People.. especially people in positions of power.. have invested a tremendous amount of effort and time to get to where they are. They really don't want to hear that we're on the wrong path, that we've got to shift gears and start thinking differently.

There are some things in the world we can't change.

One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.

Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

On December 7, 1941, an event took place that had nothing to do with me or my family and yet which had devastating consequences for all of us - Japan bombed Pearl Harbour in a surprise attack. With that event began one of the shoddiest chapters in the tortuous history of democracy in North America.

My earliest memory from childhood is of fishing with my father. And I remember vividly we were in a store, and we were buying a pup tent to go on our first camping trip.