Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things.

Each time I visit Japan, I am reminded of how Canadian I am and how little racial connection matters.

Each of us has the ability to act powerfully for change; together we can restore that ancient and sustaining harmony.

If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.

Salmon farming-the placement of large metal or mesh net cages in the ocean to grow fish-was pioneered in Norway in the 1960s. Since then, the industry has expanded to Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the US, and Chile, but is dominated by the same multinational corporations. Wherever it is practiced, net-cage salmon farming is controversial and raises serious environmental concerns.

Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.

Our identity includes our natural world, how we move through it, how we interact with it and how it sustains us.