Booyah! New Ipsos Poll Shows PCPO Collapse!
To watch Darrell Bricker, Global CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, strut about twitter today, you’d’ve thought Hudak’s PCPO had a strangle-hold on the Ontario provincial election. But really their vote…
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Interactive Map Shows Extent of Oil and Gas Fouling of Colorado
Photos of Colorado’s spectacular Rocky Mountains draw tourists to the state from all over the world, but if people could see the extent to which oil and gas drilling is…
On RuPaul And The Use Of Language
I’ve seriously tried to stay away from the fracas that has developed around RuPaul’s use of the word “Tranny” (and a couple of other terms which I think are both…
3 things you need to know about sharing and collaborating online
With Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks intensifying, it’s becoming clearer and clearer why we simply can’t passively rely on unelected lobbyists and bureaucrats to negotiate a fair deal when it comes…
300 postings on making Better Parks for Vancouver
This marks the 300th posting since 2008 on this incarnation of the BetterParks blog. I originally started this blog in 2001 on an old Telus members site, and migrated over…
Intellegence might be returning to Wisconsinites
Scott Walker, the Koch brothers darling, governor of Wisconsin is now tied in a neck and neck race for re-election with Mary Burke, an educated, business professional with state governmental…
Documents: Petraeus Fracking Field Trip Reveals ND Government, Oil, Private Equity Nexus
DeSmogBlog has obtained hundreds of documents portraying the blurred lines between North Dakota’s government, the oil and gas industry and the private equity world. They also offer one of the…
Have YOUR say on how we share and collaborate in the 21st century
Have you ever thought to yourself, “hey, I wish I could help shape our Digital Future”? Well today’s your lucky day! Go to https://OpenMedia.org/Crowdsource and use our drag and drop…
Should Chevron pay for the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic?
Thursday, May 22, 2014 The Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic – a direct result of climate change – has cost British Columbia billions in lost timber value alone – a reality…
Hudak job cuts impact on communities
Today the Ontario Federation of Labour and CUPE Ontario published calculations I prepared of how Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak’s promise to eliminate 100,000 public sector jobs will be felt…
Should Chevron Pay For the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic?
This is a guest post by Andrew Gage, staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law. According to the BC Government, the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic – a direct result of…
Should Chevron Pay For the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic?
This is a guest post by Andrew Gage, staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law. According to the BC Government, the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic – a direct result of…
Only Four in 10 British Columbians Have Heard Of This $7.9B Mega Project — Have You?
Fourteen hours. That’s roughly how long it takes to drive the 1,220 kilometres between Vancouver and Fort St. John, B.C. If you drove the same distance straight east, you’d be…
Christy Clark: BC LNG “The Cleanest Fossil Fuel on the Planet”…Really?
In the keynote address kicking of her government’s second major conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG), BC Premier Christy Clark billed the resource as nothing short of “the cleanest fossil…
World of Tanks
Tanks are a long distance weapon, you know. They are best used in concert with one another to provide cover and overwatch fire, and are best placed in a covered…
Conservative Governments AND Soiled Diapers Should Be Changed And Thrown Out Often ! (for the same reasons)
… just sayin’ …
Is El Niño Set To Return?
Although he is taking a hiatus from his blog, The Mound of Sound is keeping very active in his research and studies. Those who read him regularly know of his…
New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel Front Groups Behind Attacks on Renewables
Fossil fuel exploitation in the United States has reached a fevered pitch. Oil production is at a near-record high, and fracking activities have made the U.S. the number one producer…
BC LNG: Promised Land of Prosperity or Gas Fueled Race to the Bottom?
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor On this the first day of BC’s much ballyhooed International LNG conference, it is worth noting, comparing and contrasting BC’s LNG “model” and that of competing…