A Game That Protects Nature
A new FAcebook game has been launched that allows you to help the planet while you play. It’s called MyConservationPark and it’s made by Good World Games. MyConservationPark is a…
environment
S&P Downgrades Planet Earth, Citing Unbalanced Carbon Budget, Reckless Political Debates and Role of “Deniers”
600px-NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg Washington, D.C.—In a move that came as a shock both in this city and throughout the planet on which it is located, Standard & Poor’s late M...
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - The Halifax Chronicle Herald pushes back against the Cons' and Libs' anti-Bloc witch-hunt: For partisan reasons, involvement with the Bloc has become a…
Enter stage right — WAY right — Rick Perry
Just as former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty -- probably the only guy who's close enough to the centre that he could actually beat Barack Obama in next year's presidential race…
When Beavers Abandon Their Dam: Heron Pond, South March Highlands
This summer a breach in the dam at Heron Pond in the South March Highland was discovered that appeared to be a natural occurrence. In such cases the beavers will…
NY university names David Miller a city-building fellow
CTV Toronto - NY university names Miller a city-building fellow - CTV NewsFrom One Toronto:Rob Ford, a Mayor without VisionToronto residents should be proud to have our former mayor, David…
DNA evidence enough to cause concern over invasive Asian Carp
This past week, a multi-agency fishing expedition got underway looking for Asian Carp west of Lake Michigan in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. After catching a 19-pound Asian Carp…
Proud to be a clean, green Ontarian
http://blog.ontarioliberal.ca/2011/08/proud-to-be-a-clean-green-ontarian/ Great blog posted by the great Hillary Buchan-Terrell on her experiences as an Ontario Young Liberal in Copenhagen and how Ontario Liberal plans and ideas are creating green job...
Solving Urbandale’s Beaver Pond Forest Subdivision Marketing Dilemma
The normal method of promoting house sales by telling buyers their houses will be close to the wilderness of the South March Highlands probably isn't going to work for Urbandale,…
Sunday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material to end your weekend.- Floyd Norris' column on the gap between stagnant wages and soaring corporate profits. But let's add Digby's take as to what we can expect…
moby duck sails into the sunset
I've finished reading Moby Duck by Donovan Hohn, one of the very best books I've read in some time. In earlier posts about this book (here and here), I said…
The Politics of Wind Power: Liberals look to ‘John Tory’ Tim Hudak
The Ontario Liberals sent a message to the future this week: it warned Conservative Premier Tim Hudak that if he wants to keep his absurd, long-standing promise to put a…
A crushing defeat for gas guzzlers? – Friday Film Pick: Lithuanian mayor crushes car blocking bike lane
Arturas Zuokas, the mayor of Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius has come out in strong opposition to cars parked in bike paths on roads.
Friday Morning Links
Assorted and environmentally-themed content to end your week.- Lloyd Alter highlights the Cons' contrasting treatment of environmental scientists (who are being fired in droves) and oil lobbyists (who figure never…
Ahhhhh…
…man, I love this country… And the Harperites can’t ruin this part of it at least. Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Do any cloud geeks read this blog?
If so, could someone tell me what kind of cool clouds these be? Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
EnvironmAnt Canada job cuts raise concerns
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/08/04/pol-environment-job-cuts.html
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…
$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…
Hard to rage against the machine…
… when looking out at a scene like this. Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario