When forecasts for investment in oil alternatives are closing in on a trillion dollars, something big is happening. And it's happening here in Vancouver

It seems safe to say that Deb Abbey is a woman who likes her job. Not everyone gets to help arm-twist an oil-pipeline company (Enbridge Inc.) to stop human-rights abuses by a subsidiary in Colombia. Nor do they get to announce to the media that they have now sold all shares in T-shirt supplier Gildan Activewear because Gildan has persisted with union-busting in Honduras.