The Biochar Solution
I have just finished reading "The Biochar Solution" - Albert Bates (2010) Although biochar represents only one piece of a solution to one of a large number of future crises,…
July 2012
The Biochar Solution
I have just finished reading “The Biochar Solution” – Albert Bates (2010) Although biochar represents only one piece of a solution to one of a large number of future crises,…
Question for regulators: Can Sun News Network be trusted to keep inconvenient agreements?
Promises, promises: It’s not a musical, and it’s not funny. What confidence can Canadian broadcast regulators have that Sun News Network will abide by the agreements it makes? Below: Broadcaster…
calgary stampede: the greatest political show on earth.
TweetThe Greatest Show on Earth, also known as the Calgary Stampede, kicked-off celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend. Between the chuck wagons and rodeo clowns, politicians off all stripes will…
Calgary turnout for the Liberals in the 2012 provincial election (Map)
Courtesy of Calgary Manifesto
The Economist Insulted Progressive Canadians’ Intelligence
Earlier, I gloated over the influential right-leaning British magazine’s criticism of Harper’s burgeoning elected dictatorship. I’ve a second sober take on the issue. See, I failed to read between the…
Donna Laframboise Flown To Australia By Climate Science Denying Think Tank
delinquent.jpg CANADIAN blogger and climate science sceptic Donna Laframboise has flown off for a tour of Australia to tell anyone willing to listen that the world's foremost body on climate…
Enbridge ‘Jobs’ Argument Rings Hollow as US Vets Recruited to Work in Canadian Oil Industry
The argument we hear most frequently from the Harper Government as it attempts to bulldoze through the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines is the major job benefits the project would…
I’m gonna barf.
I just cannot listen to this crap spewing forth anymore without some sort of reflux. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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And progressives will rise again. The pendulum ALWAYS swings back. And we will remember. Count on it. July 8, 1974: Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins majority 141 out of 264 seats…
Sunday round-up
Clearing out the dashboard right here and now with this quick list of things that caught the eye this week… 1. Great column by Tom Friedman, “The Rise of Popularism.”…
From Market Economy to Market Society
If we can accept the scientific opinion that the primary ecosystems of our planet are seriously degraded — a United Nations’ report recently warned they are on the verge of…
4853…This Is Why You Have A Fast Car
To go fast. Very fast.CBC Ottawa reports that “An Ottawa man has been charged with stunt driving and failing to stop for police after police clocked him on Highway 417…
Frankenstein – Final
A bit more work on Sunday morning and Frankenstein’s monster is done. The colouring is unconventional. The instructions call for black or dark brown for the jacket and pants. A…
Autism Society NB Advocacy History: Saving The Stan Cassidy Centre Autism Team
It is difficult to say, as an outsider, what factors weigh most heavily in the minds of public decision makers when they make decisions which impact a community, especially a…
On parallel pursuits
Let’s follow on the theme of both Thursday’s column and the Mound of Sound’s post with a closer look at the corporatist “there are no bad jobs” philosophy – which…
Recovered: Canadian Progressive World Blog
The news is good! I’ve fully restored my blog, Canadian Progressive World, home of the provocative, unapologetic, activism-oriented and globally-conscious Canadian progressive! The blog was hacked Friday night after I…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – In keeping with the theme of my column this week, the Mound of Sound highlights the distinction between a “plutonomy” which serves as…