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June 2014
Canadian Government Suggests Oilsands Toxins Similar to ‘BBQ’ed Steak’
This is a guest post by Mike De Souza. It originally appeared on mikedesouza.com and is republished here with permission. Ten days ago, I asked Environment Canada whether any of…
Five strategies to stop Enbridge’s Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline
by: Brent Patterson | First published by The Council of Canadians on June 16, 2014 A map of Enbridge’s proposed $6.5 billion Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline. Map from Mining.com…
Dealmakers have been busy
People reacted to a tweet of information first published at Northern Insight. Many read it but do not want to believe it, because, as much as anything, this demonstrates whom…
June 16: Sound and fury meaning nothing….
I have just read the report of Brian Gallant speaking to kick off his campaign in Dieppe. What a tiresome and brainless experience that was! Gallant, it seems, is a…
Global Wind Day Celebrates Wind Energy as Major Player Worldwide
It may not rank in popularity with the World Cup but a growing interest in Global Wind Day (June 15) continues to underscore the significant contribution that the emissions-free electricity-generating…
Global Wind Day Celebrates Wind Energy as Major Player Worldwide
It may not rank in popularity with the World Cup but a growing interest in Global Wind Day (June 15) continues to underscore the significant contribution that the emissions-free electricity-generating…
Thomas Fazi: It’s Time To Stand Up To Troika Austerity Part I
Thomas Fazi: It’s Time To Stand Up To Troika Austerity Part I. In my book, The Battle for Europe: How an Elite Hijacked a Continent – and How We Can…
A Plan Designed To Fail Is No Plan At All #skpoli
“While it’s not immediately clear what impact the Obama (climate change) plan will have on the province, the government of Saskatchewan has taken measures to address the greenhouse gas issue…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, June 16, 2014
Your news links for today: Canadian Supreme Court rules internet anonymity is key to privacy – Engadget Canadian Supreme Court’s landmark privacy ruling – Boing Boing The Supreme Court Eviscerates…
Fly the Flensing Skies
In the late 1960′s Albanian Airlines’ passengers had overwhelmingly rejected their, “only a sissy needs a seatbelt,” marketing slogan. Their subsequent efforts were equally ineffective at increasing their revenues, including…
Congratulations Ontario For Having Successfully Outsourced the Governance Function
Way to go Ontario! When it comes to thwarting democratic rule in Canada, you continue to lead the way. Not only did Ontarians peviously vote in a province-wide referendum against…
Back to the fifties floor cat
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, floor
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Like many who follow politics closely, I consider myself to be deeply cynical. Probably the best window into the human soul, politics is the arena where often the worst aspects…
Wynne’s Win, and the Agony of Right-Wing Pundits
Three election opportunities lost, Nova Scotia, BC and now the Ontario results flatten the calculating NDP strategists decision to force an election and shift to the so called middle. Here…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Katie Allen discusses the Equality Trust’s research into tax rates in the UK – which shows that the poor actually pay the highest…
Chilean Dam Project Broken Up Thanks to Activists and Locals
Activism works, just ask the Chilean communities that stopped a hydroelectric dam from being built. The dam was going to cause a lot of local ecological havoc with little actual…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Monday, June 16, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, June 16, 2014: Driver’s licence revoked for drunk driving? In Canada you can still fly a plane…