0°Duncan Kinney
I’m an Alberta based writer, editor, producer and community organizer. Currently I’m the editor and production manager for Green Energy Futures, an online storytelling project that helps Canadians understand and embrace green energy solutions.
Recent Blog Posts
Gay-straight alliance charter challenge update
When the whole Bill 10 controversy was top of mind I wrote a blog post where I suggested that Catholic and other uncooperative school boards who preemptively shut down gay-straight alliances in their area should be subject to a charter challenge. That got a friend of mine thinking. Paul Govenlock...
Published at Duncan Kinney
When the whole Bill 10 controversy was top of mind I wrote a blog post where I suggested that Catholic and other uncooperative school boards who preemptively shut down gay-straight alliances in their area should be subject to a charter challenge. That got a friend of mine thinking. Paul Govenlock...
Published at Duncan Kinney
#YEG BBQ Pork Adventure: BBQ House vs Kum Wah BBQ Specialty
Our first head to head comparison pits a nearby favourite of mine against a highly recommended spot on 118th Ave. Full disclosure. Kum Wah definitely has a place in my heart. I go at least twice a month and its delicious, affordable lunchbox was partly the inspiration for this series. Kum Wah BBQ...
Published at Duncan Kinney
Our first head to head comparison pits a nearby favourite of mine against a highly recommended spot on 118th Ave. Full disclosure. Kum Wah definitely has a place in my heart. I go at least twice a month and its delicious, affordable lunchbox was partly the inspiration for this series. Kum Wah BBQ...
Published at Duncan Kinney
Duncan’s YEG BBQ Pork Adventure
Inspired by the work of local Edmonton blogger Baconhound and his burger odyssey, my own love of BBQ pork and my proximity to several quality BBQ pork joints I’ve decided to embark on my own YEG BBQ Pork Adventure. There’s a bunch of reasons why I want to do this. The aforementioned l...
Published at Duncan Kinney
Inspired by the work of local Edmonton blogger Baconhound and his burger odyssey, my own love of BBQ pork and my proximity to several quality BBQ pork joints I’ve decided to embark on my own YEG BBQ Pork Adventure. There’s a bunch of reasons why I want to do this. The aforementioned l...
Published at Duncan Kinney
Fly ash is terrible but the media coverage of Alberta’s worst fly ash spill was even worse
The period between Boxing Day and New Years Day is a journalistically dead time of the year. News organizations are running skeleton staffs. Decision makers are scarce. And unless something big happens (like a terrible multiple murder case in Edmonton) it’s usually just cutesy features and ...
Published at Duncan Kinney
The period between Boxing Day and New Years Day is a journalistically dead time of the year. News organizations are running skeleton staffs. Decision makers are scarce. And unless something big happens (like a terrible multiple murder case in Edmonton) it’s usually just cutesy features and ...
Published at Duncan Kinney
It’s time for a Gay-Straight Alliance Charter challenge in Alberta
The elderly, unelected white men who have far too much say over a vast portion Alberta’s education system emerged from their rectories this weekend with a couple of hot takes on Gay-Straight Alliances. Here is Bishop Fred Henry’s letter. Here is the letter from Bishop Richard Smith. T...
Published at Duncan Kinney
The elderly, unelected white men who have far too much say over a vast portion Alberta’s education system emerged from their rectories this weekend with a couple of hot takes on Gay-Straight Alliances. Here is Bishop Fred Henry’s letter. Here is the letter from Bishop Richard Smith. T...
Published at Duncan Kinney
Why pundits, academics and even journalists should disclose almost everything
Remember when the reputations of two of Canada’s most well known journalists, Rex Murphy and Peter Mansbridge, were besmirched because they failed to disclose that they were paid by Canada’s largest oil and gas lobbying organization to speak at events? I do. If only there was a series...
Published at Duncan Kinney
Remember when the reputations of two of Canada’s most well known journalists, Rex Murphy and Peter Mansbridge, were besmirched because they failed to disclose that they were paid by Canada’s largest oil and gas lobbying organization to speak at events? I do. If only there was a series...
Published at Duncan Kinney
The proper care and feeding of Earthships
My parent’s new house is not unlike most houses in Canada. It has a roof, walls, bathrooms, power outlets and all the other usual accoutrements. However unlike most homes in Canada it is also an Earthship. When you’re off grid and responsible for maintaining your own power and water s...
Published at Duncan Kinney
My parent’s new house is not unlike most houses in Canada. It has a roof, walls, bathrooms, power outlets and all the other usual accoutrements. However unlike most homes in Canada it is also an Earthship. When you’re off grid and responsible for maintaining your own power and water s...
Published at Duncan Kinney
From dirt to doorknobs in five weeks: Kinney Earthship build completed
A little more than five weeks ago the Kinney family property looked like this. Now it looks like this. We went from dirt to doorknobs, soup to nuts, in five weeks and it’s been amazing to be a part of it. I’m writing this blog post in the east bedroom. It’s a hot August day [...
Published at Duncan Kinney
A little more than five weeks ago the Kinney family property looked like this. Now it looks like this. We went from dirt to doorknobs, soup to nuts, in five weeks and it’s been amazing to be a part of it. I’m writing this blog post in the east bedroom. It’s a hot August day [...
Published at Duncan Kinney
Rainwater collection on the Earthship
With a bit of a thunderstorm the other day I went up to the roof to see the rainwater collection in action. After seeing that I wanted to crunch some numbers and see what we actually collect with our system. We have a metal roof that drains into four 1700 gallon cisterns, that’s 5800 gallon...
Published at Duncan Kinney
With a bit of a thunderstorm the other day I went up to the roof to see the rainwater collection in action. After seeing that I wanted to crunch some numbers and see what we actually collect with our system. We have a metal roof that drains into four 1700 gallon cisterns, that’s 5800 gallon...
Published at Duncan Kinney
End of week 3
18 days of Earthship construction is complete. We’ve built most of a house in thats time. It’s amazing what a group of well prepared people with a singular focus and common goal can accomplish in a short timeframe. The structure is built and dried in. The power systems are installed a...
Published at Duncan Kinney
18 days of Earthship construction is complete. We’ve built most of a house in thats time. It’s amazing what a group of well prepared people with a singular focus and common goal can accomplish in a short timeframe. The structure is built and dried in. The power systems are installed a...
Published at Duncan Kinney
