One of my core philosophies — Living Lightly — has at its heart the belief that you cannot and need not be able to do everything yourself. Our world is full of generous, like-minded people — fellow travellers — who are ready and willing to share what they’ve learned. Organic gardening, cycling in winter, insulating [...]
I am reminded today of a favourite quotation from John Maynard Keynes, the maligned and now rediscovered British economist. I had the opportunity to live in his former house — now the “Keyneside” student residence of Clare Hall at Cambridge University — while taking my masters degree in international relations. Okay, that is completely irrelevant, [...]
Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen, Thursday July 24, 2008
Real Energy Security for the G8
Lessons about power from a small town in Germany
By David Chernushenko
The recent G8 Summit achieved one important result. It showed that too many of our
leaders still think energy “security” can be achieved by calling for an increase in the rate
of oil [...]
