When Science Isn’t Science, The Wiarton Willie Edition
Will science might have a chance now that Wiarton Willie is dead?
September 2017
Hurricane Mueller Finally Strikes The Trump White House
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how Hurricane Mueller was closing in on Donald Trump at an alarming speed.I said it was gathering strength with every passing day.And…
Your Ward News Nazis watch
More here. FYI: Haters behind neo-Nazi rag are in court this a.m. to face criminal charges. Crown says @lisakinsella & me need not be there. #topoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
Hyperloop hardly halts high-speed trains.
Do you want to be sent by pipeline down the Montreal-Toronto corridor? They are suggesting that the city to city trip will be in as little as 39 minutes. It…
When Is Science Not Science?
Science isn’t really science when there’s an agenda attached to it. Welcome to the 20th century cycle of ignorance.
What’s In a Name? Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains.
It’s ‘hurricane season’ only this year is unlike what we’ve known in the past. Harvey, Irma, Jose, Katia and Marie have all gone from tropical storms to hurricanes. Lee, the…
Guest Post: In a democracy, quiet is rarely a good sign, and Alberta’s relationship with Big Oil is very quiet indeed
PHOTOS: Part of the Jackpine Oilsands Mine north of Fort McMurray, formerly owned by Shell and now operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Photo: Pembina Institute.) Below: Author Kevin Taft.…
Thanks! daveberta.ca voted Edmonton’s Best Local Affairs Blog
Thank you to the readers of Vue Weekly, Edmonton’s alternative-weekly magazine, for voting daveberta.ca as the city’s Best Local Affairs Blog as part of the magazine’s annual Best of Edmonton…
A Death of Cold by Alberta author Jim Sellers leads Audreys Books’ Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Sept. 17, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
DeSmog Canada Chosen As Finalist for Two Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Judges for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards have announced the 2017 finalists and DeSmog Canada has made the cut in two categories. In the category of “Best Continuing Coverage of…
The Stupid Gene Has Crossed the Border
A survey commissioned by the Ontario Science Centre has given a blunt depiction of just how stupid a lot of Canadians really are and, by stupid, I mean Tea Party…
Rafe: Christy’s oily legacy is the stain that can’t be cleaned, as climate plan revelation reminds us
Photo: Province of BC/Flickr CC Licence In 1988, a year before the Iron Curtain fell, I was in Budapest and after a stroll I went back to my group in…
Sticker on the cover of ‘SFH Kinda Suck’ LP
I rather like it, so I thought I’d share it. Out on iTunes here. Out on vinyl on Ugly Pop soon!
Mama Peaches’ Wisdom – Book Review for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Fans of caregiver advocate and author Christopher-Charles Chaney’s ‘MamaPeaches and Me: Wit and Wisdom for Worn-Out Caregivers’ will be thrilled that Chaney has penned a new volume for caregivers of…
Key Arctic Research Station Set to Close Because of Liberal Government’s Funding Cuts
Essential information on Arctic climate change, ozone depletion and pollution reaching the Arctic from B.C.’s recent forest fires will be lost unless the federal government comes through with funding to…
On principled responses
In the wake of the NDP’s leadership campaign, it seems the Libs have responded by finding somebody to distill their very essence even more thoroughly than Justin Trudeau. At least,…
Saskatchewan’s Worst Former Minister?
Do you use that sexist language about your daughter, mother, sister? We need more women in politics. Your sexist comments won't stop us. https://t.co/WVMnm7EyEY — Catherine McKenna (@cathmckenna) September 20,…
Free advice to political staffers
From Allen J., from my piece in HuffPo: Preliminaries done, MacEachen rendered his advice. I didn’t take notes, but I never forgot what he said. “Two things,” he said. “Don’t…