Urban life realizes environmental ideals. The city resident drives less, burns less home heating fuel, more often patronizes neighbourhood establishments and more often consumes locally made products, all the while producing more wealth using fewer resources. To live lightly on the land, it's best to look to the urban village.  Full story »

For the first time in memory, possibly for the first time in Canadian history, a prominent government panel is recommending that unsustainable rural areas in Canada's heartland be taken off life support and allowed to die a natural death.  Full story »

Just as we direct immigration away from Canada and Canadian farms, we play God by replacing our best farmland with suburban sprawl

Interfere with natural cycles and court disaster. Today's crisis in the family farm directly follows decisions to influence where, and if, people may live in Canada. Collectively, we all played God in absolute ignorance of the price to be paid down the road.  Full story »

It's always been hard to keep them down on the farm, and soon we won't need to. Using GPS – global satellite positioning technology – American farmers have begun to map and analyze their land for characteristics such as acidity and soil types, which can vary widely throughout their fields.  Full story »

What's the right size for a city? Toronto's elites have been feverishly debating the merits of amalgamation for a full year now, and to hear either side, calamity may come if a befuddled Mike Harris government — which seemingly changes its mind fortnightly on the subject — ultimately settles on the wrong decision.  Full story »