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The Red Zone

Rod Edwards, 18 Nov 09

This article was written by Rod Edwards in December 2008. This month, along with our regular fare, we're showcasing some of our best, in celebration of three years of WorldChanging Canada. A few years ago, I wrote a post about...

Walk Score Adds Transit

The Worldchanging Canada Team, 16 Nov 09

By Clark Williams-Derry. Popular walkability ranking now includes bus stops and rail stations. Walk Score, which has become the most widely-used measure of pedestrian friendly neighborhoods in North America, has added a new trick: they're now incorporating transit data into...

Walk Score

John Lewis, 15 Nov 09

This article was written by John Lewis in June 2009. This month, along with our regular fare, we're showcasing some of our best, in celebration of three years of WorldChanging Canada. Ever wondered what kinds of amenities were in your...

Interview with Gregory Greene, Documentary Filmmaker

Hassan Masum, 14 Nov 09

Gregory Greene is a documentary filmmaker based in Toronto, who directed "The End of Suburbia" and "Escape from Suburbia". (Interview transcribed by Najam Tirmizi). Hassan Masum: What motivates you personally to spend your time making films? Gregory Greene: When...

Oil 101

The Worldchanging Canada Team, 13 Nov 09

By Milan Ilnyckyj. Written essentially in the style of a textbook, Morgan Downey’s Oil 101 moves systematically through the major areas of knowledge required for a basic understanding of the global petroleum industry. These include: The history of oil...

Stemming the tide of greenwashing

Peter ter Weeme

This article was written by Peter ter Weeme in May 2008. We were delighted when this article was re-published in a B.C. textbook as a way to teach high-school students environmental and media literacy. This month, along with our regular...

New Resource: The Living Planet City

The Worldchanging Canada Team

By Christa Morris. “Welcome to the Living Planet. It’s clean, it’s efficient — and it’s doable. Today.” This blurb appears on the front page of WWF Canada’s new website, the Living Planet City, which launched in September. The Living Planet...

Alex Steffen at Town Hall Seattle Nov 11 & 12

The Worldchanging Canada Team

Greeting Worldchangers, Our two night event at Town Hall Seattle starts tomorrow! We are thrilled to invite you to Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life for an evening with Alex Steffen, Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin, Seattle Mayor-Elect...

Citizens' Assemblies: Wise Democracy from the Minipublic

Jason Diceman

This article was written by Jason Diceman in September 2008. This month, along with our regular fare, we'll showcase some of our best, in celebration of three years of WorldChanging Canada. Politicians should take note; there is a new answer...

Climate science and policy-making

The Worldchanging Canada Team

By Milan Ilnyckyj. I wrote the following to serve as a one-page introduction, laying out some of the key items for consideration and listing some of the most accessible and reputable sources of information about climate change. For more information...

Why You Don't Need an iPhone

The Worldchanging Canada Team

By Victor Galaz. Wired Science reported on a project a while ago, based on innovative ecological crowd-sourcing in New York. The idea was quite simple. “Participants in the NYC Cricket Crawl will go out between dusk and midnight to record...

Getting Used to the Mess

The Worldchanging Canada Team

By Eli Malinsky. Recently, we hosted an intimate discussion with Fast Company co-founder Alan Webber. The conversation was wide ranging, attending to different facets of "Innovative Leadership". One thing that Alan mentioned was the need to begin to develop...

From Extraction To Consumption: Oil, An Exhibition By Edward Burtynsky

The Worldchanging Canada Team

Below is a piece from The Guardian about Edward Burtynsky's most recent photography show, Oil. It mentions two exhibits currently running in the States. There are also three upcoming exhibits of Oil in Canada:In 2010, Oil will appear at The...

Density, Suite Density

The Worldchanging Canada Team

by Roger Valdez Vancouver allows more density in multiunit buildings. There are many reasons to love Vancouver, BC. It is a great international city with tremendous cultural diversity. Some of us truly see Vancouver as a bold leader in...

Inequality and Societal Problems: a review of the Spirit Level

Garry Peterson

The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better by well known public health researchers Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett is reviewed by political scientist David Runciman in the London Review of Books article How messy it...

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