Harper: It’s “Crazy” to apply climate laws to oil and gas industry
Read this Dec. 9 story from The Globe and Mail on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s statement that it would be “crazy economic policy” to apply climate regulations to the oil…
December 2014
Government’s Own F-35 Report Demolishes Myth of F-35 Superiority
A report commissioned by the Harper government concludes that the F-35, stacked up against the competition, is no clear winner except in one area, open state-versus-state warfare, which it concludes…
John Kerry Slams Climate Deniers at COP 20, Emphasizes 97% Consensus, Mum on KXL
“What happens if the climate skeptics are wrong? Catastrophe.” Those were the words of Secretary of State John Kerry here in Lima today as he addressed the COP 20 climate…
In Friday’s Sun: why I’m not running in Toronto Danforth
Sorry. But I’m a Liberal. I am, I am. I’ve occasionally been mad at the party, over the years, and I haven’t been wild about some of the people running…
Sucessfully got @FriendsCentral Verified on Twitter
One of the first breakthroughs I’ve had so far at FCS has been to get out Twitter account verified. It might not sound like much, but given the recent article…
American and Chinese Youth Take Diplomacy Into Their Own Hands At Lima COP 20
Back in November, President Obama took a Beijing stage, shoulder-to-shoulder with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and pretty well shook up the geopolitics of climate change. The presidents of the two…
Dec. 11: Back to bland.
A3 of the Wednesday paper tells us the price of gas is still falling. But we already know that. Would it be too much to expect a newspaper to find…
Warmer Pacific Ocean Could Release Millions of Tons of Seafloor Methane
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger It is getting harder each day to ignore the escalating reports of environmental destruction, global warming, extreme weather and utter disregard by most of our politicians.…
Where Some Truth Resides
A friend of mine sent me the following. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did: Prime Minister Harper took an aerial tour of the proposed pipeline route…
Guess who we’re seeing at Irving Plaza in NYC between Xmas and New Year?
Eat your heart out, David Macmillan!
Some thoughts starting from a Fraser Institute graph
I’ve been meaning to post something on a chart from a Fraser Institute report for a while but slept on it. The chart comes from Fraser’s annual Consumer Tax Report…
Like A Rat Fleeing A Sinking Ship, Dick Cheney Throws George Bush Jr. Under The Bus On Torture Responsiblity
This is freaking hilarious! Dick Cheney, the former Vice President of the United States, has dismissed a key point in the report on CIA torture and has, as a result,…
Disruptive Power
My forthcoming book, Disruptive Power: The Crisis of the State in the Digital Age, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Official launch is March 1, and will be touring…
Obama Signals Keystone XL "No" on Colbert Report As Enbridge "KXL Clone" He Permitted Opens
In his December 8 “Colbert Report” appearance, President Barack Obama gave his strongest signal yet that he may reject a presidential permit authorizing the Alberta to Cushing, Oklahoma northern leg…
Harvest Energy From Everyday Activities
Some gyms are capturing the energy created by users to power the TVs in the buildings. But what if we capture energy from our movements throughout the day? That’s what…
Is Michigan the Most F_cked Up State in the Union?
Ever since the conquest and occupation of the City of Detroit, the Michigan state government has done some pretty quirky things. The Boys of Lansing wasted no time passing a…
Internal CPC polling on Veterans Affairs issues must be terrible.
If the Conservative government – led by Harper in Question Period no less – has now decided they’re going to try to blame the Liberals for the current mess in…
Who exactly is crazy here, Mr. Harper?
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger PM Steve Harper is causing irreparable damage to our environment, and international reputation. We are increasingly being seen as the’Ugly Canadians’ Steve is a crazy man…