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Jan. 09, 2007 / Gordon Price

No More Indifference

This shouldn’t be necessary.  But I’m going to acknowledge that the new federal Environment minister John Baird at least made…
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Dec. 19, 2006 / Gordon Price

Shame and Guilt

Architectural critic Trevor Boddy celebrates the season of good cheer with another dump on the City in this Globe and…
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Dec. 18, 2006 / Gordon Price

More Fire, More Gas

Don Potts has a quick reponse in the Sun today to Marc Jaccard’s column in the Saturday issue. (Potts is…
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Dec. 16, 2006 / Gordon Price

KATRINA MOMENTS

I think we just had a Katrina Moment. Weather so sudden, so severe, it scares you.   The TV News called it the…
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Dec. 14, 2006 / Gordon Price

Australia Burning

The worst drought in Australia’s recorded history continues  – as does the annual mayhem of bushfire season.  So regular an occurrence…
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Dec. 11, 2006 / Gordon Price

End of the World on a Slow News Day

What are we supposed to make of this: This story came and went in the Sun three weeks ago, and…
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Dec. 07, 2006 / Gordon Price

WHAT COLOUR IS VANCOUVER?

What’s wrong with this picture: Calgary has been recognized as a green machine after receiving a World Leadership Award yesterday…
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Nov. 21, 2006 / Gordon Price

The Three-storey Story

Ah, the three-storey walk-up … The nadir of architectural design in the 20th century, built by the hundreds (if not…
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Oct. 30, 2006 / Gordon Price

The Daily Alarm

That big ‘whoompf’ you heard this morning was the arrival of the 700-page report on climate change authored by former…
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Oct. 24, 2006 / Gordon Price

Kids in the city

Now Seattle, like Portland, is wondering whether it’s possible to raise children downtown.  The Post-Intelligencer explored the issue in this article:…
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Oct. 22, 2006 / Gordon Price

The Daily Alarm

The gap between leaders in Europe and North America on the issue of climate change is staggering. British Prime Minister…
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Oct. 03, 2006 / Gordon Price

The Daily Alarm

From today’s Sun: Another 7,000 kilometres of coastline in the Atlantic provinces, British Columbia and western Arctic are said to…
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Sep. 21, 2006 / Gordon Price

Finally!

Back in 1989, in my second term on City Council, I vividly remember the week when James Hansen spoke before…
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Aug. 31, 2006 / Gordon Price

Caifornia Scheming

California has done it again. The Governor and Legislature, though from opposing political parties, have agreed to a plan that…

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