Not surprising, people are buying more EV cars than manual transmission ones. But why is electric even an option in that poll? The question appears to be about transmissions and “electric” isn’t a type of transmission. — Creelon Musk (@Mike_Bellegarde) November 19, 2019 Presently fewer than 10% are voting for
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: SaskPower Cutting Solar Funding Instead of Cheques
Despite a ticking clock to cut emissions drastically, SaskPower is opting to continue to burn low grade coal instead of support faster adoption of solar power. They’re cutting a successful Net Metering rebate system 2 years early. There’s a promise by the wildly anti-environment SaskParty, even during Brad Wall’s years,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: CBC, Change the Debate
CBC has a history of providing a substandard democracy experience for its owners, the Canadian public. Over a decade ago I organized a Regina protest in front of CBC Saskatchewan to object to the broadcasting corporation’s exclusion of Elizabeth May from the leaders debate. Years later she managed to win
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Leader-Post Is “Controversial”
Controversial is a code word for “racist”. That’s according to multiple tweets by the Leader-Post in Regina, Saskatchewan. Reading into the linked article, there was a passage from Wikipedia, not credited to the Creative Commons encyclopedia. They didn't remove all the controversial tweets. They need to apologize for the plagiarism
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Climate Change Deniers Rally in Regina
A sorry excuse for a rally is under way in Regina today. It’s a grouchy band of malcontents and [muted] racists who share a dislike for science and the Prime Minister. Shame on the Premier for associating with #climatechange Deniers and promoting their protest against science and against pollution reduction.#skpoli
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Elizabeth May in Saskatchewan
It’s been another amazing day, and the Sun isn’t even down yet. Attended a lunch-and-learn this morning with @ElizabethMay at the new CAC #UofR building. Earth is sick with multiple and worsening environmental ills killing millions of people yearly, a new UN report says.The report's authors say something can still
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: May in Regina, in March
It was the warmest it’s been in Regina in months today, and Elizabeth May came to town on what’s left of our bus system in Saskatchewan. I had the pleasure of driving her and her fiance, and her staff around Regina on Tuesday. I’ll share some videos later. The bus
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: What It Is Like Biking In Regina In Winter
I was glad this was mostly a tail wind, because below -15 it’s too cold to deal with a head wind all this way. I needed to angle the bike a bit more into the wind, so it wasn’t vulnerable to tipping while I was off it.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Trudeau Dodges and Weaves in Regina
Glad to join PM @JustinTrudeau at a Town Hall meeting with over a thousand participants at the @UofRegina tonight.// Je suis heureux de me joindre au PM Trudeau à une assemblée publique avec plus de 1000 participants à l'Université de Regina ce soir. pic.twitter.com/7JRuqMKx2Y — Ralph Goodale (@RalphGoodale) January 11,
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on the yawning gap between talk and action when it comes to building up Regina’s downtown with more focused residential development. For further reading…– The Underutilized Land Study referenced in the column is here (PDF), and was the subject of a recent report by Emily Pasiuk.– Pasiuk also reported
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: I Want a Home Without Fossil Gas
For at least 2 years I’ve said I’d like to build a home that doesn’t have a furnace, and doesn’t have natural gas. There are Passive Houses all over Canada. It was a technology invented in Regina 40 years ago, and rediscovered and developed by the Germans. You can order
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Charles Smith writes about the importance of a living wage as a matter of fairness and justice. But Stephanie Taylor reports on Regina City Council’s lamentable vote against ensuring that the people who make the city function are able to earn enough
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Regina’s (still) Gaping Maw
Something nobody tells you when you have children is that the second you have kids, everyone else on the face of the planet instantly becomes a parenting expert. You’re in luck though because there are only five hard and fast “rules” to successfully ensuring your replicant DNA becomes a fully
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Peter Gowan discusses UK Labour’s push for greater social control over economic development. And Rainer Kattel, Mariana Mazzucato, Josh Ryan-Collins and Simon Sharpe set out a useful framework to evaluate policies which are intended to shape markets rather than merely attempting to fix
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Box Moving Settling Down
I’m moving into the box unpacking stage now, except there are still some other boxes to pack up and move first. It rained last night and showed a double rainbow to lots of people. The rain again this evening wasn’t hard enough to stop the baseball games going on at
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Moving Boxes and Furniture
I spent many of the last few days moving boxes, furniture, and an assortment of household items. Fortunately no appliances to move, so there’s that ray of hope.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on Regina’s longstanding rail-freeway conflict as an example of the need to take the long view of infrastructure decisions – and the dangers of locking ourselves into dying and dirty industries with the choices we make on pipelines. For further reading…– CBC reported on the City of Regina’s feasibility
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mitchell Thompson discusses the absurdity of setting up Canada’s banks for collapses and bailouts, rather than ensuring they serve the public interest. And Colin Butler reports on CUPW’s continued push for a postal banking option to provide better service to far more
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: What To See in Saskatchewan
Here’s a great video of some of the great things to see while looking around Saskatchewan. I’ve lived here nearly all my life, and I still haven’t seen it all yet. I love the Dark Sky Preserve at Grasslands National Park, and if you like taking photos at night, you
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