TweetGoogle, working with the United States Geological Survey, NASA and TIME, have released time lapsed satellite maps of the Earth from each year from 1984 to 2012. You can search the site for time lapsed images of locations from around the globe. The population of the province of Alberta has
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: SFH’s new tune, ‘I Love You’
Tried to post it on that Vine thing. Didn’t work. So imagine this on a perpetual loop. Your browser does not support the video tag
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: EG Radio May 9: the Kalamazoo River oil spill 3 years later
Download: earthgauge-podcast-may9-2013.mp3 Photograph: State of Michigan This week on Earthgauge, we take a look back at what happened in Michigan in 2010 when an Enbridge pipeline ruptured spilling roughly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River. What is the legacy of the spill and is there anything for
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Abuse of process
Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd. 2013 SCC 26 holds: [39] In Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77, Arbour J. wrote for the majority of this Court that the doctrine of abuse of process has its roots in a judge’s inherent and residual discretion to prevent abuse of
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Keystone XL Pipeline could cost $100 billion per year in health and environmental damages
EPA Asks State Department for Total Cost to Society of KXL, Oil Change International Spells it Out By: Oil Change International | Press Release: WASHINGTON – May 7 – Oil Change International today uncovered that the full cost of the Keystone XL Pipeline to society could be upwards of $100 Billion per
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Bell’s Back for the Takeover | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Arielle with your update: This week we discuss the Bell Astral Takeover, a $3.4 billion deal that would increase concentration of media ownership in Canada. After Bell’s proposal was rejected by the CRTC last year, another round of hearings are taking place in Montreal this week. Let’s tell
Continue readingNot an Official Green Party Canada Site: Liberal Party open contested nominations: Awesome plan, but Pro-Life is the fly in the ointment.
At great risk to life and limb, I am going to open a can of worms that the Liberal Party is just going to HAVE to deal with soon. Over the course of the leadership contest, the bold experiment of opening up the vote for all Canadians through the supporter
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Another Face Of Integrity
This kind of sterling courage and integrity is what keeps me from abandoning hope: H/t Salon.com Recommend this Post
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Dr. Tom Insel’s Shameful DSM Retreat
Left – Transforming Diagnosis Insel Right – NIMH Is Not Abandoning the DSM Insel. In Transforming Diagnosis NIMH Director Thomas Insel said that the DSM was invalid, based on an antiquated system of diagnosis and …. patients deserve better. Then he retreated, tried to hide and claimed that people
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Move to Oust Christ Clark- Dubbed 801- Is it Real?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This dull election is becoming closer and meaner and we still 4 days to go. Jas Johal has filed this report on Global. Here it is for your personal viewing right here.
Continue readingBuckdog: Only One Major Federal Political Party WILL Abolish The Corrupt Crime Ridden Canadian Senate .. and it isn’t the Liberals or Conservatives!
-Senate in ‘crisis’ as committee recommends two members pay back expenses -Senators ordered to repay housing and mileage expenses -Sen. Mac Harb quits Liberal caucus after audit of housing allowance claims -Audit does little to silence Senate critics amid housing allowance controversy -Duffy held “informal conversation” with chair
Continue readingcartoon life: Cat and Moon
Filed under: art Tagged: blue, Cat, moon, red, stars
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5974…Zamboni Joy Rides
Oh tell me you never thought about driving the Zamboni. My buddy Len Berman from Len Berman’s That’s Sports tells the story of a man in Oklahoma who made that dream come true. And then there’s 24-year old Spencer Holt in Oklahoma City. He thought it would be a swell
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Taking the Pipeline and Tankers Debate to Enbridge’s Door
Thursday, May 9, 2013 It was a very long way to travel to be turned away at the door. As I noted in an earlier post, a delegation of us journeyed from BC to Enbridge’s Annual General Meeting, on Wednesday, May 8th, to deliver to shareholders and the Board of
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Taking the Pipeline and Tankers Debate to Enbridge’s Door
Thursday, May 9, 2013 It was a very long way to travel to be turned away at the door. As I noted in an earlier post, a delegation of us journeyed from BC to Enbridge’s Annual General Meeting, on Wednesday, May 8th, to deliver to shareholders and the Board of
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Interregnum
Well it’s been awhile, Even though I have had blog post ideas going through my bead I just have not felt like sitting down and writing lately. The Fifth Column will resume even if I am not certain exactly when.
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Interregnum
Well it’s been awhile, Even though I have had blog post ideas going through my bead I just have not felt like sitting down and writing lately. The Fifth Column will resume even if I am not certain exactly when.
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Interregnum
Well it’s been awhile, Even though I have had blog post ideas going through my bead I just have not felt like sitting down and writing lately. The Fifth Column will resume even if I am not certain exactly when.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5973…Senator John McCain Gets It
Sportsfans.org reports that the senior Senator from Arizona, John McCain, has just introduced a bill [imagine, a Senator that does something besides cheat the government, sleep their careers away or be self important un importants] that will forbid sports teams that play in stadiums that are publicly funded, and they pretty much
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: No Community Level (Census Tract/Dissemination Area) Data In NHS
Today’s first release of the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data confirmed what we had previously written. It appears the data quality was so poor that Statscan decided to release neither data at the dissemination area (DA) nor the census tract (CT) levels. These are more commonly referred to as
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