It’s Not Extinction, It’s Extermination
It’s all in the eye of the beholder. To environmentally conscious adults it may appear that we’re driving Earth to the point of extinction. Young people can see the deeper…
The Mound of Sound
Gee, They Love to Walk in Parades. So, Where Were They Yesterday?
What politician, especially when running for election, can pass up a crowd? Justin loves marching in parades, pressing the flesh. Andy is not as polished but he doesn’t pass up…
It’s the Day of Global Climate Strike.
Another day on the hustings. Maybe it’ll be a ‘small town’ day for the Conservative and Liberal leaders. That way they may be able to avoid embarrassing confrontations with Global…
Monbiot – Time to Declare War on Wealth
We are in a fight for life itself. The stakes couldn’t be any higher. Guardian enviro-scribe/activist, George Monbiot, is calling for a war on wealth. It isn’t wealth itself that…
Trade Unions Join the Children’s Revolt Over Climate Change
The International Trade Union Confederation has pledged the support of its 200 million workers world wide to the global climate strike tomorrow. General secretary, Sharan Burrow, says it’s everybody’s fight…
What Are the Standards?
Kinsella is exorcised but, then again, he would be. He’s had it in for Trudeau for a long time and his indignation is theatrical-grade. We live in an era of…
The United States Navy Now Says "Yep, They’re Real"
They’re no longer UFOs, unidentified flying objects. To the United States Navy, the craft captured by F-18 targeting sensors are UAPs, unidentified aerial phenomenon. The Pentagon has admitted these mysterious…
Why Did the Liberals Choose to Stand on the Wrong Side of the Future?
It’s mind-boggling. Around the world a strong majority of people are yelling ‘do something, now’ and yet the Trudeau Liberals would rather build pipelines. Eight countries, our own included, were…
The Butcher’s Bill – Six Billion
Nobody wants to dwell on this. Fewer still are willing to talk about it. It’s a chilling conclusion of what our petro-economy has in store for humanity this century. Six…
We Know What We Want. It’s Not on Offer.
It speaks for itself.
Will the Coast Give Justin the Rough Ride he Deserves?
Bad news for Justin. Bad news for Andy. A new survey shows the environment is the most important issue for Vancouver voters. It’s also a close second concern for Vancouver…
Communist Era Authoritarianism Never Really Left Illiberal States of Eastern Europe
It wasn’t that long ago – December, 1991 – when the Soviet Union collapsed and, with it, the Warsaw Pact that once anchored the Soviets’ hold over Eastern Europe. One…
Tim Flannery Admits Failure – Why That Should Bother You When Next You Vote
Cassandra. That’s the mantle to be worn by anyone who regularly circulates the latest information from climate science. Chronicling a planetary-scale, slow-motion train wreck is not a cheerful pursuit. It…
Is This Why Washington is Fingering Iran for Saudi Oil Depot Attack?
This is the “Beast of Kandahar.” It is Lockheed Martin’s super stealth RQ-170 drone. It was ‘top secret’ until it wasn’t. In 2011, the CIA had one operating over Iran…
Depression for the Masses – Everybody Gets Some.
The rise of authoritarian autocrats is giving people the downers. Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) tracks hundreds of attributes of democracy for 202 countries, spanning more than two centuries. Its 2019…
Science Under Attack
There are those who want to derail action on climate change. They include powerful corporations and individuals with ‘fossil fortunes’ at stake. Now, as pressure for concrete action begins to…
The Petro-Python May Squeeze the Life Out of Athabasca.
I wonder if Morneau can still put a ‘stop payment’ on that $4.5 billion cheque to Kinder Morgan? A new report from a major French bank, one of the world’s…
"Don’t Bring a Speech, Bring a Plan"
Climate activism is on a roll for the next week and a bit. Next Monday marks the start of a UN Climate Summit where nations are expected to unveil concrete…
Maybe When We Start Dying We’ll Care
You don’t hear many Canadians concerned about how our plans to flood world markets with high-carbon bitumen will affect the little brown people of the Third World. Out of sight,…
And That’s Journalism For You
There was tragedy yesterday when a bus carrying U Vic students to a marine science centre in Bamfield on the western side of Vancouver Island somehow went down a ravine…