Happy Earth Day!
Wikihow has some ideas on how to celebrate, as does the Earth Day Canada website!(And don't forget to point and laugh at the usual wingnuts that take the opportunity to…
environment
Video: Federal election forum on the Environment
April 20, 2011: Dennis Lewycky (NDP), Ilona Niemczyk (Liberal) and Jacqueline Romanow (Green) at a Federal Election Forum on the Environment at the First Universalist Unitarian Church in Winnipeg. Photo:…
South March Highlands and Carp Hills – NCC Role in Protecting Natural Environment Lands: Beyond The Greenbelt
This post is also being sent via email to National Capital Commission CEO Marie Lemay ( Marie.Lemay@ncc-ccn.ca )click on map to enlargeThe National Capital Commission has recently published maps identifying…
Rant For Canada
Are You Voting For Canada
Canada’s 2011 Federal Election: ’tis better to have loved and lost . . .
With the annual retreat of snow and ice blessedly underway, the crap and crud that mysteriously didn’t make it into my back lane dumpster is revealed in all of its…
Molly’sBlog 2011-04-10 00:52:00
HUMOUR:MISSING THE POINT:Another great cartoon from the pen of Stephanie McMillan.
Painting the world’s lungs blue – Recent works by Konstantin Dimopoulos
Bright blue trees in Port Moody, West Vancouver, and Richmond have been making some passersby stop in their tracks. The Blue Trees, a recent work by international artist Konstantin Dimopoulos…
Ottawa’s Green Bin Program – Time for City Council to Lead
An Open Letter to Ottawa City Council and Residents RE: Residential Solid Waste Service Level Review RecommendationsThis open letter is being posted on my blog, The Fifth Column ( http://the5thc.blogspot.com/…
The Chronicle Journal: It’s Not Over Yet In Thunder Bay
Brandon Walker Tuesday, April 5, 2011 – 08:00 “Houses in South Neebing — going cheap,” Anna Marchese said Monday evening while leaving city hall moments after Thunder Bay council approved…
Thunder Bay NewsWatch: Compromise with Horizon Wind Inc. Approved
By Jamie Smith, tbnewswatch.com By a majority decision, councillors Monday night avoided a multimillion dollar lawsuit by voting for a compromise with a wind developer. Councillors voted 8-4 in favour…
The Giant CKTG 105.3 Thunder Bay: WCO Pays Visit to Council
The leader of an anti-wind farm group wants City Council to change some of the clauses found in the proposed settlement with Horizon Wind. John Laforet is the President of…
Map of The Kanata Lakes 40% Travesty
click on map for full size imageThis map, released by the City of Ottawa, makes it abundantly clear just how much of a travesty the so-called Kanata Lakes 40% agreement…
Tenno speaks
It must be getting really bad when Emperor Akihito of Japan goes on TV to address his subjects about the multiple disasters that have hit that country. Let's just pray…
Japan tsunami
No politics, entertainment, business or whatever, and for the obvious reasons ... Certainly this is a sad day with the news about one of the biggest earthquakes (8.9, off Honshu,…
"Not One Dime": A Proposal
In this country, we subsidize dirty energy. There are tax breaks, there are handouts, there are "investments". Liberals should be out there saying "not one dime" of public money will…
Climate Change Threatens Amazon
April ReignWhile some debate if it even exists the devastating effects of climate change are plainly seen; Billions of trees died in the record drought that struck the Amazon in…
Hudak slammed over his non-plan for Ontario Energy
From The Star:http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/926787--hudak-show-us-yoursProgressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak...claiming that provincial investments in green energy will actually cost jobs... this conclusion is based on a flawed ...
Late Friday Night Ode To … Right Wingers And Climate Change
Item 1 (emphasis added):Climate change: Rising waters threaten North Carolina The sea that sculpted North Carolina's coast, from its arc of barrier islands to the vast, nurturing sounds, is reshaping…
BC Liberal Leadership: Order of preference 2
My three top issues that will guide my decision remain as before: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. This is the key issue…
BC Liberal Leadership: Order of preference 2
My three top issues that will guide my decision remain as before: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. This is the key issue…