Dirty NDP
On the same day that we learn of massive cuts to Environment Canada coming from the federal Conservatives, it's important to remember that the ONDP is going off track on…
environment
$10 million is the new $137 million
Only in Hamilton. When Ontario deregulated power in 2002 (huge mistake still, in my opinion) it was left to the local utilities on what to do with the new local…
Hard to rage against the machine…
… when looking out at a scene like this. Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
What does Jack Layton’s former chief of staff think about ONDP environment policy?
He think it is ''anti-environmental nonsense", "a serious disappointment", and "entirely the wrong direction" Meanwhile, what do Rick Smith & Environmental Defence (of which he serves as executive director) say…
PR Campaign Uses Gays To Clean Up Tar Sands Image
Well, here’s a very special way to have your struggle for equality used by large corporations! The Alberta tar sands, condemned internationally as one of the most harmful environmental projects…
Say No to Andrea Horwath’s dirty schemes
The Ontario Liberals are the only party that will stand up for creating new green jobs and a cleaner environment.
Dumping Shit in The Ottawa River
This blog post contains graphic language because there is no way to pretty up dumping shit in the city's drinking water source.If I were to walk into the Ottawa River…
EthicalOil.org: Canada Tar Sands Propaganda And Insult to Canadians
Former federal Conservative operative, Alykhan Velshi, is at it again. As Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s communications director, earlier this year, he stirred controversy when he used Canadian government stationery while…
Failing by any measure
It's no particular secret that "intensity" targets for greenhouse gas emissions are an utter joke, designed to facilitate the continued growth of heavy polluters as long as they make marginal…
Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Three Months Later…
It has been 3 months since Plains Midstream Canada reported that there had been a Rainbow Pipeline leak, 100 km NE of Peace River, Alberta. Initially, the Alberta media were…
All the "easy" oil and gas may be gone, but still …
While most regions of Canada have imposed moratoriums on "fracking," using jackhammers and / or high pressure water injections to get out natural gas, one province -- British Columbia --…
Friday miscellany – Liz, cowboys, Arsenal and a cottage
1. Elizabeth May’s sudden crusade against Wi-Fi has disappointed me. I had thought she would latch on to an environmental issue that was beyond reproach. The tar sands. GHGs. Volatile…
‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility’: Bloomberg gives fight to Big Coal
Not content to have merely taken on the gun lobby, the tobacco industry, and the anti-gay marriage crowd, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has set his sights on picking…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- Not surprising: Canadians find Stephen Harper's constant politicization of everything - including awards for volunteers - to be improper. Even less surprising: Stephen Harper…
GPO answers AMO’s call for a comprehensive waste strategy
On June 30th, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario issued a press release that challenged all political parties in Ontario “to demonstrate how they will support waste diversion strategies that…
Video: Yves Engler, cars, capitalism and catastrophe
I’m half-way through “Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the road to economic, social and ecological decay” by Bianca Mugyenyi and Yves Engler and I’m already regretting my decision, a…
Heat Your Home By Hosting the Internet
As the internet continues its growth it consumes more and more electricity because larger server and data centres are required. Microsoft has come up with a brilliant idea to allow…
moby duck: "that’s the difference. there are things afloat now that will never sink."
I've re-started reading Moby Duck. I don't know if this ever happens to you, but sometimes if I pick up a book at a particularly busy time when I don't…
Long-term thinking needed in the fight for Ontario’s Green Energy future
While in Vancouver last week as part of a First Ministers meeting, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty made a direct link between subsidies paid out to the oil and gas industry…
Scary Bear Soundtrack Performs "Beaver Pond Forest"
I recently had the opportunity to hear Scary Bear Soundtrack perform both their acoustic and rock versions of "Beaver Pond Forest" live and I have to say that I prefer…