…Burning oil caused the melting in the first place… A week ago [was it that long?] two climate change activists pulled a Yes Men on our greatest employee, Mr. Stephen Harper. But last summer, you may not have seen an equally clever, but more hi-tech, stunt by Greenpeace’s Save the
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The Common Sense Canadian: Harper fires back at Neil Young’s anti-Tar Sands tour
Legendary rocker Neil Young should mind his own carbon footprint, says Stephen Harper Read this Jan. 12 story from Sun News on Stephen Harper’s response to an anti-Tar Sands tour being led by Canadian-born rock legend Neil Young. OTTAWA – Responding to Neil Young’s anti-oilsands tour, the Prime Minister’s Office
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that to end your weekend. – Paul Luke comments on the general stratification of workers into three groups: professionals facing extended hours and stress at a single job, service-sector workers juggling multiple jobs at more than full-time hours, and people struggling to find work at all. But it’s
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – In keeping with the theme of this week’s column, the Star-Phoenix questions the Wall government’s choice to neglect existing school infrastructure. And Lana Payne’s message about how leaders react in a crisis also looks to be closely intertwined with the need to plan
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday At The Movies
Titus rocks!
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Aren’t We Asking The Wrong Questions?
Newspapers currently abound with stories of the toll taken by the bitterly cold weather that has taken hold of a good part of the continent, followed closely by tales of the perennial ‘blame game.’ For example, countless numbers have railed against the decision to close Pearson Airport in Toronto for
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how well-planned public infrastructure and a strong community spirit have helped Saskatchewan through weather that’s caused far more problems elsewhere – and how we’re in danger of losing that advantage. For further reading…– The obvious point of comparison is the spate of problems faced by Toronto – including
Continue reading350 or bust: Extreme Weather Events Escalating Around the World
The HawkkeyDavis Channel on YouTube does an excellent job of compiling extreme weather events from around the world at regular intervals during the year. Here’s the end-of-the-year compilation for 2013. As the video’s description notes, this is not viewing for the faint of heart; all kinds of extreme weather events
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: That Didn’t Take Long
Bob ‘Mad Dog’ Runciman has a solution for those pesky protestors who dare embarrass the Prime Minister. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Rachel Parent and other lame anti-GMO arguments
Photo from CBC Last year, 14 year old Rachel Parent was in the unenviable situation of being in the same room as Kevin O’Leary (click here for video). Parent did a commendable job speaking on national TV. I cannot pretend that I would have had half her poise and composure
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: I Am Weak
Already, I am breaking my New Year’s resolution not to mock unhinged televangelists. Pat Roberston, as usual, provided a temptation I could not withstand: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Progress Or Politics?
If you start the following video at about the 5:30 mark, you will hear a surprising answer from Conservative MP Braid Braid when asked by Evan Solomon if the Harper government believes in climate change. Progress or mere politics? You decide. Recommend this Post
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper and climate demonstrator
Will Harper do anything about climate change? I have my serious doubts. He is an oil salesman. He works for oil companies,rich people and corporations. Picture:
Continue reading350 or bust: A Republican Talks About Changing The Dialogue On Energy & Climate
For this week’s TED Talk Tuesday, former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis spoke at TEDx Jacksonville earlier this year about energy and climate. Mr. Inglis is now the Executive Director of the Energy and Enterprise Initiative based at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and is a champion of carbon fee
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Yesterday’s Climate Justice Protest #SpinAlert
Sean Devlin, of ShitHarperDid.ca, had the temerity to interact with our employee, Mr. Stephen Harper. Yesterday, we saw a new level of action against climate destruction policy. In the style of co-conspirator Brigette DePape, two protesters crashed Harper’s contemptuous public appearance. Harper holds the media and the general public of
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: In Vancouver, Climate Justice Activists Disrupt Stephen Harper’s Pro-Big Oil Party
Two climate justice activists peacefully disrupted Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s question-and-answer session at the Vancouver Board of Trade on Monday. The post In Vancouver, Climate Justice Activists Disrupt Stephen Harper’s Pro-Big Oil Party appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Polar Vortex Explained
In response to my post the other day about Donald Trump’s fatuous dismissal of climate change because of the cold we are experiencing, The Mound of Sound, who does exemplary work on the subject, explained that the loss of Artic ice is powering the Polar Jet Stream currently engulfing us.
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Three New Year’s resolutions for the Earth
Monday, January 6, 2014 The beginning of the year is a good time for planning, setting goals. And with 2014 shaping up to be an important year for environmentally minded Canadians, here, briefly, are our top 3 resolutions for the coming year. The beginning of the year is a good
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Economic Growth? I Prefer Steady State
Economic growth suggests that infinite growth is possible. Even with a growing earth population and increasing climate breakdown, people still think we can continue growing. I like using the seasons analogy to describe that human economic activity ought follow the cycle of seasons, with a steadying imperative. This is why
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