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…
environment
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…
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…
UPDATED…Guess What Folks? Our Oil is Ethical!
No, I don’t believe the malarkey that our oil is ethical. The only thing this argument does is compare our bad practices to the worse practices of other nations. Our…
Pollution/Environment: Harper & Co. Talking The Talk …
... but still not walking the walk. Nothing new here, eh? Well folks - here's one more note added in proof (emphasis added): Canada oil sands: Pollution monitoring is censured…
Tar on the Tusks – The Walrus sells out to Big Oil
Canada's preeminent culture magazine has let Big Oil lie about the tar sands on its pages.
Calgary Herald Opposes Basic Democracy
To no one's surprise the Calgary Herald wrote an op-ed wholly justifying the Senate's vote down of Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. It seems so twisted, to me…
Climate Change Bill Defeated by Unelected Tories
Summed up nicely by the Globe & Mail's Gloria Galloway with her headline. RIP, Reform Party movement. Unelected Tory senators kill climate bill passed by House The Conservatives have used…
Making up for lost time
Lots of stuff going on since I last posted here. Besides the Rider’s being in the Western Semi-final today, I mean. Dr. Jim Harding, ardent no-nukes activist and author, has…
anybody want to buy a bridge?
“Beware of false knowledge;it is more dangerous than ignorance.”George Bernard ShawWe are in the information age. We are a knowledge based economy...or so we are supposed to be. Knowledge is…
engulfed and unglued
At some stages of your life you will deal with thingsand at others you are overwhelmed with misery and anxiety. Nigella Lawson How long does it take for things to…
Run Salmon Run
The 610-kilometre Skeena River is one of the world’s longest undammed rivers, and is the second longest river in British Columbia. Unlike the Fraser, the Skeena has been spared widespread…
Smoke on the water…
Mcleese Lake somewhere in the smokeThere's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all. ~Robert OrbenAnd…
Exploiting the BP Oil Spill to Sell Self Tan Bronzing Gel
The August edition of Vogue Italia features a fashion spread titled ‘Water and Oil.’ I believe that ‘Violence and Destruction’ better capture the content and mood of these photos. We…
where there is smoke…
“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for…
Fear and Loathing
"Courage is resistance to fear,mastery of fear -- not absence of fear."-- Mark Twain It seems that our lives are continually in a state of trying to balance our hopes…