Americans Eating Beans Instead of Beef Will Help Save the World
If Americans started eating beans in place of beef the country would be able to meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals by 2020. The report, title, “Substituting beans for…
2017
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett write about the psychological and social harms arising out of inequality: Members of species that have strong…
Pluto-Populism
E.J. Dionne writes that Martin Wolf has got it right: Martin Wolf, the Financial Times columnist, captured Trump’s ideology with precision when he called it “pluto-populism.” It involves “policies that…
With thanks to Rona Ambrose.
Rona Ambrose M.P. is cleaning out her desk. With a new leader to be chosen this weekend, Ms. Ambrose is packing it in and going home to Alberta. It is…
Wildrosers and Progressive Conservatives act as if fighting the NDP’s workplace fairness law is their hill to die on
PHOTOS: Edmonton labour lawyer Andrew Sims and Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray at yesterday’s technical briefing on the NDP Government’s new labour legislation. (Photo: CBC) Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley,…
NDP finally introduce their Labour Law modernization bill
Labour Minister Christina Gray introduced Bill 17, the Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act, into the Legislative Assembly today. This bill includes long-awaited reforms to modernize Alberta’s Labour Code and Employment…
My month with chemtrails conspiracy theorists (repost)
Standing between beds of golden beets and elephant garlic in the garden of Lincoln Hills, a small organic farm in Placer County, California, Tammi Riedl looks up and points to…
A Ray of Sunshine
Via Stephen Colbert and Paul Simon
Oil Change at Rath’s Garage by Shari Narine tops Audreys List of Bestselling Books
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended May 21, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Business Not As Usual: What Kinder Morgan Isn’t Telling Investors
Kinder Morgan is providing potential investors with shoddy information, according to a complaint filed with the Alberta Securities Commission by Greenpeace Canada last week. The formal complaint contends the company’s…
The Atrocity Known as TrumpCare
Trump’s Health Care Victory Party The Republican majority pushed it through the House of Representatives although many legislators admitted they hadn’t even read it. They voted without waiting for the…
The Queen of Political Cash Comes Up a Dollar Short
British Columbia’s far from liberal premier, Christy Clark, appears to have come up short, finally, ending her party’s majority rule over the province going back to 2001. Give Christy her…
At Last, An Intelligent Discussion About Overpopulation.
The May edition of Foreign Policy magazine is their climate change issue. As a keen follower of climate science for the past 15 years or more, the shortcomings in the…
Acting Your Age
Here’s the thing. We live in a society that values youth over experience, wisdom, ability and knowledge. I’m not sure why we do that, but children are more valuable to…
May 24: The greatest murderers in world history.
In yesterday’s copy of Brunswick News, there was a standard feature on the Commentary page. It was a column written by a ‘scholar’ writing for the Atlantic Institute for Market…
In Defence of the Deep State.
To some, conspiracy theorists and those with a feeble understanding of governance, the Deep State is a sinister group of powerful insiders manipulating the strings of government for devious ends.…
Welcome to WaterWorld. No, Not the One With Costner.
Even Americans pay attention to this facet of climate change – sea level rise. And the news is bad and getting worse. You probably remember the early 1990s well enough.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Gary Younge examines how Jeremy Corbyn and an unabashedly progressive campaign platform are making massive gains in a UK general election cynically called…
Is It Time We Chaperoned Our Politicians
Yes, Christy, this is about you – and the rest. Christy Clark, Canada’s Queen of Cash has been known to be a grateful recipient of campaign contributions from those friendly…
Trump Lawyers Up
He says he has no and never has had any connections with the Russians since entering politics but Donald Trump is smart enough to lawyer up anyway. Donald Trump has…