This weekend my partner and I decided that we needed some time to get our firewood all cut and stacked before the fireban that prohibits the use of power tools in the bush goes into effect. As we heat our home with an airtight woodstove this is a very important job that cannot be... 

When I gave up being an environmental/political blogger I did so to protect and preserve my own sanity and dignity. The stress of dealing with the lunatic fringe commenting on my blog posts proved to be too much for me. My alter ego arose in her full almost flaming glory. Yes, the... 

If you haven’t read Desiderata for bloggers yet then please do. “Said to have been discovered in a Baltimore church cellar in 1692, actually penned in 1927 and cranked out decades later on fake parchment to adorn the bedroom walls of millions of kids like me who came... 

Right now I’m really struggling with my vision, with my blogging motivation and with depression. Committing to another year of blogging about the environment when all there is to report is ignorance, inertia, corporate greed and political immobility is more than I can do. National...