On campaign divisions
If it wasn’t obvious already, the last decade of resource politics in Canada should offer us a reminder that the immediate development of resources without meaningful consideration of externalities and…
environment
David Suzuki: B.C. must heed Mount Polley disaster’s lessons
“We need stronger environmental assessments,” says award-winning Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki, reflecting on last year’s Mount Polley disaster in British Columbia. The post David Suzuki: B.C. must heed Mount Polley…
Thoughts on a nitrogen dioxide leak.
Today started off with an alarm going off outside for a nitrogen dioxide leak from the local smelter. My husband and I listened to updates on the radio and read…
Read This Book: The Optimistic Environmentalist
The Optimistic Environmentalist is a new book by environmental lawyer Dr. David R. Boyd. Much like this website, the book is also about taking a positive look on the otherwise…
Canada After Harper
Here is the link to buy a new book, Canada After Harper, edited by Ed Finn and with an introduction by Ralph Nader, just published by Lorimer. Most Canadians know…
The NDP’s Biggest Asset May be Their Biggest Liability
I watched the Macleans leadership debates again on Youtube, and noticed a few things that I hadn’t picked up on when watching it live. For one thing, Thomas Mulcair was…
A Prophet Is Always Without Honour In Their Own Country….
NDP candidate Linda McQuaig’s comment on oilsands stirs up hornet’s nest Linda McQuaig says ‘a lot of the oilsands oil may have to stay in the ground,’ in calling for…
Obama Battles Harper Over Climate Change
Obama spoke the other day about climate change: “we’re the first generation to feel the impact of climate change; we’re the last generation that can do something about it.” Stephen…
Economics of Happiness
The 60 min. documentary, Economics of Happiness, is being offered free to watch online for the month of August. It’s a thoughtful look at how we could be living if…
One Neat Trick to Lose Weight Fast
I just lost 10 pounds without even trying!! So I was ready to give away some clothes to charity because it was time to resign myself to my middle-age body.…
11 Weeks of Daily Harper Protests
The Harper Re-election Disaster Bus Totalitarianism: daily, for 11 weeks! Get used to this. People hate Harper and his Conservatives. We will see through his weak attempt to wedge oppositions…
Peace or Apathy
I found this piece on Medium, yet another on-line time suck! You can’t read it without joining, so I copied and pasted the bits I like below. This piece says…
Supporting Bare Boobs
It’s not about this: the Braza Bra It’s about arguing in favour of a woman’s right to take off her shirt. How stupid, right? I mean, it’s stupid that we…
Atwood–It’s Not Climate Change-It’s Everything Change
As we speed through Social Media, our email and various blogs occasionally a piece that demands that you make a date to read the entire post. This is Margaret…
LNG Lobby (Resource Works) Fakes Partnerships With Prominent Organizations
Rafe Mair has been scrutinizing the efforts of Resource Works, a slick front for the slime-balls from Malaysia that want to build and LNG Plant at Woodfibre in a treacherous…
Harper makes Canada into the ‘tobacco company’ of the global community
Stephen Harper has done many things to change Canada’s reputation on the world stage. Probably the most noticeable to people in other countries around the world is it’s record on…
On Guilt and Responsibility
I grew up in a family with a strong work ethic. You couldn’t read the comics until you finished the world news first. Sitting to do anything other than read…
The Smell of Your Moral Judgment
“If you’re going to tell people the truth, make it funny or people will kill you.” – Billy Wilder I just watched a series of videos (65 minutes if you…
Brad Wall On “Sustainably Developing Our Energy Resources”
Originally posted on John Klein – Regina: Brad Wall says “…we need to do better in terms of more sustainably developing our energy resources…” Unfortunately what he means is he…
In the Realm of Terrifying
CBC has a brief (7 min.) podcast up about the rise in anxiety in the population being reported by psychologists over the past couple of years due to climate change.…