After graduating in 2005 with Political/Social Science, and English as B.A. credentials, Torbjorn set out to look for opportunities in forestry and resource management. Torbjorn started blogging with Variable Interest sometime mid-2007 to develop backing vocals to his supposed career plans.
As a job during and after university he planted more than 500,000 seedlings for the timber industry as a spring and summer planter, leaving him no choice but to continue working for British Columbia's land and water resources. Now, as a project manager and consultant for a natural resource consulting group, Torbjorn works with B.C. government, private industry, as well as Aboriginal clients focusing on forest development consulting and power production.
He is also in constant search and development of a viable consulting business niche. There are many.
Torbjorn sports a practical haircut and is also a part-time student of business and ecological restoration. In his free time enjoys his road bike, snowboarding, playing and listening to music, and pondering the future of "things."
Torbjorn Rive's blog is Variable Interest.
From what I’ve seen and heard, Canadians are ahead of their government when it comes to environmental consciousness. That’s normal, as bureaucracy takes time, especially implemented through dinosaurs.
No one knows business potential like each and every one of us does. But beyond mere potential are the elements that make businesses successful. Here we explore some tips and steps for taking a service-oriented business, and marketing it as (or making it) a product.
I’ve been hearing some chatter, as well as read a little, about the US decision to put polar bears on the ‘threatened’ list. Some of the comments I hear, and from journalists who don’t know shit-all, say that it’s ridiculous because that population is apparently thriving. They can’t believe that the polar bear is a symbol of the threat of global warming, and can’t help but call out the ‘eco-radicals’ on their shenanigans.
You shouldn’t get caught up in “buying green.” Your actions are still more important than which green movement you’re supporting. Here’s how to customize a sustainable life to fit your priorities, because every bit counts.
Today, ecosystem care is a response. When we’ve trashed something enough that people start to feel the effects, it’s time for a ‘fix’. When it’s time for a fix, it is usually up to money - and whether it’s there or not - to decide which direction a project moves.
Getting involved in urban gardening beyond plain-old grass has multiple benefits. Not just benefits to yourself regarding reward, health, and satisfaction - but natural benefits such as the return of soils and organic matter, and a ‘clean’ hydrologic cycle.
The longer term benefits for the US of being a world leader in green (and other energy related) technologies far outweighs the cost of war, but does not reach headlines as often as it should.
Much of what we think and do is at some point affected by our overall world view. That is, your philosophy, ethic, and work ethic. It can be changed. Before that, we have to accept that there are ways in which we can improve the way we see our surrounding landscapes.
I’m not 100 percent sure, but I think that the age of Greenwash - a word which has been around since 1986 (I’ll have you know) - is coming to an end. What is pulling Green back from the depths of hell is the advent of actual participation. Organizations too, are finding that it can increase profit retention and create work opportunities […]
There are resources ripe for business tactics and personal growth everywhere you look, most of which is classic blog material. But nothing can act as an analogy to anything (even bettering your career) better than nature itself.
