Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Collapsed cats.
2015
On blockages
Yes, Bill Tieleman, you've left no doubt that people who are opposed to electoral reform generally are also in favour of a needless and convoluted referendum process to try to…
The Big Climate Change Counter-Offensive Has Begun. Care to "Ride to the Guns?"
There's no guarantee that it's not already too late or that it will, in the end, succeed but there are signs that 2015 may just be the year that the…
Coal or Climate? Vancouver Approves Giant Coal Export Facility on Eve of New Climate Deal
Isn’t it ironic? A little too ironic? On the very same day the UN climate summit kicked off in Paris, Vancouver’s port authority approved a cost-saving amendment allowing for the…
Dec. 15: The Irving press – just an uncomfortable diaper
Again, today's Irving press is skimpy. I can only presume they're trying to save paper. They could save by printing fewer photos. A4 has a prime example of a wasted…
Gas production ↑ 85%, public revenue ↓ 90%
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. – Douglas AdamsDays ago, Premier Clark averred that…
“First Enlightenment, then the Laundry”: What the Paris Climate Agreement Means for Canada
If you’ve been watching headlines about the historic signing of the Paris Agreement this past weekend, you may be understandably confused. Does the world’s first climate treaty represent the beginning…
Animated gifs
Since I started using tablet I am unable to use my own Gif programme.I miss it but cannot do much about it. I hope to continue to post interesting stuff.…
I’m a syndicated columnist with Troy Media
Being published out West again! I’ve been a columnist in the past for the National Post, Ottawa Citizen and the Sun Media chain – and, now (happily), with Troy Media…
Why I’ll be last in line for the new Star Wars movie
You may or may not have heard this, but a new Star Wars movie comes out this week. It seems like its kind of a big deal, just a little…
Natenyahu misses Stephen Harper
Poor Natenyahoo. His bosoms buddy is gone.
Asian LNG prices set to tumble further to $4-5/unit – far below break-even point for BC gas
Asian LNG prices are set to continue their slide to well below the break-even point for BC exports. Leading analysts see them dropping to the $4-5/unit range over 2016-2017, chilling…
Duffy and the "Born Again Christian" Defence
Mike Duffy's problem? Why, of course, it was having to deal with all those Born Again Christians, i.e. Harper and his entourage.Duffy said he had insisted he had done nothing…
Well, When You Put It That Way I See Your Point.
I'm not sure he wouldn't like to take his words back, if only. The head of Europe's coal lobby, a fellow named Ricketts, has said that, as a result of…
They’re Getting Awfully Good at This. Practice Makes Perfect.
Philippine authorities have evacuated six provinces in preparation for Typhoon Melor. Some 750,000 people were relocated to safety. This sort of thing is now becoming almost routine in the Philippines…
(Enter Month Here) Shatters Warming Record
Last month was the warmest last month since records for this sort of thing were first kept in 1891.When this month becomes last month next month we'll probably be able…
Is This Your Bar of Soap?
This is side five. Follow in your book and repeat after me as we learn three new words in Turkish: Towel. Bath. Border. So begins Waiting for the Electrician or…
Bacon It Is Then. The Sacrifices I Make for Our Planet
All those veggies may be good for you - you selfish bastard - but they're hell on the environment. This bacon sandwich? I'm just taking one for the team.A study…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Matthew Yglesias rightly points out the absurdity of monetary policy designed to rein in at-target inflation at the expense of desperately-needed employment. And…
Lessons of ’93: Social movements, party politics, and the last time the Conservatives got booted
Earlier this year, I was involved in a special issue of a print magazine called The Dominion, which is the flagship publication of The Media Co-op network. The theme of…