It’s in The New York Times. It Must Be True. Trump the Tax Scheme Scofflaw.
The New York Times is dismembering Donald Trump’s claim to be a “self made man” who built an empire with his own hard work and his own money. It turns…
The Mound of Sound
More Thoughts on Trump and the Inevitability of Climate Change
The revelation last week in The Washington Post was shocking. A lengthy report out of the Trump administration acknowledged what so many feared, we’re on course to 4 degrees Celsius…
Trump Administration Foresees Civilization-Ending Global Warming by 2100. Declares "So What?"
The Trump administration says sure we’re on the path to oblivion but so what? From the Washington Post: Last month, deep in a 500-page environmental impact statement, the Trump administration…
A Court Chosen to Serve a Political Ideology Is Not a Court of Law
Then again, the United States is no democracy either so why should the US Supreme Court be held to the standard of a court of law? The Republicans, including that…
"A Disaster for Republicans"
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace had nothing but praise for Kavanaugh accuser, Christine Blaisy Ford. Wallace summed up Dr. Ford’s testimony before the Senate as: “extremely emotional, extremely raw, and…
If the Greens Can’t Stand for Election, Why Can’t They Stand for Principle?
I’m not sure what keeps Green Party membership grounded. Their party doesn’t stand a chance electorally. Justin Trudeau put paid to that when he reneged on electoral reform, ensuring that…
Your Choice – Does Humanity Survive or Perish?
The planet, Spaceship Earth, our one and only biosphere, is in real trouble and it’s mainly our doing. The question is do we keep doing what got us to this…
Where Michael Moore Dares to Venture
Like many, I have snapped up Trump tell-all books such as Michael Wolffe’s “Fire and Fury,” Isikoff and Corn’s “Russian Roulette,” and Bob Woodward’s “Fear: Trump in the White House.”…
Another Climate Change Victim – America’s National Parks
East of Los Angeles, about a third of the way between LA and Phoenix, Arizona within the Mohave Desert lies the iconic Joshua Tree National Park. It is named for…
Can Washington Get the Answers Ottawa Won’t Give British Columbia?
It’s not just coastal British Columbians who are fed up with being stonewalled by the federal government over the hazards of dilbit spills. So is the neighbouring state of Washington…
America’s Retreat From the Sea. Climate Migration Reaches the United States.
Climate migration is about to become a serious headache for the United States and its federal and state governments. Migration is kicking off with sea level rise but that will…
It Ain’t the "Party of Lincoln" Anymore.
Just sayin’
When the Most Important Issue to You Is Not Important to Your Government.
To me, climate change is the most important issue, hands down. It is the greatest threat facing human civilization today, probably the greatest threat in the history of human civilization.…
Will Donald Trump Go the Way of Captain Ahab?
It was one of Gregory Peck’s greatest roles; Captain Ahab in Moby Dick. Obsessed with killing the great white whale, Ahab was caught in harpoon lines and the whale dragged…
Okay, I’ll Bite. Why Do Evangelicals Flock to Trump?
I stumbled across a reference from their favourite book, Proverbs 6:16-19. This seems to sum up the things that God of the Bible really detests: 16 There are six things…
When Political Correctness Kills
Who says the Right rejects political correctness? They’re fond enough of political correctness when it comes to climate change and, in particular, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. On…
For OPEC, the Future Is Rosy
Practically gushing with petro-glee, the world oil cartel, OPEC, is predicting a “massive rise” in oil production over the next five years. In a forecast that will dismay environmentalists –…
From the "Spinning Out of Control" File
Japanese scientists think the key to predicting hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones is more weather stations at the top of the world. Russia’s new and improved submarine fleet will be ready…
AggregateIQ Runs Afoul of British Authorities
The UK’s data protection watchdog is going after Victoria, BC data mining/manipulation company AggregateIQ for its role in the Brexit referendum campaign. AggregateIQ (AIQ) was accused of processing people’s data…
It’s a Start – Maybe
The Trudeau government has directed the (still sketchy) National Energy Board to examine the impacts of dilbit supertankers on British Columbia’s south coast. The NEB has been given 22 weeks…