Act local to address the reality of climate change
By Terri Chu
GREENINGS: Not sure what’s worse, climate crisis or denying it? (Summer 2019)
July 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Not sure what’s worse, climate crisis or denying it? (Summer 2019)
GREENINGS: Plastic ban born of necessity (May 2019)
May 28th, 2019 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Plastic ban born of necessity (May 2019)
China done with being the world’s dumping ground
By Terri Chu
The Ontario government has announced it is mulling a ban on single-use plastics. As environmentalists rejoice at the small bone this gas guzzling loving government throws at us, we should all take a moment to thank China for this small miracle from the “red tape cutting” bandits.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Life · Opinion
CHATTER: Meet’n’Eat in the Annex (Spring 2019)
April 23rd, 2019 · Comments Off on CHATTER: Meet’n’Eat in the Annex (Spring 2019)
Annex residents are meeting and eating their way through the neighbourhood. In an initiative launched early this year, the Annex Residents’ Association (ARA) is inviting neighbours to gather at a different local restaurant every month to enjoy some food, support local businesses, and get to know people.
GREENINGS: Confronting consumption (Spring 2019)
April 23rd, 2019 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Confronting consumption (Spring 2019)
What does the emergence of Marie Kondo mean?
By Terri Chu
Few celebrities have given me hope about the fate of the planet quite like Marie Kondo has. We literally created a mega celebrity out of a woman who teaches you how to throw stuff away. Did coffee just come out your nose? Stop to think about this. A person who teaches you to throw things away is a social media superstar making millions from Youtube, Instagram, and books.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Life · Opinion
GREENINGS: Preventing chaos, mass starvation (Dec. 2018)
December 30th, 2018 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Preventing chaos, mass starvation (Dec. 2018)
We need a ministry of adaptation
I live in the city, have given up driving and most of my hobbies that produce a lot of greenhouse gas emissions, so I’m thrilled that the new carbon tax is finally getting implemented.
GREENINGS: Municipalities should flex their green muscles (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Municipalities should flex their green muscles (City Election 2018)
Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion
GREENINGS: Short-term solutions haunt future (October 2018)
October 16th, 2018 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Short-term solutions haunt future (October 2018)
Florida’s red tide a harbinger of what not to do
By Terri Chu
Premier Doug Ford has scrapped cap and trade, embarking on a path of environmental destruction that’s fuelled by subsidies to polluters. The shamelessness is galling and we’re likely to see more of it over the next four years.
GREENINGS: Urban under-representation (Aug./Sept. 2018)
September 11th, 2018 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Urban under-representation (Aug./Sept. 2018)
Giving the suburbs a leg up at the expense of progress
Premier Ford wants to do Toronto a favour by slashing the size of council, and only Toronto seems to be targeted. Our ward of University-Rosedale, population 98,600, is now represented by a single councillor. To put this into perspective, Grey County, population 93,000, has 19 representatives to make decisions about roads, sewers, zoning, and all the other services that are vital to day-to-day living.
GREENINGS: Nurture the neighbourhood by cultivating green canopy (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Nurture the neighbourhood by cultivating green canopy (Summer 2018)
Replace those trees lost to weather and politics
Thanks to Premier Doug Ford, gas will be cheaper and our lungs fuller of it than ever since there will be no incentives to buy an electric vehicle. Thanks to this Neanderthal, we are now back to debating whether or not science is a thing.
CHATTER: A festival of mulberries (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on CHATTER: A festival of mulberries (July 2018)
COURTESY MARTIN REIS
Have you ever cursed the mess of mulberries on the sidewalk from mid-June through early August? Did you know these mulberries are actually delicious?
GREENINGS: Results beg for electoral reform (July 2018)
July 18th, 2018 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Results beg for electoral reform (July 2018)
Environment would benefit from a system that’s not a winner takes all
Big congratulations to Jessica Bell who is now representing us in University-Rosedale at Queen’s Park.
Tags: Annex · General · Life · Opinion
GREENINGS: Choosing the lesser evil (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · 3 Comments
Assessing the parties through an environmental lens
At the risk of sounding like a single-issue voter, it will be no surprise to anyone who has read any of my columns that the environment ranks high. There are lots of other issues, such as healthcare, debt, economic growth, but all that is moot as we stare mass extinction in the face. If you think I’m being hyperbolic, you aren’t paying attention. Before his death, Stephen Hawking gave humanity another two centuries before we’re toast. To me, the long-term survival of our species trumps any short-term issue we are facing at the moment, no matter how pressing it might seem.
NEWS: Shelter blamed for spike in crime (May 2018)
May 9th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Shelter blamed for spike in crime (May 2018)
May shift to women only next year
By Geremy Bordonaro
A temporary drop-in homeless shelter at 348 Davenport Rd. is once again home to controversy. Some local residents say that there’s been a noticeable increase in violence and drugs in the area since the shelter — publicly supported by Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) and the Annex Residents’ Association — opened in January.