Putting ocean warming into perspective
David Appell spots a nice little calculation in the recently published Levitus 2012 paper on ocean heat content: We have estimated an increase of 24 x 1022 J representing a…
April 2012
Hot Docs 2012 – The good, the bad, the incomprehensible
The 19th edition of North America’s largest documentary showcase and one of the world’s largest film festivals begins this week, running from April 26 to May 6 in Toronto. With…
A Red Tory Victory in Alberta!
Well, go figure. Who would have thought that a resurgence of the “Red Tory” political brand would occur in, of all places, Alberta? For weeks now, right-wing pundits across the…
About the Lack of Warming…
John Nielsen-Gammon takes a look at claims that the mean surface temperature has stopped warming: There aren’t that many full-blown El Niño events, but they seem to be following a…
Lovelock the Alarmist
Earth science guru and creator of the Gia hypothesis, James Lovelock, says his take on global warming was alarmist. And, on reading an op-ed piece Lovelock wrote for The Independent…
Conduct justifying termination of employment
Not all misconduct justifies termination. Richards v. Rainy River Cattlemen's Association, 2012 ONCA 260 sets out the test: The appellant raises two grounds of appeal, which I will discuss in turn in…
Whither the Liberals: a post-mortem
One hundred and twenty-three thousand, seven hundred and seventeen. That’s not the number of votes the Alberta Liberals got in the not-so historic election of 2012 — that’s the number…
These are a few of my favourite Tweets
For the past while, I’ve been pretty open about my enthusiasm for Alison Redford. I’ve also been pretty critical of her main opponent, Wildrose’s Danielle Smith. I haven’t hidden it.…
Democratic deficit: Undemocratic result in Alberta penalizes Wildrose Party
Hot from the press, we have yet another example of how the archaic, undemocratic First Past The Post (FPTP) system of selecting representatives of our Parliament and Legislatures leads to…
Don’t Confuse Me with the Facts Dept.: Conservatives Cut Stats Can More than Elsewhere
Okay, the Harperites are going to close prisons because their crime-fighting measures (which are just taking effect) have made the country safer, or so they say. Nowhere do they mention…
Good riddance to self centered politics Mr. Hyer!
MP Bruce Hyer had NO problem being WITH the NDP when he was seeking election. He had NO problem taking money from New Democrat supporters in his quest to be…
ConCalls: Non-Conservatives Targeted, Poll Confirms
A “statistically significant” number of non-Conservative voters were targeted by illegal robocalls before and during last year’s general election. A well known polling firm, EKOS was hired to determine samples…
Can Christy Clark learn any lessons from Allison Redford?
It’s a staple of punditry to take events in one region and try to connect them to another. And far be it from me to break with tradition. But I…
The Devil You Know?
Following the Alberta election, I really do have to admit some surprise at the outcome. Okay, a lot of surprise. Like many, I fully expected the 41 year PC dynasty…
Israel Metastasizes in West Bank Again
Israel has supposedly legalized three more illegal settlements in the Palestinian West Bank. The Palestinian Authority strongly condemned the decision. “Every single settlement built on Palestinian land is illegal”, Chief…
the day after: alberta election analysis.
Alberta Election Results 2012 What was expected to be the most exciting provincial election in history of our province turned out to be a continuation of the 41-year old Progressive…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Yesterday’s Alberta election certainly proved somewhat of a shocker – producing about the best possible result short of a minority scenario that…
And In This Corner .. The REAL Winner Of The Alberta Election ….. BIG OIL!
THE REAL WINNERS OF THE ALBERTA ELECTION = BIG OIL ….There is no immense joy in my heart over the Alberta election results. While I am somewhat happy that the…
Mitt Romney on the campaign trail
Let the flip-flops begin!
Fun With Infographics: Measuring the Mulcair Bump
Via The G&M: ‘Nuff said.