Sounds of silence
Just a note that I’m sorry for my silence this month. Some family stuff is keeping me busy, but also I am being distracted by technology — I now have…
2014
Musical interlude
Moist – Freaky Be Beautiful
Field Notes: Coal exports in the BC Supreme Court
Friday, November 14, 2014 On the morning of October 27, I was excited not to have to go into the office, but not for the reasons one might think. As…
The Atlantic: Net neutrality isn’t a right/left issue
From OpenMedia International: Unlike what Big-Telecom lobbyists will tell you, preventing the Internet slow lane is uniting people across political divides. Let’s work together to keep the Internet open and…
Leading Haida Lawyer and Gitanyow Hereditary Chief Joint Winners of 2014 Andrew Thompson Award
Friday, November 14, 2014 The winners of the 2014 Andrew Thompson award were announced at our 40th anniversary celebration last week. The award was established in 2002 by West Coast…
Youth Climate Coalition To Peabody Energy Boss: ‘We Don’t Want Your Coal’
“Mr Kellow will not be doing any interviews,” came the message into the media room at an unofficial G20 side event in Brisbane earlier this week. Glenn Kellow is the…
Gregor Robertson & Vision Vancouver publicly rejects rezoning moratorium in Chinatown, twice; LaPointe and Meena Wong say they support moratorium until revitalization plan properly assessed
Mayor Robertson, at a Vision Press conference, said he would not support a moratorium on the rezoning of 105 Keefer street. NPA Mayoral Candidate Kirk LaPointe and COPE Mayoral Candidate
Citizens Protest Fracking Permit in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish
On November 13, over 600 people filled the Lakeshore High School gym for a public hearing on a drilling permit for the first hydraulic fracturing site in St. Tammany Parish,…
School Trustees – The citizens’ voice
Tomorrow is voting day for school Trustees in British Columbia. Please take the time to cast your ballot, and hopefully you've had a chance to look at some of the…
School Trustees – The citizens’ voice
Tomorrow is voting day for school Trustees in British Columbia. Please take the time to cast your ballot, and hopefully you’ve had a chance to look at some of the…
School Trustees – The citizens’ voice
Tomorrow is voting day for school Trustees in British Columbia. Please take the time to cast your ballot, and hopefully you've had a chance to look at some of the…
Keeping Score in Cold War II
When it comes to Cold War II, we’re limited to snippets of information; an incident here and there, accusations and counter-accusations. It’s hard to get a meaningful picture of what’s…
Forget About the 1%. It’s the .1% Who Are the Emerging Problem.
They’re now buying elections as efficiently as they once had to settle for buying politicians (or judges) and they’re buying their way to ever dizzying heights of aberrant prosperity. They’re…
School Trustees – The citizens’ voice
Tomorrow is voting day for school Trustees in British Columbia. Please take the time to cast your ballot, and hopefully you’ve had a chance to look at some of the…
Why the Obama-Xi Emissions Deal is Window Dressing.
The CO2 emissions deal reached this week by the presidents of the US and China is a positive step, no doubt about that. It’s also far too little, much too…
Would You Hug A Terrorist?
There is no question that here in the West, we like to treat almost as an embarrassment; we sanitize it, hide it away in hospitals and palliative care units, and…
More than LNG subsidies, consumers to pay higher prices
From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 2014: There are new warnings that gas prices will skyrocket as Queensland’s huge LNG export projects start production next year. The independent think tank,…
Republicans Attempting Science: A Preview of the Republican-Led Senate
On September 9th, two subcommittees of the Congressional Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a joint hearing where they spent the better part of two hours arguing the benefits…