

Karl Schroeder, 19 Jun 09

If you look at climate change through the lens of Actor-network theory, we seem to be in the middle of the problematisation phase of organizing. Understanding the actors and the network might make it easier to understand and avoid climate-change...

Jordy Gold in Toronto Star and Metro Toronto

Mark Tovey, 18 Jun 09

WorldChanging Canada correspondent Jordy Gold was profiled by the Toronto Star this week following the launch of OpenCities' Icebreakers. Jordy talks connecting communities, urban density, vertical villages, and $200-300 oil. And on the cover of Metro, from left to right...

Bixi: the Bicycle-Taxi for a Bright Green City

The Worldchanging Canada Team, 12 Jun 09

By Daniel Haran. If you care about cities, sustainable infrastructure, solar energy, life-logging and product-service systems, the Bixi is worth learning about. It is billed as a fourth generation bike sharing system: portable, solar-powered and wireless. While it has many...

Walk Score

John Lewis

Ever wondered what kinds of amenities were in your area but you were too busy driving in your car to really pay attention? A new website might help you figure out how easy it is to use your feet instead...

Urban agriculture grows up

Mark Tovey

Many urban gardeners like the idea of eating organic, but have little practice in making it work in their own gardens. Some have attempted to grow a portion of their food in their own backyard, and even grow it organically...

City Changing: Re-mixing Built Environments

Madeline Ashby

Recently, Toronto's city council approved plans to transform Jarvis Street from a five-lane car-only street to a four-lane street with bike lanes. This came after significant resistance from council members who claimed that an alteration of the street was but...

Finding your Green Job

Mark Tovey

How do you you make money and change the world? That was the question that the folks at DreamNow asked themselves, and it resulted in a book. Occupation: Change the World addresses a conundrum that many people, especially people in...

A New Prescription in Vancouver for Women’s Health Care

Peter ter Weeme

For years, the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver has had the unenviable reputation of being the poorest postal code in Canada. It’s a place where drug addiction, sex work and police violence are part of daily life. Tragically, 30 per cent...

Change Camp Ottawa: Open Data and Open Access

Mark Tovey

One of the things that Tracey Lauriault (civicaccess.ca, datalibre.ca) taught me at ChangeCamp Ottawa was the difference between transparency, open access, and open data. Transparency initiatives (as exemplified by the efforts of the Sunlight Foundation) are designed to reveal...

Ipsos Reid says BC residents' green efforts continue despite the economic downturn

The Worldchanging Canada Team

Ipsos Reid released a poll this week showing that 66 percent of British Columbians say protecting the environment is more important than economic growth. But is it really a zero-sum game when it comes to the environment and economy...

The Relative Merits of Plastic Bottles and Concrete Slabs

The Worldchanging Canada Team

By Chris Turner. The other day, I found myself preaching to the choir out in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I was the keynote speaker at the annual fundraiser for the Ecology Action Centre, a longstanding and highly regarded environmental organization with...

A Suburban Future of Concrete and Gardens -- Nice. Right?

Julia Levitt

Could Toronto's aging concrete high-rises be North America's most promising new frontier for sustainable suburban development? A new City-backed plan is banking on it. The Mayor's Tower Renewal aims to turn the greater Toronto metropolitan area's 1960s apartment blocks...

Using the internet to provide early warning of ecological change

The Worldchanging Canada Team

Victor Galaz offers a personal account of the development of a recent idea which has gained some currency in the media. It all started with a discussion I had with Resilience Alliance member Frances Westley a couple of years ago...

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