2015
Five Poll Results That Are Gonna Cause Oil Execs Some Headaches
Alberta Oil Magazine just published its National Survey on Energy Literacy, the culmination of 1,396 online interviews of a representative sample of Canadians conducted by Leger. The results are particularly…
Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper’s Terror Trap
It's a bitter pill to swallow. Stephen Harper's anti-terrorist Bill C-51 is deeply flawed, threatens our civil liberties and our internet freedom.But if progressives don't want to risk handing Harper…
Easy road to nowhere
February 4, The Tyee published an article by Torrance Coste: Raw Log Exports: A Made-in-BC Problem that’s Only Getting Worse. Work here that relied on reports from BC Stats helped…
Chevron pulls back on BC LNG work amid slumping energy prices
Artist’s rendering of proposed Kitimat LNG project Read this Jan. 30 story from Bloomberg on Chevron, the latest would-be LNG investor in BC to get cold feet amid slumping oil…
Obama Comes Clean. Putin Didn’t Plot to Seize Crimea.
Go Ahead, Pick One. Oh my, my, what comes out of the mouth of that man! The Western narrative we’ve been force fed by liars like Harper and his collaborators…
Justin Trudeau Just Lost My Vote
Justin Trudeau just jumped into line to prove he’s Stephen Harper lite. Great. Now who the F do I vote for?
A Visit Netanyahu May Come to Regret
Joe Biden won’t commit to being there. The Democratic caucus might give it a pass too. The “it” is Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on 3 March.…
We Get Calls
“Hello. I’m calling on behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada.” “Yeah.” “What do you consider the most pressing issue facing Canada?” “The environment.” “Do you know that Stephen Harper…
A Fresh Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy?
He’s not the standard whack job we associate with Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories. In fact he served on the Warren Commission and, being one of its younger staffers, is still…
What Neoliberalism Has in Store For You
click to enlarge From Le Monde, a timely explanation of how disastrous neoliberalism continues to thrive despite an endless string of economic disasters and what it holds in store for…
Weekend coming. Daughter writes.
She’s a pro.
Alaskans Ring Alarm Bells Over Potential for More Mount Polley Disasters As B.C. Pushes Forward With New Mines
Worried Alaskans who fear lucrative fisheries and tourism industries are at risk from lax B.C. oversight of mine safety are meeting with state officials next week to ask the U.S.…
A message from Our Conservative Government.
This week, I received via Canada Post a handy little booklet from my ever-smiling Member of Parliament, Rona Ambrose. It’s called a Tax Tips Guide, subtitled Helping You and Your…
Education Technology Strategies – Day Two
Educational Technology Strategies Conference – Toronto Simon Pugh-JonesTeacherWrithlington School, (UK) David CrellinCreative Director for the Mendip Studio SchoolWrithlington School, UK David Participate – was a 3 million pound, 3 year…
Low Oil Prices, High Oilsands Emissions Should Influence Keystone XL Decision: EPA
A letter submitted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the State Department gives new weight to concerns the proposed $8 billion Keystone XL pipeline, destined to carry crude…
Going to Lap the Gats again: please sponsor me
We don’t have real climbs, where I live. Well, not really anyway. But we have this. Please consider sponsoring me to ride this fundraiser race/ride to raise money for the…