Want to develop a lifelong commitment to environmentalism? Take a trip to Vancouver Island's wonderland of old-growth forests and look up.
The Quiet Pursuit of Extreme Solitude →
For The Walrus, I wrote about what we can learn from a man who spent twenty-seven years alone in the woods.
Bitcoin for Bohemians →
For The Walrus, I wrote about how Salt Spring Island, BC, prints its own money—and is an ideal site for a local currency experiment.
Humans Screwed Up the Environment. Can We Engineer Our Way Out? →
In his new book, journalist David Biello argues that while humans have gotten Earth into a mess, we also have the power to fix it
Bring Back Cracker Jack →
The Blue Jays’ stadium has replaced the legendary caramel corn—and removed one of baseball’s greatest icons
Big Lonely Doug →
For The Walrus, I wrote about the second-largest Douglas fir in Canada that was saved by a logger and how it has changed the way we see British Columbia’s old-growth forest.
* Won a silver National Magazine Award and was republished in Reader’s Digest
Walrus Baby Boom →
It is exceptionally rare for a walrus to be born in captivity. When the first calf was born at a Canadian aquarium, many people wondered if it would survive
Mock Parliament →
Even though it is unrecognized, the Tibetan government-in-exile holds parliamentary elections around the world to represent its diaspora communities—including Canada
Where the Streets Have No Names →
How a remote archipelago in Hudson Bay is using digital cartography to put itself on the map
* Nominated for a National Magazine Award
May the Force →
The leader of the Green Party defends her turf in British Columbia’s riding of Saanich–Gulf Islands
Line of Fire →
The summer of 2015 in British Columbia was one of the busiest wildfire seasons in decades. Here's the story of one firefighter who spent fifteen hours in the path of a mountain inferno
Campsite Eleven →
“We usually don’t give it to single people,” the caretaker says. “It’s nice to have a buddy just in case something goes wrong.”
Plastic Roads →
An ambitions project to use India’s ever-growing waste problem—turning plastic into pavement—for greater good is gaining traction. But is it moving fast enough?
Her Name Was Jyoti →
The BBC documentary India’s Daughter caused a stir, but highlights an awful truth about life in South Asia
Cuba's Tipping Point →
The US embargo has not yet fallen, but the island is already changing from within
Dangerous Heights →
Tens of thousands of hikers descend on Nepal to trek in the Himalayas. They want high altitude with ease. But are technology and services being used not as aids but as crutches?
India's Gem Scam →
I nearly got suckered by a sweet-talking gem scammer in India
Himalaya Girl Power: Treks 'by women, for women' →
In Nepal's male-dominated mountain guiding business, three sisters are striking out on their own to lead women-only treks
Medieval Resilience in Bhaktapur, Nepal →
How a small town outside Kathmandu is preserving its architectural legacy and fighting back against the creep of concrete construction
Are India's Touts Scamming Tourists or Just Making a Living? →
They can get you a ticket when the train is sold out, guide you around an old city, or direct you to the best shopping in town. All for a fee. Here's a look inside the layered network of tourist touts in India