Alan Durning
Stories by Alan Durning
What Has BC's Carbon Tax Shift Done?
Six years in, measuring the results in five charts.
Park Place
Adding it all up, in Cascadian cities parking likely costs more than your car.
Wish We Had BC's Political System in US!
So says a Seattle-based sustainability researcher who closely watches our province.
Vancouver Is Cascadia's Greenest City, Who Is Second?
Guess which takes the silver medal, Seattle or Portland? You might be surprised.
Idea #7: Drive Less, Pay Less
Why pay-as-you-drive auto insurance would help just about everyone -- and how the province keeps missing the boat.
Stranger Danger!
We're carless and curious. Do vehicles really protect children?
Perils of Carless Parenting
How we still play in the favour economy.
Pimp Your Ride
Rent your car out, save the planet. Here's how.
Stop Rewarding the Guzzlers
If Martin is serious about Kyoto, give us 'feebates'.
Compared to Northwest US, How Are We Doing?
BC rates highest on lifespan but economic security is worsening, says Cascadia Scorecard.
How to Curb B.C.'s High Risk Hunger for Energy
Spreading pipelines, vulnerable to sabotage, fuel our growing appetite.
Why B.C. Recycles Better than U.S.
Surprise! Our approach is more market driven than the Americans'.
What Money Can't Buy
New breakthroughs in the field of "happiness research" point to the need for a gross national happiness indicator.
New Ways to Measure Our Progress
Seven indicators for Cascadia yield a clearer picture of what we are doing right, and wrong, in this province.