Nothing Convinces Quite Like a Taste of the Lash
The onset of extreme weather events is rapidly culling the ranks of climate change skeptics. Megastorms, droughts, heat waves and floods are prevailing as science never could, especially in the…
The Mound of Sound
27 Dead, 18 Children, in Connecticut School Shooting
When are Americans ever going to come to their senses about gun control? School shooting in Connecticut. 27 dead including 18-children. The shooter, the father of a student, was gunned…
At Least It Won’t Kill the Fish
In British Columbia, our provincial government has its own fondness for fossil fuel windfalls. The big difference is that it’s not heavy bitumen but natural gas. Premier Cristy Clark is…
Enbridge Public Hearings Coming to Victoria. Public Told to Bugger Off Down the Road.
There won’t be any public at the Enbridge public hearings when they reach Victoria in January. The hearings will be closed to the public. The hearing room will admit only…
The Campaign to Rehabilitate the F-35 Has Begun
If you felt relieved that the Harper authority had given up on the F-35, think again. That the stealth light attack bomber is still very much alive in the bosom…
A Pipeline to be Built on Lies
A University of British Columbia study finds just one tanker spill from the Northern Gateway supertanker project could more than wipe out any financial benefits accruing to the province from…
Will Lockheed Even Compete for Canada’s Fighter Business? Don’t Count on It.
As a face-saving measure the instinctively dishonest Conservatives say they have ‘reset’ the programme to find a CF-18 replacement and, this time, there’ll be a proper competition. Don’t hold your…
The Next Time Someone Rails On About Sharia Law, Remember This
From the December issue of Harper’s, an item captioned Grounded for Life. From “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution,” by Charles R. Fuqua, an e-book published in April and aiming…
Harper’s 46-Billion Dollar Boondoggle
The numbers are in and the big number is 46 as in 46-billion dollars to purchase, arm, fuel, fly and maintain a paltry fleet of 65 F-35s over a 42-year…
Should We Still Heed the IPCC?
Imagine you’re aboard a commercial jetliner on a really foggy approach to your destination. The aircraft has a ground speed of 220 miles an hour. You’re ten miles from the…
Why Do We Keep Whining About Kabul Corruption?
Yes, Afghanistan is, next to Somalia, the most corrupt nation in the world. So, what else is new? Now that we’re coming to grips with the reality that our military…
Heather Sticks Her Bitumen Boot Up Harper’s Backside
It’s gradually setting in. Harper’s capitulation to China’s Communist rulers on Nexen is an admission of how much trouble the Tar Sands are really in. The Toronto Star’s Heather Mallick…
Harper’s Assault on Canadian Labour Continues
Whether we like to accept it or not, organized labour was instrumental to the evolution of Canada’s middle class. Yet, since he came to power, Steve Harper has relentlessly worked…
Social Networking = Privacy Confiscation
Surely you had to know that posting all that personal information online would eventually lead to its confiscation. Information is knowledge; knowledge is power; power is valuable, marketable and highly…
After the Fiscal Cliff – The Joe Stiglitz Recipe for American Recovery
In a recent op-ed in The Guardian, Nobel laureate economist Joe Stiglitz lays out his recipe for America’s economic rehabilitation. “...here is what Americans should hope for: a strong “jobs”…
Homer Should be Proud. Meet Sea Shepherd’s Latest Addition, the Sam Simon
Oh the Japanese must be furious over this one. The Japanese government was tricked into selling the latest addition to the Sea Shepherd society’s anti-whaling fleet, the MV Sam Simon.…
"Chasing Ice" Teaser
The Guardian has posted this clip from the documentary, Chasing Ice. It is astonishing, the largest iceberg calving event ever witnessed. 7.4 cubic kilometers of ice simply fell off the…
Amelia Earhart’s Hard Bargain
She’ll always be an true American darling and her country’s First Lady of the Air. She may have been a mediocre pilot but she was as bold and determined an…
The Tories May Not Believe It But Canada’s Third Largest City Knows Climate Change Is Real
There’s been an interesting series of articles in The Vancouver Sun about climate change threats to the Lower Mainland. The low-lying Fraser River estuary is particularly vulnerable. It’s a witches’…
Battlefield: Brain, Yours Quite Possibly
Military researchers are looking for ways to get inside their enemy’s brain. Get inside and stir things up goooood. This new battlespace is not just about influencing hearts and minds…