The ever-growing share of electrical vehicles (EVs) on the automobile market has been stunning over the course of the past few years.The question that is on everyone’s lips is: Are electric cars always greener than gasoline vehicles if we take more than mere gas consumption into account?
Archives for June 2012
Who Dies?
Last week I went to a screening of the film Griefwalker, a National Film Board documentary featuring the work and words of Stephen Jenkinson. I’ve heard him speak to crowds of grief hungry people on living well and dying well. The other night he offered us a riddle posed to him by a medicine man … Who dies?
Friends
I know that by getting away from the small screen where communication is not physical and to the big screen, the real screen, where you can watch a face react, shake a hand, rest a hand on a person’s shoulder to say hello, I will be more apt to be kind in my approach to opinion.
Wasting Time
People, myself included, seem to do everything in our power to resist liberation. It’s like we are addicted to punishing ourselves.
Minute to Freedom #36: Denial
Today let’s talk about denial. Has it ever seemed like you had blinders on about your world?
Peaches and Cream and Us
Author Martha Farley shares how going to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers gave her a whole new outlook on culture…and how kids pick up on good music.
The Book Keepers
If you can’t find happiness in the silence of your thoughts, you will never be able to find it with another.
Doggone it! When Is Your Dog Wrong?
How do we know when our dog is “doing it wrong”? The immediate answer would seem to be that the dog is not doing the behaviour as requested (cued, commanded, choose your word). On the face of it, it seems a pretty easy thing to determine. But if we dig a little deeper, we could ask why our dog isn’t performing as we expected. And this is where it gets interesting.
How To Be Human
Author Nick Bantock reminds us that we all have the capacity to be more compassionate but that occasionally, we need to be reminded.
Minute to Freedom #35: Fear of Success
Today let’s talk about fear of success. Have you ever found yourself more comfortable if things didn’t work out, than if you succeeded?