Notes from a dog

A post from Kiah, my beautiful lab/border collie companion. I was in trouble this time, and all because I love to swim. In Toronto, (Canada) I lived in the Beaches – ravines, trails, quirky homes, baseball parks, good sniffs, dogs – great place. Oh, and did I mention the doggie bakery, with lots of delicious dog-safe chocolate cookies (biscuits to Brits) and donuts… mhmm. Oh yes, back to my...

Whisky and waves: the future of Scottish isle’s power?

Communities on the Isle of Islay are moving forward with plans for tidal energy and renewable fuels while maintaining age old methods of agriculture and whisky distilling. (originally published in The Ecologist 12 November 2010). Everything seems to slow down on Islay – this southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides – also known as ‘The Queen of the Hebrides’. Drivers wave as...