Aquaculture v. Culture in Southern Chile
The coastal waters of the archipelago of Chiloe, Chile are periodically impacted by algal blooms, commonly referred to as a…
Nova Scotia Property Tax: A “CAP” on Economic Growth?
Residential property tax has traditionally been based on the individual market value of each property year after year. While this…
Public-Private Partnerships: Where’s the Value?
Comparisons of infrastructure investment models between traditional procurement and public-private-partnerships (P3’s) are often affected by an “optimism bias” and sensitive…
Opposition to the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
The Trans Mountain Expansion Project is a policy proposal to twin the existing Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to the…
Sustainable Capitalism
Any discussion of sustainable development is in itself problematic, as it suggests developing or improving upon something that is constant…
Demographics and Energetics: Through the Lens of Environmental Sociology
The issues of population growth and energy consumption affect societies differently, depending on location and their level of development. The…
The Persistence of Growth: Does a Rising Tide Float All Boats?
Trends that have been observed by the scientific world for decades show that when populations grow unregulated by opposing forces,…
Individuals and Institutions
The use of common and public-property resources is inherently problematic because very few economic costs exist for overuse. They produce…
“Sustainability” Policy in Canada
In modern discourse, the terms “sustainability” and “sustainable development” are frequently used interchangeably and often reflect differing interests on a…
Oil Sands: the What, the How & the Why
(Originally published February 3, 2012) Non-conventional fossil-fuels make up a small, but increasingly important source of available energy due to…
Alcohol-Fuels for Transport
(Originally published Jan 21, 2012) When evaluating the production of biofuels, it’s important to distinguish between fuel sources. Biofuels can…
Why are we Still Talking About Site C?
The debate over the necessity of the Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia is primarily fueled over uncertainty in…
Stagnation of Sustainable Development Policy in Canada
The shift in Canadian policy toward sustainable development has been primarily an attempt by core interest groups to maintain control…
How well do Foreign Embassies use Social Media to Engage the Public?
The initial findings from data collected from the Global Affairs Canada social media census (2015 and 2017) show wide variation,…
Fair Access to Feminine Hygiene Products in Northern Canada
Access to feminine hygiene products is a common problem around the world but is especially evident in rural or remote…
Framing Policy Objectives under the Umbrella of Sustainable Development
When reviewing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 (to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access…
Efficacy of UN SDG-6 Initiatives in Somalia
While technological solutions (techno-fixes) in response to climate change are often criticized as reactionary and ineffective, the actions taken as…
The Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar: Questions Unanswered, Access Denied
The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar is currently rife with unanswered questions, which in some ways is one of the larger…