Harper’s House of Cards Disintegrating Under Weight of Conservative Senators
* We are living in interesting times, as the saying goes. Here in Canada, the house of cards that is the federal Conservative government of Stephen Harper is starting to…
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Wright Quits, Wallin & Duffy Half-Quit, May Lashes the PM #cdnpoli
What dirt does Duffy have on the Prime Minister, that would have had him order his Chief of Staff to cut Mike Duffy a cheque for more than $90,000? Mike…
Saturday At The Movies
The first music video made in space, posted earlier this week, stars Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield:
Not Related
The following stories are ^not related. Canadians increasingly cynical about state of democracy: Hepburn Voters are losing trust in the way Canada’s democracy works. Nuh-uh! Living in the Age of…
EG Radio May 16: Our last show of the season! The human costs of climate change with Andrew Guzman
Download: earthgauge-podcast-may16-2013.mp3 This week is our last show before the summer break! I’m taking a few months off to recharge the batteries so we’re ready to come back strong in…
B.C. Votes Against Its Future
I don’t live in Canada’s most westerly province, but I know that British Columbians pride themselves in their slogan, “Beautiful British Columbia”. It is a province of vast wilderness, ancient…
Courage Is Contagious
“What are we waiting for?…There is no passion to be found insettling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living…Standing idly by in the…
We’re All Passengers on The Titanic Now
* Dr. Richard Alley, climatologist, commenting on atmospheric CO2 levels passing an historic 400ppm last week.
Indigenous resistance grows strong in Keystone XL pipeline battle
By: Crysbel Tejada and Betsy Catlin | First published by Waging Nonviolence on May 8, 2013: On cloudy days, heavy smoke fills the air of Ponca City, Okla., with grey…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
What if all the mothers in the world united and called for an end to war, to violence towards each other and towards the earth, and pledged to work together…
Monbiot – You Can’t Win on Climate Change Without First Vanquishing Plutocracy
Guardian enviro-scribe, George Monbiot, took the arrival of a recrod, 400 ppm concentration of atmospheric CO2 to deliver a few thoughts on our losing battle against climate change and what…
Saturday At The Movies
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The Harper Government lacks a strategic vision for Canada’s oil industry
400 parts per million … Those Albertans who have voted for Harper’s Conservatives in election after election must be starting to wonder whether Stephen Harper and his Cabinet are the…
The Garlic: Interview With Carbon Dioxide
The Onion hasn’t lived up to its journalistic standards of fake news, so I’m writing a piece for The Garlic, and interviewing Carbon Dioxide to get its thoughts on surpassing…
And Speaking Of The Tarsands ….
This is brilliant. Thanks to Anon, who, in his comment on my previous post, directed me to this video: Let’s try to spread this as widely as possible. Mockery and…
Rolling The Dice: CO2 Concentration Hits Record High Amid Global Inaction On Climate Change
Via The Guardian: The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached 399.72 parts per million (ppm) and is likely to pass the symbolically important 400ppm level for the…
An Embarrassment To All of Us
Like the dotty uncle no one wants to invite to family dinners anymore because of his wildly inappropriate comments, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is fast becoming an international persona…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Yes, it’s for the best that some of Canada’s pre-eminent scientists are offering to walk Joe Oliver through the realities of climate change.…