When Times Are Hard, Eat Your Yard!

I recently spent a few days in Seattle–one of my favorite American cities–and... Read more

How To Compost a Corpse

My first piece for The Walrus is up on the magazine’s site. Here’s... Read more

Backstage Tour at a Run-of-River Plant

Last week, Plutonic Power–one of Western Canada’s largest green-power... Read more

Visit To a 1912 Hydroelectric Station

Just back from an absolutely fascinating trip to The Power House at Stave Falls,... Read more

The Beach Yields A Secret

A few weeks back, I found this artifact on a beach here on Bowen Island while... Read more

Portland’s Mayor on the “20-minute Neighborhood”

Notes from “Active Transportation in Portland,” a lecture by Portland... Read more