What’s the difference between all-out nuclear war and catastrophic climate change? So far we haven’t been stupid enough to resort to all-out nuclear war. Both of them can end civilization, indeed most life on Earth. The way we’re going it’s unclear which will get the job done first. Canada, of
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The Disaffected Lib: How Long Does It Take to Get Over Something Like the Exxon Valdez Disaster? If You’re a Sea Otter, 25-Years.
It’s almost a quarter-century since the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound spilling 42-million leaders of crude oil into the cold, clean waters. That oil did a lot of damage, killed a lot of wildlife including sea birds, fish and marine mammals. 25-years later
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: David Black’s Refinery Pipedream is Going Up in Smoke
Ms Christy has essentially endorsed Enbridge and David Black’s Refinery proposal. Few others will touch it! Premier Christy Clark could hardly contain her glee as she grabbed on to what may have seemed life a lifeline from Newspaper mogul guy David Black. Black is playing the silly bugger ‘Bitumen Boogie’
Continue readingNorthern Gateway and ghosts of the Exxon Valdez
I have been reading Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll, and was captivated by the prologue, which reviewed the Exxon Valdez tragedy. As I read the story, I began to get an uneasy feeling that we may be witnessing history about to repeat itself. Precisely what sent
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