by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 11, 2019 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk (ICLEI) Turku, Finland, which is an active member of ICLEI’s Green Circular Cities Coalition was a leading player in sessions dedicated to circularity at COP25. And rightfully so. After committing to becoming carbon neutral by 2040 at the...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 7, 2019 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk (ICLEI) “The federal government is neglecting the Amazon Rainforest. They’re not committed to the forest. And they’re leaving people who live in the forest very vulnerable.” Those words didn’t come from a New York Times editorial, but rather...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 2, 2019 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network In Canada and other northern countries, November can be one of the darkest, bleakest times of the year. With fall colours receding, the downtown cores of many cities become a monochrome mix of concrete, glass and steel. No wonder...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Oct 30, 2019 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network Lori Nikkel has a lot to say when it comes to our relationship with food. Among them: there’s more than enough to feed everyone; we don’t have a food problem… we have a distribution problem; and food waste is most definitely tied to...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Sep 11, 2019 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network Why is it that when colour blind people are able to see colours for the first time, they’re overwhelmed with emotion? How do you explain why depressed people can’t see colours the way non depressed people do? What is the logic behind...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Aug 19, 2019 | Stories
Original source : Postmedia network To give you an idea of just how car-centric our cities have become, in several major urban centres around the world, including Toronto, between 30-35 percent of the municipal footprint is specifically devoted to roads for cars....
