Monthly Archives: May 2018

On recession, ‘advisory’ services and equity diversification

On the weekend the Financial Post ran with an article headed Macquarie thinks housing will drag Canada into a recession as bad as the financial crisis in two years–and that’s the best case scenario. In it Macquarie Capital Markets correctly … Continue reading

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Vancouver Aquarium: new art installation highlights plastic

A Radical New Art Installation at the Vancouver Aquarium – opened May 18th, 2018.  See Plastic is choking our world, and Douglas Coupland’s new art installation shows us how.  Here is a direct video link.

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Ending plastic pollution: the time has come

Traditional plastics require hydrogen and carbon ‘hydrocarbons’ and today the most common way of accessing hydrocarbons is to extract them from oil. But hydrocarbons can be made from other biodegradable and recycled materials like starch, cellulose, sugars, lactic acid, organic … Continue reading

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