Microwaste, Big Problem
I phoned Johnson & Johnson about why they continue to sell products with microbeads after Parliament started to vote last year toward creating a law to ban their sale. The…
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They Voted For Heads On Pikes
@mattgurney Pilots bombing were probably into the love and forgiveness business instead. #corollary — Saskboy (@saskboy) February 8, 2016 @DeuceKindred @mattgurney It's important to stay detached while bombing people from…
Meteorite Suspected of Killing Man
Originally posted on John Klein - Regina: A very rare death type is suspected in India. It’s been nearly 200 years since someone has been confirmed killed by a meteorite…
Assange Illegally Detained by UK Police
The London police force has wasted millions of pounds on detaining Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy for years. UN group reportedly backs Julian Assange 'unlawful detention' claim https://t.co/vgeXcKVWHl pic.twitter.com/5ziSJwBdpC —…
Wind power is safer for birds than other forms of generation
Source: Wind power is safer for birds than other forms of generation
Saskatchewan Mentioned in Latest BadLipReading NFL Video
"We might have to get biscuits in Sask…Sask…Saskatchewan." – @BadLipReading https://t.co/CR3KBRhoFe #NFL#ExploreSK — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) February 3, 2016 There are many other great lines in this, including confirmation that…
Conservatives Failed to Protect Privacy
The Liberals record? Not much better. “I can’t answer the question about the former government, what their reasons were,” said Sajjan, also noting he does not believe any of the…
End Energy East
This is also how I feel about Energy East and similar pipeline projects. In the national discussion about our energy and transportation network future, if you don’t put chemistry before…
Laying Down A Deadly Bluff
For ages now Canadians have been conditioned to accept that we “need” more pipelines to move more oil. Otherwise we’ll continue to exhaust train crews and have bombtrains in every…
Looking Back At the Conservatives’ Campaign
I wrote this on October 1, 2015, but never finished it: Let’s examine the Conservative’s campaign thus far: It began with them showing ads where men are being drowned, as…
Rona Ambrose – Smoke From The Ears
Anyone else smell pants burning? Maybe it’s something else. Hold on, you’re about to get whiplash. I guess having an empty head is a biological advantage since your brain doesn’t…
Trudeau To Rush A Billion Dollars to Wall and Notley
The government is in talks to quickly allocate $1 billion for infrastructure projects in the two provinces — money earmarked by the previous government’s infrastructure fund but not yet delivered,…
Mental Note: Design rocket so it doesn’t explode at 90 degree tilt
Rockets that land are a new thing, so it’s probably a minor oversight. No one was hurt in the blast. It’s hard to reuse a rocket that lands, if it…
Where’s Wall’s Western Strategy Now?
It wasn’t very long ago that Brad Wall was a part of shaping western Canada. He wanted BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and maybe even Manitoba to agree on LCD wage and…
Premier Wall On Prison
.@cenobyte Oh my goodness, @PremierBradWall actually said that. https://t.co/CcImQuyE2j — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) January 7, 2016 http://cjme.com/article/402994/inmates-refuse-food-trays-regina-correctional-centre “IF YOU REALLY DON’T LIKE THE PRISON FOOD, THERE’S ONE WAY TO AVOID…
Why Your Students Forgot Everything On Your PowerPoint Slides (Mary Jo Madda)
Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:Mary Jo Madda writes for EdSurge. This post appeared January 19, 2015. Don’t fret, we’ve all been there: You’re up…
Concalls: Duffy Trial Revelations
The Duffy Trial has been a bit of an expose on how the Harper Cons’ PMO operated. It’s not pretty. The comments made about Sona and Finely are nothing to…
Do Not As I Used To Say and Do
Not sure what’s more pathetic and hypocritical: Wudrick and Taylor feigning desire for un-tinkered elections, or Wall pining for Ottawa money. @saskboy what on earth are you talking about? We…
Merry Christmas 2015
Christmas #sundog is more awesome now. -22 #YQR pic.twitter.com/I0d18zvEeF — Saskboy K. (@saskboy) December 25, 2015 Construction on the #YQRstadium site is really progressing. Here's how it looked when @Capital_Pointe…
Star Wars and Snow
I brushed the snow off my solar panels a couple times on the weekend, and it helped with their production a fair bit. The full sun came out, and melted…