Okay guys. In this post from a couple months ago, I talked about the importance of using our power as consumers to try to influence companies' corporate policies, especially with regard to social and environmental responsibility. As some of you may remember, the main target of that particular post was the Canadian coffee giant, Tim Horton's.… Continue reading Two months into the Tim Horton’s Boycott: Is it still worthwhile?
Since we're still in the primary stages of our adventure into the world of environmental conservation together, I thought I'd take this opportunity tell you a bit about what the starting point looks like for me. Today, I want to talk a bit about dietary preferences. Many people nowadays will tell you with quasi-religious fervor… Continue reading Why I’m Not a Vegan, and Why I Think That’s Okay.
Hello, dear reader. Winter's in full swing here in Ontario, and I have to be completely honest: gathering the motivation to write has been a challenge. Amplifying the difficulty of that challenge is the next book I've chosen to tackle from my list: Deschooling Society, by Ivan Illich. This little treatise is a deceptively simple… Continue reading “Deschooling Society:” An Alternate Approach to Education, Institution, and Consumption
A Quill of Conservation 