Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Thomas Unner discusses how Olof Palme's candour offers a needed lesson for Mark Carney and other leaders facing Donald Trump's threats. Patrick Lennox…
Distributed energy resources (DERs)
Clean Energy Canada published an important report for this province. It is titled BC Distributed Energy Resource Potential Study. It seems the best examinations about this province's energy needs come…
BC’s clean energy strategy is less than clean
I have listened to Powering the Future a few times. There is much information to be gained, and a little misinformation was politely ignored. Check it out. BC Hydro Chair…
Air Quality Reports Remain Wrong in Saskatchewan
Last year I asked what I thought was a rhetorical question, but it turns out that MP Kram’s office has responded to my concern. The problem remains a year later,…
Blowback, Imperial Over-Reach & Collapse: A Case Study – The US-Israeli War On Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran is a classic text book case of imperial over-reach: driven by greed, power lust and hubris, as all empires are, they over-reach, especially when in…
Today’s News: Clown Shoes as metaphor, Trump Prayer as parody, Poilievre as ridiculous, plus Paralympics update (and some good sources for war updates)
We went out for supper tonight (hooray!) so I didn't get a lot of reading done, but I do just have to share these hilarious stories: Clown Shoes as metaphorThis…
More shocking American behaviour
I receive plenty of emails drawing attention to information and news stories from around the world. I've been busy, so few of the recent ones have prompted me to look…
About the decline of Western civilization
The American administration has been expressing concern lately about the “decline” of Western civilization. The... The post About the decline of Western civilization first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
New Nuclear Costs Too Much
The Sask Government wants SaskPower to build nuclear reactors for 2035.Currently Saskatchewan has about 5GW of electricity generation.Take a look at what Bladeofthesun says about British nuclear power ambitions, in…
Wetlands Monomania
#ldnont #onpoli #environment #wetlands #development
The Lambda Fifth Columns: Part 2 (of 4), Winter 1972
This is the second part of a new series of Fifth Columns featuring my columns from 1971 to 1973 in the Laurentian University student newspaper Lambda, that inspired me to…
Wireton Willie’s last words
A ghostly groundhog predicts the weather.
Snow Fences Generated Power This Past Winter in Minnesota
Minnesota tried out a neat idea to upgrade their snow fences along highways to generated electricity through solar panels. The idea of a solar fence itself isn’t new, but the…
The Cost Of Ignoring The News
For far too many people, “I don’t really follow the news” has become the survival strategy of our era.
Today’s News: Carney adds another MP, more Canada love, plus updates on the US/Israel/Iran War, the Epstein Files Scandal, and the Paralympics
That rumbling sound you hear across the country tonight is a major floor-crossing in Ottawa. From Cole Bennett: Lori Idlout will cross the floor from the New Democratic Party to…
New Democrats feel the Carney burn as Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to Liberals
Like their Conservative counterparts who have already felt the Carney burn three times, federal New Democrats will be none too happy about the not-completely-unexpected news late yesterday that Nunavut MP…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Crazed cat.
Ireland Ditches Coal
Ireland joins the ranks of other countries that have officially ditched coal, yes coal. Coal that 20th century power source that gave us global warming which too many places, like…
On Useful Anger: Cohen’s All the Rage
How can we possibly approach the world today without being in a constant stage of rage? Philosopher and psychoanalyst Josh Cohen’s All the Rage suggests how to make this feeling…