Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2014 Comments Off on Next Stop: Spain
After all the doom and gloom I presented in my previous few blogs, I figured its time to focus on some excitement. As this semester comes to an end, I am ecstatic to present my last blog of my third year as a small window into the excitement that lays ahead for me during the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 3rd, 2014 Comments Off on Now You CEEA Environmental Regulations, Now You Don’t.
The rise of concern over environmental impacts resulting from human developments came during the 1970’s, and was first seen in Canada in 1973. Growing concerns over the future impacts of various large scale projects prompted the expansion of the discipline of Environmental Impact Assessment. The EA process is integral in ensuring responsible and sustainable planning for […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 28th, 2014 Comments Off on Krill – Solution to a Problem or a Problem Without a Solution?
Euphausia superba, otherwise known as Antarctic krill, are a small little crustacean that live in large schools, have thin transparents bodies, and may be associated with the animated hit “Happy Feet 2” which features Will the Krill. This semester, I learned two interesting things about krill. The first, is that krill have been presented as […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2014 Comments Off on Canada – A Mining Tax Haven
The country of Canada is noted to be home to 70-75% of the world’s mining companies. (Canadians for Tax Fairness, n.d; Wipond, 2013). Quebec researchers Alain Deneault and William Sacher set out to explore the question that had yet to be addressed here in Canada of why this may be true. In his 2010 book, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 12th, 2013 Comments Off on ThisFish
In the documentary, The End of the Line (available on NetFlix), viewers become exposed to the reality of our depleting global fish stocks, and experts’ predictions of what the future global fishery industry may look like if we continue along our current path. Through a few of my classes this semester, I was exposed to the state […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2013 Comments Off on BC’s Agricultural Land Reserve
The Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) was created in BC in the year 1973, with the goals of protecting important, rich agricultural land from development pressures of the future. It is composed of 4.7 million hectares of BC’s land, and is governed by the province’s Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), which operates independent from provincial government. This […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2013 Comments Off on Changing Directions
After a fantastic summer spent in Tofino, BC, I returned to UBC this fall to begin the third year of my undergraduate degree. I returned with a new found sense of calm after spending a summer in a place like this, enjoying the surf and the ease of a slower pace of life. I entered […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2013 Comments Off on Mother Earth Has Rights Too!
Bolivia, in December of 2010, passed a ten article law the first of its kind titled “Law of the Rights of Mother Earth.” The law speaks to seven major aspects of the environment that human communities and the earth itself are entitled to, including the right to diversity, clean air, and clean water. The interesting […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2013 1 Comment »
Education systems around the world is a topic I find myself interested in and always compelled to read more on. Questions of what makes a good education system and how we can improve success rates of students are discussed in every country around the world, no matter their economic state. What never ceases to fascinate […]