Views from the Edge

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community development. The term ‘bleeding edge’ connotes the idea of our failure to somehow or other convince the publics about the urgency of responding to climate change now, and that we need to better communicate the principles and practises of sustainable development to the wider publics. So, yes it takes courage to be 'at the edge', and sometimes one 'bleeds' a lot, but let's start the conversation now.

Another Environmental Star Leaves

I am feeling very sad this morning at the news that Jim MacNeil has died. He was one of my mentors…

Connecting the Dots

What is the relationship between animal welfare, human welfare, local economic development and…

MIT Economists Call for Carbon Tax

About three quarters of global greenhouse emissions come from burning fossil fuels, with coal…

Moving Forward on Climate Change

Sustainable Canada Dialogues (SCD) sent an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau prior to his talks…

Acting on Climate Change

Leonardo DiCaprio’s commitment to being a voice for climate change action was at the forefront even…

Cities of the Future

In The shareable future of cities, Alex Steffen is challenging us to keep asking questions, and…

Carpe Diem

In this recent video, Naomi Klein makes a compelling case: that recent economic and environment…

Roads to Energy

Following France's leadership from COP21, it is 'paving' the way in road innovation. The country is…

Climate Leadership

The Alberta government recently announced its plan for a 5.5 million dollar investment in solar…