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.
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.
In the public eye, the first and foremost of the original 1970’s “4 R’s” has been lost, and we are now seeing more of the “3 R’s”: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Was it for the sake of consumerism, that the Refuse part was dropped? […]
Here are three ways to change how you commute and perhaps restore some measure of productivity to that otherwise-lost bit of time.
For me, this project represents a milestone in the area of restoration of natural systems. Restoration has seen some hard times, primarily due to lack of funding. I see this first hand in the forest industry where standards are designed to be met (and barely), and those rarely include restoration and revitalization of damaged ecosystems […]
The benefits for growing and using hemp are practically endless.Although it can be slightly pricey, when your next hemp purchase lasts so long that you’ll pass it on as a gift to your grandchild, you’ll thank me (and it).
Going Green spreads like a culture, so it faces the same limits as one. While it should be a practical necessity–it will survive best as culture, and hopefully become as big as religion.
The following is a story about one of the most important forests and versatile resources that Canada has to offer to the world. More than just the forest, it is a story of a beetle the size of a grain of rice. This is a story about the mountain pine beetle (MPB), and how it […]
When you visit a friend’s place, do you leave your shoes at the door, tread lightly, and attempt to have a minimal impact on the things he or she owns? Or, do you thrash around like a baby, and take and leave what you like? […]
We are just visitors here, and individually, we come and go. […]
