Prime Minister Chicken Shit, or Chicken Hawk?
“I’ve watched and listened to what the leadership in the Iran regime says, and it frightens me,” Mr. Harper said in a CBC interview. Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes a…
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There’s Nothing “Ethical” About Tar Sands Oil
If anybody reading this is wondering about whether or not Canada’s tar sands oil is “ethical” or not, this presentation by photographer Garth Lenz, from TEDx Victoria this past November,…
Why North Americans Don’t Get Climate Change
I was talking to a friend tonight about the studies and planning undertaken by the province and municipalities of the Lower Mainland of sea level rise projections. It’s a complex…
Martin Luther King: If You Don’t Stand Up For Justice, You Die Even If You Live To Be 90
Today in the United States it is Martin Luther King Day. Reverend King delivered this rousing sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in November, 1967, less than 5…
Are Enbridge’s job numbers credible?
Putting aside the impact of the proposed Enbridge pipeline on GHG emissions or spills on land and at sea, the case in favour of the pipeline rests on creating jobs.…
Alberta Oil Sands Crude: Not As Conflict-Free As “Ethical Oil” Proponents Wish
* Yesterday I posted a clip from Power & Politics where EthicalOil.org’s spokesperson Kathryn Marshall happily sprayed paranoid, inflammatory rhetoric around the room about how “environmentalists” who are speaking out…
Good To See
There are some very interesting links to explore today. I hope you made some time available to browse. The UK is also experiencing strange weather, and there are photos and…
Canadians Ignore the Warning Lesson of Haiti’s Environmental Destruction At Our Peril
Today marks two years since the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti where more than 200,000 died and an estimated 1 million were left homeless. We are used to hearing that Haiti…
Radical Good Sense
The “Fight for Canada”, did not happen in 1812, since Canada did not exist as a nation for decades later in 1867. The Department of “Canadian Heritage” ought to be…
The Real Radicals Are Those Who Pollute Our Air and Water and Destabilize Our Climate, Mr. Oliver
Here are some excerpts from an open letter released yesterday by Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, just prior to the start of the Northern Gateway pipeline hearings in B.C. today:…
Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers Mislead Public On Climate Change and Environment
Rupert Murdoch 2.jpg When it comes to climate change misinformation, arguably no single person has done more to spread false information to confuse the public than Rupert Murdoch. With his…
As Santorum Surges, Sound Science Sags
blog_harmon_santorum-320×268.jpg This is a guest post by Bill Walker, originally published at Climate Central. There’s a new ringleader of the skeptics' circus — otherwise known as the 2012 field of…
Musical Medicine
Feel in need of some healing in these turbulent times? I know I do, and this video does that for me. Enjoy, and take these words to heart: Live by…
Warm Winter: No Ice in the Baltic Sea
Normally, the Baltic is Frozen this time of year Normally this time of year, the northern section of the Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Bothnia) and the Gulf of Finland…
Warm Winter: No Ice in the Baltic Sea
Normally, the Baltic is Frozen this time of year Normally this time of year, the northern section of the Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Bothnia) and the Gulf of Finland…
Warm Winter: No Ice in the Baltic Sea
Normally, the Baltic is Frozen this time of year Normally this time of year, the northern section of the Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Bothnia) and the Gulf of Finland…
Warm Winter: No Ice in the Baltic Sea
Normally, the Baltic is Frozen this time of yearNormally this time of year, the northern section of the Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Bothnia) and the Gulf of Finland have…
Good Luck Hangover
“Good Luck Chuck” was on Netflix, and it’s every bit as uncomfortable as the critics said it was. It’s a mean spirited Hollywood vehicle to show a lot of topless…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Happy 2012 Here’s hoping that the seeds of change will continue to grow in the hearts and minds of women and men everywhere on this great blue planet, as the…
Happy Hogmanay
Tis the season for ‘best of” lists. So, to quote Julie Andrews, here are a few of my favourite things of this past year: Best book on the coming paradigm…