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June 2015
It’s Official: Site C Dam Could Power Fracking Operations in Northeast B.C.
The electricity created by the controversial Site C dam — long touted for producing enough electricity for 450,000 homes — could end up powering natural gas fracking operations in northeast…
How Many Virtues?
The Greeks had but four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and courage (or fortitude). To this, many centuries later, the Catholic church (notably Aquinas) added three theological virtues: faith, hope,…
Conservatives ask Liberals to “apologize for decades of racism”
The Harper Conservatives accuse the Liberals of “decades of racism” dating back to Liberal PM Mackenzie King, who served from 1921 to 1930 and 1935 to 1948. The post Conservatives…
Has fracking peaked?
Bloomberg graph shows cresting of production at major US shale oil plays Read this June 9 EcoWatch story by Aanastasia Pantsias on the declining production at the big US shale…
June 12: Doesn’t anybody at Irving press ask questions?
We were told that 20 RCMP officers have asked for transfers out of the district. The implication is that they requested transfers because three police officers were killed a year…
A new shape for Canadian politics
A new Ekos poll out today registers a clear lead for the NDP. The poll’s results and my preliminary seat estimate from the data suggest a result we would ordinarily…
A new shape for Canadian politics
A new Ekos poll out today registers a clear lead for the NDP. The poll's results and my preliminary seat estimate from the data suggest a result we would ordinarily…
A new shape for Canadian politics
A new Ekos poll out today registers a clear lead for the NDP. The poll’s results and my preliminary seat estimate from the data suggest a result we would ordinarily…
The Boom With the Bomb Train Boom
CBC is a funny beast now. Along with their story parroting what the latest Canadian Energy Research Initiative report says, is RBC/tarsands shill Amanda Lang staring at you from the…
Where he Was: and Where He Wanted to Be: Evan Solomon
No, folks expecting revelations, that’s just a catchy title riffing on his schtick, so move along. I think it’s fair to use his tag, though, since he used it, so…
Hey Canada, You Might Want to Reconsider Being So Polite About Climate Change
In the wake of the NDP’s new majority government in Alberta, Steve Williams, the CEO of Suncor, announced that he believes climate change is happening and the right way to…
Well, That’s a Relief!
Israel has officially absolved itself of any wrongdoing in the murder of four Palestinian kids killed on a Gaza beach last summer. The kids – they were children – had…
Spot the Newton!
Hello and welcome to today’s edition of Spot the Newton, where you pick out the UNtrue facts about Sir Isaac Newton: was unquestioningly one of the most important scientists ever…
I’m Outraged Over Her Outrage
Playing to her party’s base, Health Minister Rona Ambrose yesterday expressed “outrage” over the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to make it legal for medical marijuana users to ingest their pot…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, June 12, 2015
Your news links for today: Google Fails to Overturn Worldwide Site-Blocking Order – TorrentFreak B.C. Court of Appeal Upholds Global Deletion Order Against Google – Michael Geist Lies the government…
Podcast: Truth, reconciliation and restitution
https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast150612-reconciliation-restitution.mp3 The summary report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was released last week. The work of the Commission took seven years, gathering public and private testimony from…
Rafe Mair- Woodfibre LNG Plant–LNG Tanker Traffic–Fraser River LNG Terminal
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It seems that for some considerable time the whole fracking and LNG play was over there, up north, away from our direct experience, and to a degree…
Over 100 scientists call for oil sands moratorium
Photo by Jason Woodhead A group of more than 100 leading scientists from both Canada and the United States called for a moratorium on new oil sands development at a…