This and that for your Tuesday reading.- David Olive talks to Robert Reich about his work fighting inequality:There are certain irrefutable facts besides water always running downhill. There is no arguing, for instance, that the U.S. era Reich describe…
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The Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: NDP Leader Horgan’s Site C Dam opposition is a game-changer
NDP Leader John Horgan has finally come out swinging against Site C Dam – a wise political move that will benefit his party in the provincial election, says Rafe Mair.
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Continue readingThings Are Good: Underwater Balloons Function as Batteries
One criticism of renewable energy systems is that they do not function on demand. You need the sun to shine, the wind to blow, or another natural system to kick into effect. This means that energy will be created when it isn’t needed. The solution is to take that surplus energy and convert into a […]
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Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Martin Whittaker reminds us that the American public is eager for a far more fair distribution of income than the one provided for by the U.S.’ current political and economic ground rules. But Christo Aivalis writes that there’s a difference between a
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Shawnigan residents deserve clean, safe water. Protest 7-9AM Near SIA Entrance-Stebbings Rd.
Shawnigan residents deserve clean, safe water. Please join Area Director Sonia Furstenau and Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver. Let’s stand together to protect the place we live and love. 7-9am Monday November 16th near the Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ISLAND HEALTH ISSUES WATER ADVISORY AFTER SUSPECTED OVERFLOW AT SIA SITE
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes It would appear that the greedy SIA crew are dumping every BC Government approved truckload of filthy contaminated soil that they can manage, as they have an open window following a Read more…
Continue readingThings Are Good: Vertical Kelp Farming
Farming the Sea: why eating kelp is good for you and good for the environment from Patrick Mustain on Vimeo. GreenWave is a new non-profit that wants to improve our food sources while cleaning the seas. Kelp usually grows on the ground or sides of anything inorganic underwater, what GreenWave
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: How’s This For a Script? Warning – It’s a Tough Read.
Young men and women, conscripts, manning the ramparts at Festung (fortress) Europa as legions of desperate migrants approach seeking safety. As the steely commander shouts the order the young defenders reluctantly open fire on the horde knowing they have no other choice – the migrants carry among them a highly
Continue readingThings Are Good: Human Waste as an Energy Source
Human waste is a problem for every place humans live and throughout history it has been dealt with in various ways. Instead of treating human waste as a problem that needs to be removed from our towns we may want to think about it as an energy source. That’s right:
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Fracking, Site C and the mystery of Hudson’s Hope water contamination
Five year-old River Summer looks on at Brenot Creek landslide (Photo: Leigh Summer) A series of landslides above the northeast BC community of Hudson’s Hope has been dumping contaminated soils into several local creeks, extending now to the Peace River. Local landowners whose water supply has been affected are demanding answers.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Steven Klees notes that there’s no reason at all to think that corporatist policies labeled as “pro-growth” will do anything to help the poor – and indeed ample reason for doubt they actually encourage growth anywhere other than for the already-wealthy. And the
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Site C not needed until at least 2029, BC Hydro’s own numbers show
Early Site C construction in the Peace River, despite Hydro’s own numbers showing the project is unnecessary (Donald Hoffmann) BC likely won’t need the power generated by Site C Dam until at least 2029, according to recent projections from BC Hydro’s Rate Design proposal, submitted to the BC Utilities Commission.
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: UBC-led panel tackles water worries, solutions
California’s Central Valley is facing record drought conditions Common Sense Canadian publisher and Fractured Land co-director Damien Gillis will join a UBC Dialogues panel this Wednesday evening titled “Water Worries: What is the state of our most valuable resource?” Moderated by CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe, the discussion will examine the key challenges facing our water
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC Hydro breaks promises in logging eagle’s nest for Site C Dam; May have lacked permits
As the fog lifted on the Peace River Monday morning, it revealed this clearcut island (Donald Hoffmann) BC Hydro’s clearcut logging this past weekend at the location of the proposed Site C Dam appears to have broken a promise about care for active eagles’ nests and may have lacked federal permits,
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: UBCM calls for delay to Site C construction as clearcutting set to begin
Location of proposed Site C Dam – slated for imminent clearcutting (photo: Damien Gillis) The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) passed several resolutions at its annual gathering this week calling on BC Hydro and the BC government to stand down on construction of the controversial $9 Billion Site C Dam,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Oil and Gas Still Not Four Letter Words?
Brad Wall, speaking directly to oil and gas men, remarked that he thinks Ottawa needs a “champion” of non-renewable energy. There’s been more than enough support for that industry in the past decades. This is a good sector, that oil and gas are not four letter words. That they create
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Dana Flavelle examines how many Canadians are facing serious economic insecurity. And Kevin Campbell discusses how the Cons are vulnerable on the economy due to their obvious failure to deliver on their promises, as well as their misplaced focus on trickle-down ideology:
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: BC Hydro rushes to cut down eagles’ nests for Site C Dam, First Nations seek injunction
Treaty 8 First Nations are seeking an injunction as BC Hydro rushes to cut down a number of Bald Eagles’ nests along the Peace River, starting next month, for Site C Dam. The news came by way of a 30-day notice issued to Treaty 8 representatives on June 30 (read here).
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Rafe: Media let Liberals get away with murder on IPPs, now LNG
Construction of a private power project on the Ashlu River (Photo: Range Life) A flash of anger came over me when Ian Jessup of CFAX 1070, Victoria, asked me to come on his show and talk about so-called independent power producers (IPPs), euphemistically referred known as “run of river”. No, I
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Malahat Nation intends to announce an LNG project.
Here is another shocker for Vancouver Island and Gulf Island communities. It appears that LNG Tankers may soon be plying our waters as the Malahat Nation and Steelhead LNG forge a partnership that could bring Read more…
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