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The Northern Gateway Pipeline: What We Can Learn from the 1970s

October 13, 2012
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Thirty-five years later, the practical conclusions of Justice Thomas Berger’s Mackenzie Valley Pipeline inquiry are increasingly relevant to current discussions regarding Enbridge’s $5.5 billion proposal to build its 1,177 km Northern Gateway Pipeline from northern Alberta to Kitimat on the northwest coast of British Columbia.  Berger’s emphasis on the importance of mitigating both social and [...]

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The Return of the Light: Seasonal Reflections on Christmas

December 4, 2011

This time of year I notice myself more contemplative, more interested in quiet time, more willing to probe deeper and persistently into the mysterious of life. The approaching Winter Solstice is always a reminder for me about the inherent cyclical passing of time, and the importance of having an opportunity to reflect on and incorporate all those [...]

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Innovative Eco-Housing Design in Canada’s High Arctic

November 12, 2011

Canada’s newest Territory, Nunavut has some of the most serious housing issues in Canada. Consider these statistics compiled by the Nunavut Housing Corporation (NHC): public housing makes up the majority of housing occupied by Nunavummiut; almost 50 per cent of households are overcrowded and/or in need of major repair. If more housing were made available, [...]

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For all you Nook readers – check me out

August 27, 2011

For all you Nook readers – check me out on B&N : http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tarantella-siomonn-pulla/1104562288

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The Ten Merits of Writing Dharma

June 12, 2011

Storytelling is both a gift, and a very old custom. Stories teach, entertain, and transform. They’re an act of creation, a way of connecting to a source -  a conduit for energy in the form of words, spoken, sung, and now, more often, written and read. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept [...]

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