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Aug. 22, 2008 / Gordon Price

The Air in Beijing

It’s been fascinating, when watching the Olympics in Beijing, to see how dramatically the air quality can change from day…
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Aug. 21, 2008 / Gordon Price

Name That City

“Last year, 59 percent of new home sales were condos.” According to the New York Times, in which city is…
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Jun. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

I want my carbon-funded tax reduction

It’s been the best piece of public policy in years: more tax on what we want less of; less tax…
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Jun. 24, 2008 / Gordon Price

No Quick Fixes

My column in the current Business in Vancouver: No quick or easy fix for affordable housing policy When it comes…
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Jun. 09, 2008 / Gordon Price

A Blight on the Weather

Yeah, it’s been bad.  Vancouver in June. But what a loss for the World Triathlon, held this last weekend on the…
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Jun. 06, 2008 / Gordon Price

“Just one of his biggest mistakes”

On the day that oil almost hit $140 per barrel: Ironically, GM once enjoyed a significant lead in the electric…
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Jun. 02, 2008 / Gordon Price

Candidate Interviews

Here’s a nice use of technology by Dan Froidevaux, a UBC and Langara Digital Arts grad, to interview some of…
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May. 26, 2008 / Gordon Price

Quote

One thought/suggestion to use in a discussion with someone that says “if we can put a man on the moon,…
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May. 15, 2008 / Gordon Price

Peak Oil and the Suburbs

Does the meltdown in U.S. housing prices have anything to tell us yet about the impact of peak oil?  According to…
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Apr. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

Driving Off the Edge

I’ve been wondering for awhile whether, in the current housing meltdown in the U.S., location would make any difference on house prices…
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Apr. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

Bike-sharing in North America Starts in D.C.

I suppose there was a remote chance that Vancouver could have had North America’s first Paris-style bike sharing program (see…
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Apr. 23, 2008 / Gordon Price

A Little Perspective

“Theoretically, we could see an Arctic that is ice-free in summer months a lot sooner than most people previously thought.…
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Apr. 23, 2008 / Gordon Price

Why Bother?

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, wrote the best seven words to open an article on nutrition that I have…
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Apr. 21, 2008 / Gordon Price

Horse + Carriage, Rail + Density

Here’s an intriguing map, produced by Mike Kushnir, a UBC geography student with an even more intriguing blog – Twilight City.…

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