Tag Archives: Poverty

We Were the World

Posted on March 21, 2014 by David Brett

It was 1985. Big hair, big ties and big budgets. Boomers were trading flower power for buying power, VW busses for BMWs, scruffy jeans for three piece suits. Then Africa happened. This is a story of changing times and shifting … Continue reading →

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Banning coal simplistic, unreasonable and unwise

Posted on September 16, 2013 by David Brett

Opinion: Mineral is part of the fabric of our human existence By David Brett, Special to The Vancouver Sun September 4, 2013 http://www.vancouversun.com/business/2035/Banning+coal+simplistic+unreasonable+unwise/8870473/story.html#ixzz2f4RHfEyP Poor coal. Its the mineral not even a mother could love. Its the orphaned rock, dirty to … Continue reading →

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