Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The green revolution away from fossil fuels is gaining momentum. We need time to make the crossover but it surely is coming as night follows day. Alternate building materials and alternate approaches are on the rise. Let us try to reduce our use of gas and oil
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Cowichan Conversations: This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Those of us fortunate enough to have had some rough patches in our lives will empathize immediately with this amazing article about the struggle back from poverty of a young couple that did everything right, and then the bottom fell out. The line is a thin one
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Clean Energy News of the Week: Solar Roadways Video Going Viral
Richard Hughes-Futurist In these days of largely bad news, here is a good news story to lift your spirits. In truth the technological capabilities that are possible could transform our lives and drastically reduce pollution making the world a better place. This really is a must read post and take
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ‘Over My Dead body’: Northern BC Residents Overwhelmed By Massive LNG Push
Read this story by Mychaylo Prystupa-Vancouver ObserverVideo included “It’s the first time I’ve felt so pushed and powerless by a force outside of our area telling us what is to happen,” Kispiox resident Gene Allen says.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Public Art and Bus Stop Shelters Behind The Iron Curtain
Thank you Aisha for putting this up on Facebook. Here is an interesting twist from behind the Iron Curtain. Amidst dull predictable state approved architecture that put practicality before any consideration of form or grace these free form artistic and creative bus shelters appeared and many have survived to this
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Great Unveiling: Iranian Women Are Ditching Their Head Scarves
We receive information and news from our own sources e.g., the CBC,CTV, major newspapers and the like. Fortunately the internet allows us to gain insights and views from people on the ground. This post gives us a view of women’s struggles in Iran.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Setting Seeds and Farmers Free
Here is a good news story from the University of Wisconsin. Move over Monsanto new open source seeds are being developed and made available without restrictive patents. OSSI on CBC’s “As it Happens” Posted on April 22, 2014 by ossi reply Setting seeds and farmers free: a group of scientists
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Truth Of It All
“When a great truth once gets abroad in the world, no power on earth can imprison it, or prescribe its limits, or suppress it. It is bound to go on till it becomes the thought of the world.” —Frederick Douglas
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Defiant Northern Chief Galvanizes BC First Nations Against Premier’s LNG Plans
A new leadership figure has emerged in the politics of LNG, Enbridge, pipelines and native rights. Fort Nelson Chief Sharleen Gail has blown Christy Clark and her MLA’s into major damage control mode. It could however be too late. Chief Gail’s stand might well have spelled the turning point in
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adbusters New Campaign
Adbusters is working on a series of 15–second mindbombs: video punches aired on television networks all over the world, put there by jammers far and wide through a monumental crowd-funded campaign. These powerful metamemes will disrupt the corporate narrative with our message that global consumerism has degraded our mental environment
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: So You Like Rock and Roll Music eh!
Keith Richards invited a roster of great musicians to honor Chuck Berry for an evening of music to commemorate Berry’s 60th birthday. Taken from the Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll movie. I tear up when Etta starts rockin’ Full Screen, turn up the speakers! Dig it!
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Government of Canada Must Respect the First Nations Rights and Treaties
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Hardly a day goes by without hearing of another environmental disaster. In most cases they are easily traceable back to the doorsteps of greedy ‘Oil and Gas Corporations’ combined with reduced or eliminated federal and provincial regulations. Do we hear outrage and a call to action from
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Neil Young-Diana Krall To Help Bankroll First Nation’s Tar Sands Battle
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Could this be a ‘Canadian Spring’- an awakening to the fact that ‘Thugs in Suits’ are hijacking our country, selling out our natural resources to the Chinese and sacrifing our environment at every level. Harper’s War on Science has gone to far for Canadians to stomach. His
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cynthia Koenig’s Invention Reshapes the Lives of Millions of Women and Girls
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I came across this live saving invention while browsing through Facebook. It is brilliant and will make a significant and beneficial change in the lives of millions of women and girls! You just never know what will find on the internet. Much of it worthwhile When
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: UN Report Says Small-Scale Organic Farming Only Way to Feed the World
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It could be done individually and co-operatively in a great many locations such as the Cowichan Valley. Organic Gardening – Farming, should become an integral part of our children’s education with training and hands on learning experiences from primary onwards. Skilled gardener/farmer teachers could be brought in
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: An Amazing Christmas Surprise From Westjet
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger If this comes off as a free plug for WestJet so be it. They are my favourite Airline and they deserve it. Check this out for creative energy that is fun to watch and mind blowing for the passengers involved. Well done WestJet. Merry Christmas!
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Singer Neil Young Campaigning Against Oil & Gas Dependence
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We are living in a world dominated by the Oil and Gas industry, crooked bankers, and surveillance of citizens throughout the world. These attacks on our rights to privacy have been driven by the Obama administration and have seen our Canadian Prime Minister Harper embrace the CIA
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