Carl's Recent Columns
How carbon pricing has our family laughing all the way to the bank
One year on, my real-world experience with an electric vehicle
Why carbon pricing is key to preventing climate disruption
Life cycle assessment, the one sure measure of sustainability
More efficient transportation choices are key to reducing emissions
Coping - and prevailing - in a tumultuous world
How big is your footprint on the planet?
To solve climate change, perhaps we need to live a little lower on the hog
The Great Transportation Revolution 2: How and where electric vehicles can be charged
The Great Transportation Revolution 1: An overview of Battery Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrids
Thou SHALL covet thy neighbour's energy efficiency!
For Canada 150, some Canadian best practices in sustainability
An appeal to Boomers and Gen Xers
What you need - or don’t need - to know about climate change
The big changes coming to how we get around
The true value of trees and forests
Enshrining our right to a safe, clean environment
Carbon pricing: a user-pay system for our environment
The carbon footprint of your water
The importance of getting the full story
The interesting facts about China and climate change
Investing for a more sustainable world
Carbon and climate change: here's all you need to know
A common value to us, too often forgotten
From over-stuffed to stuff-less
Don't go getting Solastalgic, now
How the arts can raise climate awareness, part 2
For a science guy, an unlikely ally in climate awareness: the arts
Transportation, the starting point for emission reduction
Is it time to rethink 'normal'?
Why heating with wood is good for our economy and our environment
A checklist of simple actions anyone can take
Three movies to watch this summer
Our oceans: mysterious, underappreciated and critical
“Yes, and...”: Climate change must be part of the Energy East pipeline debate
Wonderings for summer - or anytime
Now what? Achieving our Paris Accord commitments
Ten years on, some inconvenient and convenient truths
Simple, smart sustainability goals for your business or workplace
The best and last lights you’ll ever buy
For Earth Day, a sustainability game you can play with your friends
From hubris to humility to action
Water, the essential we take for granted
Whether water or energy, quality matters
Making it easy to do the right thing
Climate change facts you can use to impress your friends
Wise words for the holiday season, and beyond
This Christmas, a different kind of wish list
Let's move beyond passive denial to active solutions
Let’s appreciate food for the sacred necessity it is
Think climate action when you vote
Election 2015: how the parties compare on the environment
Energy self-sufficiency for New Brunswick, Part Five: financing the transition
Energy self-sufficiency for New Brunswick, Part Four: transforming transportation
Energy self-sufficiency for New Brunswick, Part Three: homegrown heat
Energy self-sufficiency for New Brunswick, Part Two: a smart grid based on renewables
Energy self-sufficiency for New Brunswick, Part One: a culture of efficiency
Time for an ethical - and economic - revolution
Harnessing the heat of the sun
NB's emission target: slipping away or within reach?
Finally, I've figured it out: why Hummers drive me nuts
Warning: drastic climate change coming next month
Better design, the key to reducing waste
It's the perfect time for a price on carbon
What would Jesus say about climate change?
Saving on gas, saving on insurance
Preparing for climate change, part two: resilient citizens
A decision that needs a rethink
Preparing for climate change, part one: resilient communities
Climate science, the human side
The importance of focus in a distracted world
Four policies for New Brunswick's next government
Invest or expend? There's a clear difference
Emergencies and how we respond to them
New Brunswick, 2050: two visions
When it comes to recycling, surely we can do better
Sustainability pays big dividends
Finally, leadership from the US
Emissions reduction: what pays, what costs
Exhibit One: The case for Earth Day ideals every day
Generations of One: a challenge for young people
Let's bring back the reusable grocery bag
Goodbye incandescents - hello efficiency
Toward more sustainable cities, part two
Toward more sustainable cities, part one
The delicate web of biodiversity
Turning tidal current into electrical current
Poor health for the planet means poor health for us
Pipeline of prosperity or pipeline of poison?
Six critical skills for the future
Field notes from the front lines
A much better way to do laundry
Keeping our tummies full in a warming world
For Earth Day, lessons from a fable
So... what's your carbon footprint?
The coming smart grid, part three: the future
The coming smart grid, part two: smart meters, policies and consumers
The coming smart grid, part one: load shifting
Six places we should all visit: part two
Six places we should all visit: part one
2013, a year for radical awakenings
Making life in the carpool lane work
Toward a greener, less stressful Christmas
"You can pay me now or pay me later"
Green power: within easy reach for anyone
Geoengineering, a roll of the climate dice
The Bad, The Ugly - and The Good
Getting off fossil fuels in three simple steps
Food security in your backyard
Ahem... just the truth please, Senator
Heartlandgate: when the tables are turned
Lessons from a tale of two napkins
Cold, distant - and threatened
Bringing out our collective best
Measure, Then Manage, Your Power Usage
User-pay Garbage Makes Polluters Pay
Warming the Planet to Keep Myself Cool
Archived Columns
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