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Kevin Grandia

Kevin is the President of Spake Media House Inc. a consulting firm that brings online power to non-profits, campaigners and advocacy groups. Named a "Green Hero" by Rolling Stone Magazine  and one of the "Top 50 Tweeters"  on climate change and environment issues, Kevin has appeared in major news media outlets around the world for his work on digital campaigning.  He is formerly the Director of Online Strategy at Greenpeace USA and has been writing on climate change and other pressing social issues for more than seven years. For five years he was the managing editor of DeSmogBlog.com that in 2011 was named one of the top 25 blogs in the world by Time Magazine. He recently helped launch and is a contributor to DeSmog Canada.

One question John Kerry should ask John Baird to gauge Canada's sincerity on bilateralism

Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on Friday with his Canadian counterpart, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. In any such bilateral meeting, it is paramount that...