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Twelve Cents
Amara is eight years old and she knows the names of clouds. This year the clouds have been wrong. On the other side of the world, a man orders coffee every morning on his way to work. He would have paid twelve cents more. Nobody asked.
Lori Guetre
Apr 14 min read


Choosing Sustainable Food: Affordability vs Nutrition vs Environmental Impact
Choosing sustainable food can feel overwhelming when affordability, nutrition, and environmental impact pull in different directions. This post explores how health and climate literacy can make everyday choices feel more manageable - and why clear carbon‑footprint labels would empower all of us to shop with confidence.
Melanie Szirony
Mar 265 min read


Fresh Perspectives from a Social Justice Practicum with Possible by Design
Hi! 😊. I’m not new to caring about the environment and being concerned about what has been happening environmentally in the world. I’m certainly not new to recycling, having a reusable coffee cup, and doing “what I can” to bring about positive change with regard to these matters. I have been a lifetime hiker, skier, water-sporter (if that’s a word) and from childhood until the end of my undergraduate degree, also a track athlete where much of my training and competition was
Melanie Szirony
Mar 83 min read


Finding Hope with Possible by Design
There actually is hope for our planet, and I am glad you have found us so you can be part of this community - it is good for you, and good for our world. My name is Debbie Clelland, and I am “The Counsellor Sister” (with the Possible By Design Founder, Lori, being “The Engineer Sister”). I am very proud to be on the Advisory Board at Possible By Design. I have spent my 30-year career in British Columbia, Canada as a Clinical Counsellor and Professor in a Master’s Degree pr
Debbie Clelland
Feb 144 min read


Answering the Big Origin-Story Questions
Why we built Possible by Design - and the five questions we're asked most about our origin story.
Lori Guetre
Jan 228 min read
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