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Kerouac. On the Road. Book Review
“I Woke up as the sun was reddening; and that was the one distinct time in my life, the strangest moment of all, when I didn’t know who I was…I wasn’t scared; I was just somebody else, some stranger, … Continue reading
The None Percent; Occupy Thyself
No one can deny that the Occupy Wall Street movement was a profound expression of dissatisfaction with capitalism world-wide. A year on, the legacy of that upheaval is less clear. A common summation of the massive protests is that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Income inequality, Lance Armstrong, Occupy Wall Street, Philip Cook, Robert Frank, the 1%, the 99%, Wall Street, Winner-Take-All Markets
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Great Jobs!
A friend recently emailed me and asked me what my thoughts were regarding the passing of Steve Jobs, asking particularly if he really was a world-changing visionary or not. The high praise for Jobs has been almost universal, but less … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, competition, digital goods, founders, Steve Jobs, strategy, technology, vision, visionaries
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Book Review: Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout: The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist by Dr. Patrick Moore
Green Pioneer Takes On the Environmental Establishment Greenpeace co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore helped change the world, and now he wants to change it again through his highly enjoyable new book. Moore writes convincingly that the environmental movement has lost its … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, environmental, environmentalism, global warming, Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, sustainability, sustainable, Vancouver
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Avatarred and Feathered: Mining Gets Titanic Smear Job
I have malaria, said one of the haggard figures that emerged from the dense tropical jungle. I need medicine. It was 1996. We gave him what we had. Our tiny plane had just landed on an impossibly small runway littered … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, Avatar, brazil, environmentalism, exploration, gold, james cameron, jungle, mining
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Vancouver: Olympic Winners or Whiners?
As the games draw closer, I worry that my beloved hometown of Vancouver may blow its Olympic chance to impress the world. The scenery is world class, the venues are impressive, and the organization is impeccable. The problem? The sour … Continue reading
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Tagged New Westminster, Olympics, torch relay, Vancouver 2010, Winter Olympics
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A Different Kind of Car Company Crisis
Remember car maker Saturn’s slogan? A Different Kind of Car Company. The sad Saturn story is key to understanding the real but often overlooked problem with the North American auto sector. It’s not just about cash. It’s about the culture. … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate culture, general motors, gm, innovation, knowledge sharing, labor, labour, management, organizational behavior, saturn, unions
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Crisis, No Crisis; the Case for Nuclear
As a result of pure chance, I ended up on CBC national television during Canada’s hotly debated Fall 2008 federal election. Producers of a program called the “X-Challenge” were looking for 100 “necessary polluters” to make up a studio audience … Continue reading
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Tagged canadian politics, economics, environment, global warming, mining, nuclear, power, uranium
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Crisis, No Crisis; the Case for Nuclear
As a result of pure chance, I ended up on CBC national television during Canada’s hotly debated Fall 2008 federal election. Producers of a program called the “X-Challenge” were looking for 100 “necessary polluters” to make up a studio audience … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, canadian federal election, carbon footprint, cbc, energy, environment, global warming, greenhouse gases, mining, nuclear, politics, power, uranium
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