Jacqueline Louie
Jacqueline Louie is a Calgary-based freelance writer with a journalism background. She writes on a wide range of subjects, including business, finance and sustainability.
How a Multi-Generational Family Goes Green
Alberta engineer Michelle Avis had a great job in the oil and gas industry. Then – together with her husband Rob, also an engineer,...
The Gold Standard: Levonne Louie
Levonne Louie is a former oil and gas industry professional based in Calgary, Alberta. Louie is the author of several books, including her most...
Field of Dreams—Why Permaculture Rocks!
I used to think that gardening was way too much work to bother with. Then I discovered permaculture.
Permaculture—a portmanteau of ‘permanent agriculture’ and ‘permanent...
How Small Investments Can Lead to Big Change
According to a recently released United Nations report, one million plant and animal species are facing extinction due to human activity. The world’s unprecedented...
Impact Investing: The New Generation of Social Responsibility
Vermilion Energy heats the 15-hectare Tom d'Aqui tomato greenhouse in Parentis, France, using geothermal energy from its oil production. Credit: Vermilion Energy Inc.
Impact investing...
Is Ethical Investing Good for Returns?
Sustainable, socially conscious, green, ethical and responsible investing is hot.
But when you’re looking at socially responsible investing from a performance point-of-view, at the end...
Sweet Charity–How to Give Well
Giving to charity feels good—and it’s one more step to making the world a better place. There’s a tax benefit to giving, too: A...