Obedience Won’t Solve the Climate CrisisWhen it comes to the climate crisis, many of us keep reciting variations on mantras that go something like this:Dec 19, 20211Dec 19, 20211
We Have More Power Than We ThinkBy now, most of you have heard the news about the Special IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report that came out August 9…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021
We the People Say Screw YouThe other day I listened to author and environmentalist Bill McKibben talk about the hard lessons he’s learned trying to bring about…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Don’t Do Nothing in the Face of RacismLast fall while driving my son to school, I took a shortcut I’d never tried before and was immediately pulled over by a police officer for…Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
No Going BackWe have a saying where I’m from: If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it’ll change. Perhaps you say it where you live too…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Blooming in the BardoAs I write this, I’m in week seven of “self-isolation” with my husband and teenage son, doing my part to slow the spread of the…May 16, 2020May 16, 2020
Love Is the Answer to the Climate CrisisAs the climate crisis worsens, and the window to solve it is quickly closing, we have a choice to make: we can shut down in fear or lean…Jan 8, 20201Jan 8, 20201
I’m sorry you won’t get to do many of the things I did — all because of climate changeThe other day my son asked me if we could go to Japan some day. We live in Nova Scotia, more than 10,000 kilometres (or 6000 miles) away…Aug 5, 20191Aug 5, 20191
A Parent Responds to Greta ThunbergThe young climate change activist says someday children may ask, “Why didn’t you do anything while there was still time to act?” The…Jul 28, 201913Jul 28, 201913
