Conscious Political Dehydration
It’s been close to a week since the first list of approved “applicants” for the Conservative Leadership race were announced, which included a surprise or two. Since then the race…
2020
Then There Were Two
Elizabeth Warren has dropped her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Yesterday the rumour mill circulated the story that Warren had decided to endorse Bernie Sanders. If so, she hasn’t…
"Hamsterkauf" – Trust the Germans to Have a Word For It.
The common hamster is known for its ability to stuff extra food into its cheek pouches. In Germany this has inspired a word for panic buying when there’s some sort…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: let your reading take you someplace new – part 2
Is your reading stuck in a rut? Do you read the same authors all the time? Do you ever search for something new (to you) and different to read? I’m…
I have something in my eye
If this does not make you cry, you can’t. Deanna Dikeman’s parents sold her childhood home, in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1990, when they were in their early seventies. They…
It Makes Perfect Sense
While many bemoan the fate of the Teck Resources Frontier tarsands project as yet another example of restrictive regulatory measures, others, as the following letter from the print edition of…
Successful People are “Lazy”
It’s ok to be lazy. In fact, incorporating come lazy behaviours into your work might make you more productive. As counter-intuitive as that sounds, it’s true. There are certain tricks…
I’m in punk rock Jeopardy
The Canadian-born face of the show Jeopardy made a statement about his health on his show. I found it moving and brave. I’ve never watched his show. But everyone should…
A weekend of infamy.
Ontario liberals are wasting their money this weekend as they gather in Mississauga to confirm a new leaser. With a new leader, about half a million in the bank and…
Radioactive
We already knew the oil and gas business was poisoning land and water and polluting the atmosphere. Most people, including workers in the northeast gas fields, are probably unaware that…
Is Kenney Coming After Our Pensions?
Premier Jason Kenney, ardent free market conservative, has started sounding a little like Peter Lougheed, a former premier with more progressive conservative leanings. Indeed Lougheed was once labelled “Peter the…
Shame on University Regina brass for withholding funding-source information
Shame on University Regina brass for withholding funding-source information concerning research at their public education institution. All universities, colleges and schools should be fonts of knowledge, including facts about who…
Super Tuesday and the Irrevocable Split in the Democratic Party
Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Photo by David J. Phillip/AP. As another Super Tuesday has come and gone, the key takeaways are already…
Ford government will not spend $2 billion of its budget — deficit on track to fall $3 billion
As usual, the provincial government is under-spending its (revised) budget. Based on figures for provincial expenditures for the the first nine months of the fiscal year, the government-funded Financial Accountability…
Earthgauge News – March 4, 2020
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/egnews-march4.mp3 Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Wednesday at 10:00 am EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at…
Oil Men on Net Zero Energy
I don’t think I want to bother hearing what they have to say. What will 3 oil men tell you about Net Zero capabilities of Sask? Quite likely nothing of…
Monbiot Declares "Open Lawfare" on the British State
Guardian eco-scribe, George Monbiot, is in a mood to litigate an end to fossil energy power generation in the UK. Far from building new fossil power plants, the survival of…
Bern-ed Out
As a total poli-geek, I can’t help but follow politics from all over the place to a certain degree. It’s a part of my nature and I always find what…