During the first three parts in this series, I found that becoming a 100 per cent renewable energy region is mostly possible, but when it comes to long-distance trucking, shipping…
LNG tankers undergoing maintenance near Ras Laffan in Qatar Read this October 21 Foreign Policy story on the looming global gas glut that calls into question the business case for…
…because there’s, as usual, nothing much in it. Section A, page 1 headlines the news there was a snowstorm Thursday. Gee. Who would have guessed? But they proved it. They…
R. v. Evic, 2014 NUCA 1: The Crown maintains on appeal that the trial judge erred in her application of the test for an adjournment based on the non-attendance of…
TweetWhat does it look like when a politician tries to build his credibility among social conservative voters? We found out this week when Premier Jim Prentice sideswiped Edmonton-Centre Liberal MLA…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Thomas Walkom points out that with oil prices in free fall, we’re now seeing the inevitable consequences of the Cons’ plan to build…
Mr. Harper has made his choice. Here is an example of where that kind of thinking can leave you. Recommend this Post
Our federal government is addicted to tax expenditures—and the shell games that can be played with them. By “tax expenditures” economists mean government spending through the tax code. Some of…
Our federal government is addicted to tax expenditures—and the shell games that can be played with them. By “tax expenditures” economists mean government spending through the tax code. Some of…
CTV reports on the funnelling of money from SNC-Lavalin into the Cons’ coffers. And we shouldn’t be surprised to see that connection in light of the Cons’ attitude toward corporate…
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, by Naomi Klein, is incredibly difficult to write about. I’ve been putting sticky notes beside important paragraphs as I read, and my copy…
Our federal government is addicted to tax expenditures—and the shell games that can be played with them. By “tax expenditures” economists mean government spending through the tax code. Some of…
http://www.slideshare.net/ Falling oil prices are puncturing Stephen Harper’s dream of transforming Canada into an energy superpower. Tom Walkom writes: For this government, Alberta’s oilsands were the key to Canada’s economic…
Ontario and Quebec Premiers Wynne and Couillard are welcoming Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. He is making sales calls on behalf of TransCanada’s EnergyEast pipeline. He will probably be wearing one…
… you will realize very quickly that Ursula K. LeGuin is talking about much more than the writing of books: Recommend this Post
He was warned, but Stephen Harper wouldn't listen. Warned that he should not put so many economic eggs in one oily basket.He was warned that the future would be green,…
That’s a weird alliteration, I know, but I’m pooped. You get what you pay for, etc. etc. Anyway: my gal Lala is back from Ireland! Very, very happy about that.…
We all know that Leona Aglukkaq is a shameless climate change denier and the worst Environment Minister in Canadian history.We know that she is one of the most aggressive hecklers…
John Blundell is welcomed into the inner circle of the Koch elite at at time of inner-family squabbling and political scandal. He soon gains insight into an empire run by…
