Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/08/04/pol-environment-job-cuts.html
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The Liberal Scarf: Dirty NDP
On the same day that we learn of massive cuts to Environment Canada coming from the federal Conservatives, it’s important to remember that the ONDP is going off track on the environment in the same way.Check out http://www.dirtyndp.ca/ for more info, a…
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: $10 million is the new $137 million
Only in Hamilton. When Ontario deregulated power in 2002 (huge mistake still, in my opinion) it was left to the local utilities on what to do with the new local power companies which legally had to incorporate separately from the citi…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What does Jack Layton’s former chief of staff think about ONDP environment policy?
He think it is ”anti-environmental nonsense”, “a serious disappointment”, and “entirely the wrong direction” Meanwhile, what do Rick Smith & Environmental Defence (of which he serves as executive director) say about Ontario’s Green Energy Act?They…
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: PR Campaign Uses Gays To Clean Up Tar Sands Image
Well, here’s a very special way to have your struggle for equality used by large corporations! The Alberta tar sands, condemned internationally as one of the most harmful environmental projects in human history, is having some understandable difficulties with its public image. Presenting the sands as an environmentally responsible project or merely downplaying its harm is […]
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Say No to Andrea Horwath’s dirty schemes
The Ontario Liberals are the only party that will stand up for creating new green jobs and a cleaner environment.
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Dumping Shit in The Ottawa River
This blog post contains graphic language because there is no way to pretty up dumping shit in the city’s drinking water source.If I were to walk into the Ottawa River and take a crap I would probably be arrested, and not just for indecent exposure but …
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: EthicalOil.org: Canada Tar Sands Propaganda And Insult to Canadians
Former federal Conservative operative, Alykhan Velshi, is at it again. As Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s communications director, earlier this year, he stirred controversy when he used Canadian government stationery while canvassing for Pri…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Failing by any measure
It’s no particular secret that “intensity” targets for greenhouse gas emissions are an utter joke, designed to facilitate the continued growth of heavy polluters as long as they make marginal improvements in per-unit emissions with no regard for the fa…
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Three Months Later…
It has been 3 months since Plains Midstream Canada reported that there had been a Rainbow Pipeline leak, 100 km NE of Peace River, Alberta. Initially, the Alberta media were told by Plains Midstream Canada that only a few hundred barrels of oil had leaked from the Rainbow Pipeline… There
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: All the "easy" oil and gas may be gone, but still …
While most regions of Canada have imposed moratoriums on “fracking,” using jackhammers and / or high pressure water injections to get out natural gas, one province — British Columbia — is going, pardon the expression, full steam ahead and allowing ou…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Friday miscellany – Liz, cowboys, Arsenal and a cottage
1. Elizabeth May’s sudden crusade against Wi-Fi has disappointed me. I had thought she would latch on to an environmental issue that was beyond reproach. The tar sands. GHGs. Volatile organic compounds. Food safety. She had a lot to choose from. But no. She picks an issue which may or may not actually be an […]
Continue readingthe reeves report: ‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility’: Bloomberg gives fight to Big Coal
Not content to have merely taken on the gun lobby, the tobacco industry, and the anti-gay marriage crowd, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has set his sights on picking a fight with Big Coal. Bloomberg, who also happens to be the 10th wealthiest person in America right now with an estimated personal fortune of … Continue reading »
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- Not surprising: Canadians find Stephen Harper’s constant politicization of everything – including awards for volunteers – to be improper. Even less surprising: Stephen Harper couldn’t care less.- Meanwh…
Continue readingthe reeves report: GPO answers AMO’s call for a comprehensive waste strategy
On June 30th, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario issued a press release that challenged all political parties in Ontario “to demonstrate how they will support waste diversion strategies that ensure that industry cleans up after itself, property taxpayers aren’t left holding the tab for waste management costs, and fewer toxins are released into our … Continue reading »
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Video: Yves Engler, cars, capitalism and catastrophe
I’m half-way through “Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the road to economic, social and ecological decay” by Bianca Mugyenyi and Yves Engler and I’m already regretting my decision, a year ago, to replace my aging Mazda with a brand new Kia Soul. I would have been better off with a bus pass and the […]
Continue readingThings Are Good: Heat Your Home By Hosting the Internet
As the internet continues its growth it consumes more and more electricity because larger server and data centres are required. Microsoft has come up with a brilliant idea to allow ‘the backbone’ of the internet to continue to grow while helping heat houses and providing a faster internet.
Microsoft has released a research paper that […]
wmtc: moby duck: "that’s the difference. there are things afloat now that will never sink."
I’ve re-started reading Moby Duck. I don’t know if this ever happens to you, but sometimes if I pick up a book at a particularly busy time when I don’t have enough uninterrupted time and concentration, I end up reading in tiny dribs and drabs, a page h…
Continue readingthe reeves report: Long-term thinking needed in the fight for Ontario’s Green Energy future
While in Vancouver last week as part of a First Ministers meeting, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty made a direct link between subsidies paid out to the oil and gas industry in Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan, and the need for greater subsidies from Ottawa for Ontario’s green energy sector. According to the Vancouver Sun, McGuinty claimed … Continue reading »
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