Yesterday we had the opportunity to sit in on José Etcheverry's class "National and International Environmental Policy Making" at the University of Toronto. In addition to lecturing at the University, José is also a Research & Policy Analyst with the David Suzuki Foundation. (Thanks to Eric Campbell for inviting us to class with him.) I'm so happy to be on this journey as we keep encountering people like José... people who are clear and optimistic in their vision of a sustainable future... people who are strong and down to earth... and people with bright friendly eyes who are willing to open their doors to us and help us in our search for wisdom.

Our timing in everything is exquisite right now... and somewhat overwhelming as we continually find ourselves in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. For instance, yesterday José had arranged a guest speaker for his class.. this speaker was Paul Gipe. For those of you, who, like me, have little idea who Paul Gipe is, let me tell you. As introduced by José, "Paul Gipe is the world's top expert on wind energy!" Paul has been working with wind around the world for 29 years. If interested, you can read more about Paul and his ideas at, www.wind-works.org. Forbes and I sat in class listening to Paul for over 3hrs and in that time we were exposed to the vast potential of what's possible in terms of wind energy. Wind is a viable source of energy... wind energy will play a very important role in our future... wind energy is clean.. and finally wind energy is a solid investment.

What I find extraordinary is that with all the potential of wind power clearly evident, we still continue investing vast amounts of our country's capital resources into oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear power. We're holding onto and investing in resources that don't support a sustainable future. Meanwhile, around the world other countries are moving far beyond Canada, installing countless mega watts of power. Read excerpt from Walrus in sustainability/alternative power section of Windpathfilms.com ...very interesting material.

In other news, I recently purchased a digital camera.. here is a pic of a blurred college street.. and another of José Etcheverry (middle) after class with students. Eric Campbell on left.