Car sharing 101

Kid with ski poles raised beside a Modo shared car

Consider this: a privately owned car can cost at least $10,000 a year, yet, for 95% of the time, it sits idle doing nothing, just slowly losing its value each and every day. Car sharing means you have use of a fleet of cars, without the responsibilities that go along with owning a car – … Read more

New YouTube Series on Car Sharing

A child wearing a bike helmet stands in front of a Modo shared car

As someone who has advocated for better – as in safer – cycling conditions in our cities (e.g. see my film You Never Bike Alone) it might seem counter intuitive to do a series on cars. But car sharing is really more about using the car less. At least, in my case. We sold our … Read more

Last Ride on the Sky Chair

One of the beauties of living in Vancouver is that we have three ski resorts on our doorstep – Seymour Mountain, Grouse Mountain, and Cypress Mountain. Cypress Mountain, though the furthest away (28km), has been my go-to for years, being the largest of the three mountain resorts. The Cypress season just closed this past weekend, … Read more

Andrew Weaver On Why BC LNG is a Gassy Fairy Tale (video)

Weaver 2021 interview thumbnail

I posted this video profile of Andrew Weaver’s two terms in the BC Legislature, yesterday to my YouTube channel. It includes footage and interviews, not used in my feature documentary Running On Climate, looking at how the BC Greens went from a 30-year-old party with no seats to holding the balance of power in the … Read more

Epic Kid Tricycle Video Background

Tricycling out of Vancouver

Ever since they have had the neck muscles to hold their cranium above their shoulders our kids have been on human-powered wheels: on seats on the back of our bikes, in bike trailers, on scooters, pedal bikes, roller blades, skateboards, and tricycles. (Article continues below video) One big reason why we never became a car … Read more

Notes from a Month of Abstinence (no Sugar, Booze, or Caffeine)

The idea for a vice fast had crossed my mind as the end of the year approached, but it was my seven-year-old who made it something concrete.  Mid-December, he declared that as soon as Christmas was over he was going to give up sugar. No candy, maple syrup, ice cream, donuts, granola bars, chocolate, cookies, … Read more

Predicting the Price of European Carbon in December 2021

Cambie Bridge, Vancouver at high Tide

President Joe Biden has wasted no time in winding back the damage done by his predecessor. On day one of his four-year term, Biden is taking the US back into the Paris Agreement and has carbon reduction in his sights, including axing the Keystone XL pipeline. There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic: the U.S. … Read more