DeSmogBlog: CNBC Host Squawks Climate Denial in Twitter Meltdown
This is a guest post by Emily Southard, Campaign Manager of Forecast the Facts Joe Kernen, co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box, lashed out on Twitter this month at concerned CNBC viewers and individuals who called on him to accurately report the facts about the economic risks of climate change. Kernen’s comments
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism`s 40% With Intellectual Disability? Auti$m $peak$ Doesn’t See YOU, Doesn’t Speak For YOU!
Autism Speaks has done much to create publicity around the word autism, the color blue, puzzle pieces and … some very talented, high functioning individuals with autism diagnoses like Alex Plank and J. E. Robison. In terms of its public statements and presentations though it does little to nothing to
Continue reading350 or bust: We’ve Been Lied To About The Real “Bottom Line”
Forget everything you’ve been told about economics, and learn about the “externalities” our entire economy ignores. Canadian geneticist and climate hero Dr David Suzuki explains the fallacy of conventional economics, in an interview done for the BBC. Posted by Sustainable Man: * David Suzuki.org New Economics Foundation
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: There’s desperate and then there’s Dunderdale #nlpoli
Take away the bluster: “The agenda won’t be set by Quebec in terms of how we do our work, how we develop our resources, and how we access markets.” Take away the old fairy tales : “I would characterize this as a desperate move by a company that’s been trying
Continue readingNorthern Insight: Tories choose Cargill and friends over consumers
The U.S. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and other cattle producers and meat companies have sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over country-of-origin labelling rules. Many consumers and groups such as Los Angeles-based Made in the USA Foundation favour the new rules but producers enjoy the benefits of mixing imported beef
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #SKstorm Pounds Regina Quickly
Yikes!! MT @Skstormchaser: #skstorm backside of storm heading S.E. towards REGINA http://t.co/vXhhWR7Him #YQR— Tiffany Lizée (@TiffanyGlobal) July 24, 2013 A surprise thunderstorm approached me as I biked north on Rose St., thinking of going under the tracks to check out the remains of Big Sky Cycles after their shop burned
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Public Enemy with Brother Ali – ‘Get Up Stand Up’: plus BitTorrent remix project
Public Enemy decided to make Get Stand up Stand Up – featuring Brother Ali – available through a BitTorrent bundle to allow fans to put together a remix of the song. The date for the submission of remixes has just passed, but it’s an interesting concept… a great way to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why We’re ALL On Stephen Harper’s Enemy List
When I first read that Stephen Harper had an Enemy List I was not surprised. For it's his madness that makes him so dangerous.But I was worried about my country and its democracy. For no democracy can survive in such an atmosphere of intimidation.And of course, I was also worried that I was
Continue readingPostArctica: How six women did something incredible to save the Arctic
Reblogged from Montreal Girls: Very inspiring!
Continue readingPostArctica: Strandbeests by Theo Jansen
Theo Jansen (born 1948) is a Dutch artist. In 1990, he began what he is known for today: building large mechanisms out of PVC that are able to move on their own, known as Strandbeest. His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering; in a car company (BMW)
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Now, for my weekly edition of nutty evangelicals, I thought I would give Pat Robertson a break and offer you this: Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Industry Canada dished out $22.1B in “corporate welfare” since 1961
A new report by the Fraser Institute reveals that Industry Canada gave businesses $22.1 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, aka “corporate welfare”, since 1961 The post Industry Canada dished out $22.1B in “corporate welfare” since 1961 appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingLeftist Jab: You Ask What Are The Sexting Pseudonyms Of Stephen Harper’s Cabinet? We Answer!
A picture lasts forever on the internet Earlier today, politician Anthony Weiner, infamous for sexting pictures of his junk to women while married, held a press conference dealing with the fallout of the allegation that he continued with sexting junk-shots after the media tempest rocked his political career. The New
Continue readingTerahertz: Things You Can Do to Help Calgary’s Secular Community Grow and Thrive!
Found this (public) note on Facebook with some exciting news about the secular community in Calgary. Keep it up! And when I say “we,” what I really mean is you. I’m looking for people to take up some of these projects so I can proceed with the things I already
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6270…Buy George Zimmerman A Gun
To refresh yer memory he is the dude who was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin. This means he is not a murderer; just a killer. The Washington Times says “…that even though Zimmerman was acquitted by a jury, the Justice Department on Thursday ordered the Sanford police to put a hold on the evidence from the trial,
Continue readingBryan Crockett: The UK’s “porn block” won’t work
The British Government has recently passed legislation to block pornographic content from being accessible online. Now, if a Briton wants to view pornography, they must specifically request that the block be lifted for them by their Internet service provider. This is absolutely moronic and regressive legislation for a number of
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Burden of proof not on moving party in mobility cases
Sferruzzi v. Allan, 2013 ONCA 496: [42] Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27 is the seminal case on mobility in family law cases. In it, the Supreme Court set out the principles that govern such matters. Paragraphs 49-50 of Gordon contain the following summary of those principles: 1. The parent applying for a
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6269…Dean Del Mastro In The News
Boy oh boy I hope he doesn’t eat when he is anxious. Coz if he does he is gonna have to trot, er waddle, down to Moore’s and get his suits let out. The Ottawa Citizen [and every other decent fish wrap in Canada] had a story yesterday/today about the esteemed
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