Performance Art – High Voltage
Photographer Patrick Hall reveals human emotion at 300,000 volts
August 2014
World’s Largest Private Bank, UBS, Says Fossil Energy is Toast
The Swiss banking giant, UBS, says renewable energy is the hands down winner and conventional power generation is finished. In a briefing paper sent to clients and investors this week,…
Interviews galore coming
Hello folks: Sorry for the delay on new blogposts, but I didn’t feel like regurgitating news you can find elsewhere, such as more polls from multiple pollsters showing good Liberal…
But when does the PC contest begin?
We are missing some fun here. Sure MPP Christine Elliott is going to run for the Ontario Conservative leadership. That is not a race, it is a leisurely walk. We…
What Do They Do Now?
http://www.pinterest.com/ Justin Trudeau said recently that the biggest threat to global security is “the kind of violence and misunderstandings and wars that come out
A Documentary Recommendation: Blackfish
Once again, I am writing a post that, in one sense, has nothing to do with politics but in another sense has everything to do with it and much more.…
NB Adult Autism Residential Care Facility Needed: "It Is More Than Overdue" "When Will They Ever Learn?"
My 18 year old severely autistic son Conor waits for his slow poke Dad while we were out on a trail walk (Fredericton North Riverfront Trail). NB has known for…
Stealth Carbon Bombs Stopped In Their Tracks
North America is now the biggest producer of oil in the world thanks largely to Canada’s tar sands and North Dakota’s Bakken shale, and West Coast refineries are looking to…
Postmodern Jukebox: Maps
It’s the Friday before a long weekend. Enjoy some music. And if you like Morgan James, you can find more of her work at her website: www.morganjames.com. -srbp-
The Con Clown John Baird and the Dangerous Ukrainian Crisis
The situation in Ukraine couldn't be more ominous, with reports that some Russian troops have crossed into that country.World leaders like Obama are calling for calm, refusing to call it…
Is This the Ultimate Zero-Emissions Urban Transporter?
They can move you along at speeds upwards of 20-miles an hour for distances up to 30-miles at a stretch. They’re computer controlled and host features too numerous to list.…
The Scottish Referendum and the Patronizing NO Lady
With just three weeks to go before the independence referendum things are definitely heating up in Scotland.Especially since the leader of the YES side was declared the winner of last…
Immigration Watch Canada Benign Name, Malignant Views
Meet Dan Murray, founder of Immigration Watch Canada: This past April we posted a story concerning the efforts of Immigration Watch Canada to draw attention to what they claim as…
Stephen Harper’s Deranged Thought Process Is Based On Highly Flawed Right Wing Ideology
By: Jakeet Singh Tue Aug 26 2014 Stephen Harper really seems to have it out for sociology. In 2013, in response to an alleged plot against a VIA train, Harper…
Remember, It’s the IPCC and It Can Never Tell the Whole Truth
The oft-maligned Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change is, admittedly, something of a strange bird. It doesn’t conduct climate change research. It merely collects the research undertaken by universities, government agencies…
Scriptures for ’71
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Do you recall my post on the “Good News for British Columbia” booklet? Well, I have a small update. When I…
The Star: Gov’t to employees: delete emails with no "business value"
Is the government trying to avoid future scandal by making civil servants delete emails? Article by Adrian Wyld for the Star The Conservative government is telling public servants to delete…
Pivotal meeting underway between mediator Vince Ready, BCTF and BCPSEA
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is really the first day where there is any chance of progress since the Strike-Lockout began. The gamey Education Minister Peter Fassbender had been insisting on…
Clean Energy Jobs Surge Just In Time for Labor Day
“This Labor Day weekend, the story is that more Americans are working because of clean energy.” That’s the statement released by Environmental Entrepeneurs Executive Director Bob Keefe to accompany his…