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Joel Solomon

$50 billion kick-off to the carbon divest-invest movement

Big oil a big mistake: a $50 billion kick-off to the carbon divest-invest movement

The real news is not that there’s been a recent downturn in oil prices, with some resulting stock shocks. It’s that the divestment movement is finally picking up steam.
Photo of Mayor Gregor Robertson on Super Saturday

For a progressive, inclusive Vancouver, vote for Vision: Joel Solomon

I strongly support Gregor Robertson and the entire Vision Vancouver team. As a close friend of Gregor Robertson's and a longtime supporter of the Vision team, I've worked in all of their campaigns. I...

Spare Set of Lungs, Anyone?

I am receiving a kidney from living donor, Shivon Robinsong, on November 14. This surgery will hopefully solve what is a lifelong genetic condition that has meant slow kidney function deterioration...