Tar Sands "Bosses" Convicted of Ecocide in Mock Trial
No one was actually charged or convicted of anything. That's because the crimes contested in the mock trial this week in Britain's Supreme Court aren't on the books - not…
The Mound of Sound
Lomborg’s Lolly Cut Off
Denmark's climate change enfant terrible, Bjorn Lomborg, is getting booted off the dole. The economist turned climate change denier had been receiving handouts of about $1.5-million a year from Denmark's…
Libya’s Missing Missiles
The good news is that the new guys in Libya have accounted for about 15,000 SA-7 missiles from Gaddafi's arsenal. The bad news is that Gaddafi was known to have…
The Wisdom of the Great – George Bernard Shaw
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.A…
The Monster is Dead. Clifford Olson Is No More.
Cancer has finally erased Clifford Olson from the ranks of mankind. The serial child killer died this afternoon in a Quebec hospital.
News From the Begging Bowl
Just got the word from Ralph Goodale. The LPC Deputy Leader suggests if the party can just get another $50-grand by midnight, they'll be able to send an even stronger…
Supreme Court of Canada Backs Insite
Vancouver's safe injection site has been saved from Harper's attempts to shut it down. The Supreme Court of Canada has held that not allowing the clinic to operate would violate…
Defective Government on Both Sides of the Atlantic
All too often these days we're visited with the consequences of defective government. By defective government I mean the weak leadership incapable of taking the hard decisions necessary to benefit…
Tar Sands on Trial
Should ecocide join the ranks of crimes against humanity? The Brits are debating that at the moment.should the bosses of polluting companies and the leaders of environmentally-unfriendly states join those…
Radical Religious Conservatism Has Little Place for the Real World
I keep trying to believe the radical religious right isn't a threat but that isn't working.A study just released by Baylor University goes a long way to explaining the twisted…
Climate Change – Harper Has It Covered. Okay, You Can Cry Now
Don't worry, be happy. The Harper government knows all about climate change and it's got that one covered according to Steve's Envirostooge Peter Kent.Kent was reacting to a government report…
Don’t Be Calling Me for Money
As a former Liberal I'm finding the "ex" part is being overlooked these days. Whenever the Libs pass the begging bowl I can expect to get an e-mail about it.What…
I’m Okay With It, the Rio Grande Norte
The Americans are talking about fencing off part of the Canada-US border. Their term is "selective fencing." The US Customs & Border Protection Agency is canvassing local governments from Maine…
This Seems to Surprise Americans – In Canada, Blacks are as Healthy as Whites
In Canada, white people are no healthier than our black people. When I read that my reaction was, "well, duh." Why would a Canadian achieve different health outcomes based on…
Healthcare in America – a Tale of Feast or Famine
We're all familiar with the accounts of America's healthcare "have nots," the tens of millions who get by with no health insurance and the hundreds of millions who are vulnerable…
Before You Slam Shut Your Mind on Nuclear Power, Read This
It's a reflection of how little most of us know about nuclear power generation that we fell apoplectic at the Fukushima reactor disaster. The tragedy of Fukushima is if we…
Is It Anarchy When Our Elected Leaders Do It?
I've always understood "anarchy" by its dictionary definition as a state of political or social disorder resulting from absence of government control. My layman's grasp of the concept was of…
It’s Here! Earth Overshoot Day has Arrived.
Nothing to celebrate, actually. Today is estimated to be the day on which mankind has consumed the entire stocks of renewable resources our planet will generate this year. Today is…
How Far Will Obama Grovel?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be weighing "punitive" measures against the Palestinian Authority for having the temerity to seek statehood from the United Nations.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Is Obama Buying Netanyahu Time to Finish Annexing the West Bank?
"Not now" is Barack Obama's answer to the Palestinian Authority's appeal for statehood. It's hardly unexpected coming from a feeble executive who can't even get basic legislation passed through his…