Musical interlude
Watchmen – Boneyard Tree
October 2014
Fraud Alert: The Harper Cons are Caught Cheating Again
Well as I'm sure you know, the Harper regime contains more Con artists than you can count.One moment they're lying like thieves, the next moment they're twisting the truth.One moment…
Electoral Reform & Lobbyist Registry: Sleeper Issues Arising from the Greater Sudbury Municipal Election
Now that the results of the municipal election have been made official, I’d like to take some time to explore a few of the “sleeper” issues which arose during the…
Jian Ghomeshi: A Brief Note
Yes the story is ugly but I sincerely hope that someone is making sure he’s ok. #JianGhomeshi— Mike Bendixen (@mikebendixen) October 31, 2014 Indeed.
How (and Why) We Did It: Crowdsourcing policy for the 21st Century
At OpenMedia, we’re pretty attached to the phrase “possibilities of the open Internet.” We know that, for better or for worse, technological changes are a huge factor in driving broader…
Photoworld: Visualizing Instagram data as space travel
Just how many pictures of your lunch does it take to reach the stratosphere? Click image to open interactive version (via Photoworld). read more
Reporters Without Borders: Is the press becoming more or less free?
Press freedom across the world: how does your country fare? Click on the map below to expand Read more at Reporters Without Borders read more
Faces Of Fracking: A Farmer Seeks To Protect San Benito County, California From High-Intensity Petroleum Operations
This is a guest post by Tara Lohan that originally appeared on Faces Of Fracking, a project of the CEL Climate Lab in partnership with Grist that was launched to…
EFF: Which companies will protect you from copyright and trademark bullies?
Who’s protecting your speech against false copyright or trademark complaints? EFF finds out which companies are willing to go to bat for you. Report by EFF When somebody wants to…
Pumpkin 2014
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Taking the law into her own hands after Lemon Creek jet-fuel spill
Friday, October 31, 2014 After months of pressing the province and the federal government to charge Executive Flight Services for spilling 35,000 litres of jet fuel into Lemon Creek, killing…
Ebola, the President, and Quarantines: Who will protect Americans, and how?
Ebola nurse Kaci Hickox Today we saw an ebola nurse defy the order of the Governor of her state to remain in quarantine, after she returned from ebola-stricken Africa. Kaci…
USA Today: The Internet is updating a very old idea
Learn how artists are sidestepping old media empires and using the Internet to make a living off their work Article by Marco della Cava for USA Today “The pitch is…
DeSmogCAST Episode 1 Drilling Down: Fracking, Lobbying and the U.S. Midterm Elections
This week DeSmog is launching its inaugural episode of DeSmogCAST, a weekly newscast featuring our writers, experts and invited guests. Each week we’ll discuss breaking stories and engage in analysis…
DeSmogCAST Episode 1 Drilling Down: Fracking, Lobbying and the U.S. Midterm Elections
This week DeSmog is launching its inaugural episode of DeSmogCAST, a weekly newscast featuring our writers, experts and invited guests. Each week we’ll discuss breaking stories and engage in analysis…
Oil and Gas Industry’s "Endless War" on Fracking Critics Revealed by Rick Berman
Leave it to Washington’s top attack-dog lobbyist Richard Berman to verify what many always suspected: that the oil and gas industry uses dirty tricks to undermine science, vilify its critics…