Monbiot – It’s Time for Disruptive Civil Disobedience
Up the Revolution !! The Guardian’s enviro-scribe, George Monbiot, says it’s time for ordinary folks just like you to take off the gloves. The consequences we’re risking are too perilous…
The Mound of Sound
The Psychotic States of America
Legendary Canadian historian and astonishingly prolific author, Pierre Berton, was discussing his 1982 book, “Why We Act Like Canadians,” when he was asked what he found to be the biggest…
In Memoriam – Pierre Berton (1920 – 2004)
It’s only fitting that, on this day, we remember legendary Canadian author, historian, and bon vivant, Pierre Berton, seen here as he reveals his secrets for rolling a really fine…
A Bang or a Fizzle?
Bloomberg is reporting that special counsel, Robert Mueller, is about to deliver his report into the two key aspects of his investigation – dealings between the Trump campaign and the…
The Bastards Aren’t Even Trying to Hide It.
Fresh from rewarding their ultra-rich beneficiaries with a $1.5 trillion tax cut, Republicans are complaining about the deficit they just created and they’re targeting Social Security and Medicare cuts to…
Saskatchewan – a Perfect Petro-Province
It’s the second largest carbon energy producer in Canada and it sure acts like it. The National Observer has an expose on how the government of Saskatchewan looks the other…
Well Why Didn’t You Say So?
Stop the presses! A new climate change catastrophe is unfolding and this one changes everything. Climate change is threatening global beer production. Yeah, you heard that right, beer, brewskis, the…
Scotland the Brave
Scottish Power, more than just another utility. The company even has its own pipe band, UK champions for 2018. The Spanish-owned, Scottish utility, has now moved to windpower, alternative clean…
Do You Know Anybody?
I’ve asked around and I haven’t found anybody who thinks their life will be markedly different when the bell tolls midnight and marijuana possession/use becomes lawful. The media, at home…
Everyone Has an Excuse and They’re All Crap
It was nice to see that Parliament held a late night debate on climate change yesterday. By “Parliament” I mean the parties that consider the threat serious enough to show…
Carbon Taxes are Fine But They Won’t Protect You
Climate taxes, if they’re high enough (and Trudeau’s are far from that mark), are a good way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by curbing society’s and the economy’s appetite for…
It’s Time – Time for Bavaria, Time for Canada
In Germany, the Green Party is on a roll. In the upcoming Bavarian elections the Greens hold a solid second place and they’re rising in other parts of Deutschland. From…
Ghosts and Buzzards
Has the ghost of unified Republican governments returned to haunt America – and the world? Hardly a day goes by without another business op-ed predicting a financial collapse either next…
What We’re Fighting For Now is Each Other.
Climate change activists once imagined that they were fighting for future generations, babies that will be born decades from now. Then it became a fight for our grandchildren’s future. Today…
When Governments Can No Longer Handle the Truth
Gwynne Dyer has interesting views on climate change from the military perspective. In his book, “Climate Wars,” he argues that we won’t die from climate change but from the wars…
Creating Jobs for Americans. Melania’s All For It.
What do Ivana and Melania Trump have in common? Well, they both hail from Eastern Europe and, from time to time, both had to bed the man with the sexual…
Coming Soon (Probably Not) to a Theatre Near You.
It’s scheduled to open today in theatres somewhere. It’s a feel-good (just kidding) documentary, “Anthropocene,” which curiously deals with this new geological epoch we, mankind, have imposed on our planet,…
A Window into Calamity
What, in this age of severe climate change, will “calamity” mean? A Washington State University climate scientist, Deepti Singh, shows what happened during the Great Drought that brought massive crop…
Summer is Over, So Where Is the Return of the Sea Ice?
In today’s Freak Weather News, scientists are scrambling to figure out why Arctic sea ice isn’t regrowing as expected now that summer is over. The air over the high Arctic…
Next Year You Really Should Vote Green
The 2019 election isn’t far off but the outcome seems preordained. Barring some disaster the Trudeau Liberals are expected to win another false majority. That will make Justin the prime…