David Ravensbergen
David Ravensbergen’s writing has appeared in Discorder, The Tyee, the Montreal Review of Books and the Montreal Mirror. Originally from Vancouver, David is currently based in Berlin, Germany, where he completed an MA in Political Science.
Stories by David Ravensbergen
Democracy in the Pits: How Canada Uses Foreign Aid as PR for Mining Companies
8 min. readDemocracy in the Pits is a two-part series outlining the tarnished reputation of Canada's mining sector...
Democracy in the Pits: The Corrosive Effect of Canadian Mining Companies Worldwide
Democracy in the Pits is a two-part series outlining the tarnished reputation of Canada's mining sector...
Joe Oliver’s Transparency Rule a Parting Gift to Canadian Mining Companies
On March 3rd, former Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver unveiled a new transparency initiative that...
Yukon Peel Watershed Plan Violates Treaties and Threatens Ecosystems
A coalition of First Nations and conservation groups are suing the Yukon government over a...
Taming the Wolves of Wall Street: Brett Scott on Democratizing the Finance Sector
After years of economic crisis and the rise of social movements like Occupy Wall Street,...
Duncan Clark’s Burning Question: How to Quit Fossil Fuels?
If we are to cut greenhouse gas emissions to levels low enough to mitigate the...
Adam Kahane: Using Narratives for Social Change
When it comes to strategies for changing the world, storytelling isn’t usually the first thing...
Building a Popular Front Against Climate Change
This is the third part of three-part series exploring the German Energy Transition or Energiewende,...
Is the German Energy Transition Everything it’s Cracked Up to Be?
This is Part 2 of David Ravensbergen's series on the Germany Energy Transition. Read Part...
