The other day, I was doing a crossword puzzle and came across a four-letter word with the hint: “place”.  I twisted and turned different ways to say “place”.  I imagined using “puts”, or some ...

Last week, I saw an ad on television for the umpteenth time. The ad made me realize that going on a carbon diet is similar to any other reduction activity. In fact, a nice-looking, ...

Mammograms and Climate Risk Assessment About a month ago, my doctor advised me it was time for my routine mammogram. While I hate being manhandled this way, I took his advice and took the ...

Lately, I have been thinking about how climate resilience is a choice. I often get pamphlets and flyers from banks and investment experts with wealth advice.  In fact, these offers pack both my snail ...

I don’t have hobbies; hobbies cost money. Interests are quite free. – George Carlin – For me, climate change isn’t a hobby. On a recent blog post, I received comments like “My, you chat ...

Words and language in the climate debate can lead to misunderstandings, communication gaps, and conflict. As a bilingual person, I am sensitive to the nuances of meanings words can convey, and how those colourations ...