Lots of stuff going on since I last posted here. Besides the Rider’s being in the Western Semi-final today, I mean. Dr. Jim Harding, ardent no-nukes activist and author, has started a website to provide an archive of material related to the nuc…
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anybody want to buy a bridge?
“Beware of false knowledge;it is more dangerous than ignorance.”George Bernard ShawWe are in the information age. We are a knowledge based economy…or so we are supposed to be. Knowledge is power we are told.We have countless ways of receiving inf…
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At some stages of your life you will deal with thingsand at others you are overwhelmed with misery and anxiety. Nigella Lawson How long does it take for things to overtake ones ability to cope? It seems that the weeks of smoke has sapped us of all ene…
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The 610-kilometre Skeena River is one of the world’s longest undammed rivers, and is the second longest river in British Columbia. Unlike the Fraser, the Skeena has been spared widespread industrial development, and a large portion of the Skeena w…
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Mcleese Lake somewhere in the smokeThere’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all. ~Robert OrbenAnd there is smoke in the air…man it is everywhere! With the home fires still a burning up t…
Continue readingMarginal Notes: Exploiting the BP Oil Spill to Sell Self Tan Bronzing Gel
The August edition of Vogue Italia features a fashion spread titled ‘Water and Oil.’ I believe that ‘Violence and Destruction’ better capture the content and mood of these photos. We are accustomed to the sexualization of violence against women…
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“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” Albert Schweitzer
there is fir…
Continue readingFear and Loathing
“Courage is resistance to fear,mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”– Mark Twain It seems that our lives are continually in a state of trying to balance our hopes and our fears. And for many it seems that the fear over…
Continue readingA. Picazo: Chevron – Because BP Wasn’t Drilling Deep Enough
Fifty miles off the coast of Louisiana, upwards of 100,000 barrels per day of oil are gushing from BP’s Deepwater Horizon well into the Gulf of Mexico. With the equivalent of one Exxon-Valdez seeping into the Gulf every three days, mass devastation of the wetlands, wildlife, and marshes surrounding the
Continue readingBringing Home the BP Oil Disaster
If the oil gusher happened in my neck of the woods, here’s how much area it would currently cover. h/t to The TO Star Related: Gulf oil spill: BP lacked the right tools to deal with crisis, chief executive admits Oil Companies Weigh Strategies to Fend Off Tougher Regulations As
Continue readingPop The Stack: Time to Come Together Around Democratic Reform
Today I’m going to tell you my vision for creating a national discussion about Democratic Reform. If you’re a regular reader of PopTheStack you know that one of the things I’m really passionate about is fixing our democracy in Canada. There are lots of things wrong with the way that voices of Canadians are heard, […]
Pop The Stack: Andrew Coyne speaks to the Liberal Party, but will they listen?
I’m just growing more and more fond of Andrew Coyne as time goes on. Maybe I’m getting older and more conservative, or maybe he’s getting less so. Or just maybe, the old templates of “conservative” and “liberal” aren’t nearly as useful as they once seemed to be. That is essentially the point of Coyne fantastic […]
A stream of nuke news
Grab a coffee or tea. Find a snack. Lots of linky news today so this could take a while! First up: A Calgary nuke company, Kirrin Resources, is not going to expand its exploration for uranium in Quebec. That’s good news for Quebec’s…
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I had the opportunity through work to attend the 2009 Canadian Public Relations Society Conference in Vancouver this past June. The second afternoon luncheon was delivered by David Suzuki. I was so inspired and impressed by his talk. Now, that I have f…
Continue readingCanada Guaranteed to be the Problem in Copenhagen
Just as the UN Climate Change Conference kicking off today in Copenhagen Harper gave a speech this morning where he stated that we need to be putting economic recovery before addressing climate change. You can bet that this will be his excuse for holdi…
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: See, we are not the only environmental pariahs
Seattle – November 30, 1999. What a time to remember. Thousands of activists taking it to the streets. Anarchists in turtle uniforms. That great symbol of American decadence – Starbucks – with its smashed windows. All in the fight against closed door meeting deciding our economic futures. Apparently certain groups
Continue readingPop The Stack: Time for Rex to Go
Ever since I cut Rex Murphy out of my life (see Goodbye Rex) it seems he’s been popping up more and more trying to get my attention back. I’ve been trying not to listen to him but today I gave in when I found this. I’m sure I could link directly to the CBC video, […]
Pop The Stack: Out with the Guns, In with the Green
I’ve been putting off this article for a week or so, and its been piling up links, so here’s some unsolicited advice from me to the leaders of her majesty’s loyal opposition, both Mr. Ignatieff and Mr. Layton. Start opposing with something Canadians actually want, not what the media punditocrocy and ‘common wisdom’ tell you. […]
I Want a Leader, Not A Follower
Well now we’ve heard that a number of leaders of other countries (including Obama) are going to be in Copenhagen Harper is jumping on the bandwagon and declaring that he too will be going. Instead of trying to take a leadership role on the internation…
Continue readingredjenny: Entitlement
Puzzle me this: Why is it that the same people who bitch about workers sense of entitlement (you know, workers wanting decent treatment and wages) themselves feel entitled to free plastic bags? (It’s true) I think its a marvelous success so far: Toronto’s new 5 cent plastic bag law has
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