Number of UK climate change deniers up 400%
Although the Harper Government surely has its share of climate change deniers, they are at least partially held in check by a populace who, as of a 2012 Insightrix poll,…
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An End to Powder River Basin Coal Leases? Second Auction in Two Months Fails to Seal a Mining Deal
The Bureau of Land Management is having a hard time getting rid of our publicly owned coal. For the second time in two months, a federal coal lease auction resulted…
I like this Pope
He’s a Jesuit, natch. I was taught by Jesuits. A quote to the gladden the heart of any modern Catholic: “Pope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice…
Colorado: More floods
WATER DAMAGE: Water flowed past a damaged home in Salina, Colo., Tuesday, after heavy flooding in the state. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera/Associated Press)
Evidence of extrinsic misconduct
R. v. Samuels, 2013 ONCA 551: Evidence may be admissible for one purpose but inadmissible for another. Where the evidence relates to conduct that is extrinsic to the charges before…
Trailer — Made in the USA
We’re getting pretty excited about a new short documentary that OPSEU will be releasing soon on the impact of the mis-named “right-to-work” movement in the United States. The Ontario Conservatives…
Colorado’s fracking flood: new aerial photos, contamination fears
a wellhead, crude oil tank, toxic waste water tank llifted from ground, separator, and combustor flares submerged under flood waters – Weld County, Colorado (all images courtesy of EcoFlight) Earlier…
Media Ignores Damaged Oil And Gas Tanks In Colorado Floods
This is a guest post by Alisha Mims, cross-posted from Ring of Fire. As the devastating flooding in Colorado continues, some Colorado residents are wondering why no one is talking…
What’s the real risk and cost for Regina’s wastewater P3?
The City of Regina is engaged in a controversial debate about a proposed public private partnership (P3) for the city’s wastewater plant. Residents formed a Regina Water Watch group to…
Fraser got it wrong — StatsCan says little real difference in public-private absenteeism rates
Contrary to the much publicized Fraser Institute press releases accusing the public sector of abusing sick leave allowances, earlier today Statistics Canada issued a report suggesting there is in fact…
Pope Franky Spanks the Vatican
Pope Francis continues to rock the Vatican. Pope Francis, in the first extensive interview of his six-month-old papacy, said that the Roman Catholic Church had grown “obsessed” with preaching about…
More Ontarians per job vacancy than rest of Canada
Kathleen Wynne should pay attention to recent reports that jobs are becoming a growing issue in Ontario. Earlier this week Statistics Canada noted that the number of unemployed people per…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: Iran has no plans to build nuclear weapons
Ann Curry of NBC interviewed Hassan Rouhani. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “We have never pursued or sought a nuclear bomb, and we…
Are We Medicating Ourselves to Death?
A report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) wades into the tens of thousands of lives claimed in America each year from overuse of antibiotics. Each year in…
Guess Who’s Gone From Sun TV HomePage?
David “The Menzoid” Menzies show has been “on summer hiatus” the last couple of months. Now his pic is off their “full schedule page” and his twitter feed just redirects…
Antawa was warned about Arctic patrol ships’ high price
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-was-warned-about-arctic-patrol-ships-high-price-1.1859387
More on alternate measures of unemployment
I’ve mentioned differences between Statistics Canada’s R8 measure and the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics’ U6 measure before, but I think it’s worth covering again. R8 is Canada’s broadest measure…