coal transport – motomo flickr.jpg The coal industry in the United States has found a way to increase their profits, while at the same time avoiding the cumbersome environmental standards…
Admit it: you’ve always wanted to play guitar, or perhaps, you’ve been meaning to pick it up again. Either way, you should! New research has found that people with musical…
Hands-free exemptions in cell-phone driving laws are nonsensical. That much has been obvious to me and a lot of other people for years. The problem with phoning while driving isn’t…
Waste 30 minutes just walking to no place in particular, and you’ll accidentally help your health, energy level, and mood. It’s a doctor approved prescription that is denied to too…
Many people come to my blog to read about things neither of us wish were happening, but they want my opinion about it along with some facts I’ve found. Here’s…
Mordor It’s really very simple. A front group for tarsands polluters is accusing opponents of being puppets of foreign interests. EthicalOil.org thinks only Canadians should be permitted to take part…
It’s often said that Laughter is the best medicine, but maybe music isn’t far behind? Music can help people walk and talk again after injury and illnesses of the brain.…
Tragedy of the Market: From Crisis to Commons January 6-8, 2012 Vancouver/Burnaby All panelist biographies are here. Below are some lessons learned and observations from the sessions. Friday: The opening…
Tragedy of the Market: From Crisis to Commons January 6-8, 2012 Vancouver/Burnaby All panelist biographies are here: Below are some lessons learned and observations from the sessions. Friday: The opening…
This weekend I attended Tragedy of the Market: From Crisis to Commons community gathering in Vancouver and Burnaby, sponsored by these groups and people. The basic premise is not so…
There is strong evidence that physical activity and good grades at school are directly connected. It’s a good idea to let kids go outside and just run around! “The findings…
Sidney Crosby’s recent layoff due to concussions speaks to the ugliness of violence in Canada’s national sport, hockey. In a recent editorial, the Canadian Medical Association Journal calls on “all…
As if common sense weren’t enough reason to give full, equal marriage rights to same-sex couples, a study out of Columbia University has provided some extra support. Legal same-sex marriage,…
Clearly, the people living in Attawapiskat are existing in a crisis that represents Canada’s dysfunctional relationship with the first peoples. How can we truly “fix” Attawapiskat? By fixing the underlying…
Several months ago, back in the spring of this year, Radio Canada ran an investigative report regarding the run-off of chemicals from John Munro International Airport at Mount Hope, the…
If dumping megatonnes of extra carbon dioxide into earth’s atmosphere produces ethical tar sands oil, I suppose eco-friendly ethical cigarettes are plausible too. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., a subsidiary…
boiler emissions.jpg The U.S. EPA has bowed to pressure from Republican members of Congress and relaxed the proposed rules for boiler emissions. By allowing utility industry companies to make “upgrades”…
No sooner did a “third party” manager come to take control of the financial affairs of Attawapiskat than he was told to get the hell out of Dodge. Chief Theresa…
I wrote a piece the other day on Attawapiskat, and how it enrages me. Not just the case in those communities, but how it’s representative of Canada’s largely racist relationship…
