ReturnToTheTarSands

Our chapped lips and reddened noses are evidence that the wind blows strong and the sun shines hard in Southern Alberta. The power of the elements is not lost on the residents here. Wind turbines are as much a part of the landscape and local culture as are the grazing cows and rolling fields of [...]

Filed under: Renewable Energy, TTTS on August 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Third day of the project and already it is hard to tell what day of the week it is! The experience in Alberta has been -enlightening, friendly, over-the-top, frustrating and everything in between (as suggested by my friend Carmen, Alberta native currently in Ottawa). Given this state of mind, who knows if the following observations [...]

Filed under: Commentary, TTTS on August 21st, 2007 | 2 Comments »

After two days of group building and final preparations in Waterton Park, we hit the road today on a journey that has been almost a year in the making.
Today’s press release highlighted our reasons for departing from Waterton-Glacier, the world’s first international Peace Park. Straddling the Canadian-American border, we view the park as a symbol [...]

Filed under: Climate Change, Commentary, TTTS on August 17th, 2007 | 3 Comments »

On my way down to Waterton, I stop by Lethbridge Alberta to meet Dr. Dan Johnson, terrestrial ecologist and professor of environmental sciences at University of Lethbridge. I had been in touch with Dr. Johnson when he was being sued for half a million dollars by climate change denier Tim Ball for writing a letter [...]

Filed under: Climate Change, TTTS on August 13th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Before leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia to get on this bike ride I asked friends and colleagues back home if they have any stories around how we in Atlantic Canada are experiencing the impacts of the development in Alberta. I had several responses, most of which concentrated around the theme of youth migration. Below is a [...]

Filed under: Labour, TTTS on August 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »