End of year Globe and Mail oped
Some year end reflections and thoughts on the year to come for the Globe and Mail: Big Tech’s net loss: How governments can turn anger into action It has been…
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Time to Launch a BDS Campaign Against Brazil?
Brazil’s Bolsonaro has stripped indigenous peoples of their right to exist. The Amazon and the people of Earth will come next.
On Alberta, West Virginia and a conversation about Oil
We often forget how quickly technology can move. While, Benz developed his first car in 1885; it was the development of Henry Ford’s Model T and his new innovative manufacturing…
Stuff Happens IV: The Reckoning. Week 1, when not much happened.
I’m back. Did you miss me? No? Well, some of you did. Mostly nice family members who idly asked me at Christmas dinner why I didn’t write my weekly news…
Fossil fuel fanaticism
Fossil fuel promoters had either not read the FCA judgment, or reject it for their own reasons. Many of these people applauded when a court jailed opponents of Trans Mountain…
Ford Lies About Gas Prices
Why are people believing Doug Ford’s claims about his effect on gas prices?
Saluting Salutin.
Maybe you have never wasted much time on reading Toronto Star writer Rick Salutin. I have never considered his opinions of importance or particularly well founded. I have had the…
A Few Random Year-End Notes (And Hopes For 2019)
What was 2018 all about for you? What do you see happening in 2019? Some thoughts here. Thanks for reading in 2018!! I look forward to more writing in 2019.
Lyin’ Liars
My promoted tweets are logging companies lying to people that logging is good for the climate, and Oil companies like Suncor lying to people that oil drilling is good for…
Dictators Don’t Debate.
A mainstay of our parliamentary democracy in Canada is the tradition of question period. This is when the opposition parties have a chance to tackle the premier or prime minister…
Why do we need politicians and statesman?
It used to be hard to argue that politicians provide any value. In the past, one could easily point to the good that great statesmen did. One could point to…
All we got from Trudeau was a Ho-Ho-Ho.
How do you like that bunch of ingrates in Alberta? Prime minister Trudeau comes up with a $1.6 billion Christmas present for them and all they do is complain. Bet…
Video Of The Day
Someone stole a package from me. Police wouldn’t do anything about it so I spent the last 6 months engineering up some vigilante justice. Revenge is a dish best served…
No business case for Site C
The BC Government has no business case for Site C. Unfortunately, they also don’t have the courage to terminate this expensive white elephant.
Videos Of The Day
Busting a scammer: Busting a gut, as someone tries to put gas into a Tesla: Boring a Tunnel: Back in Time, to 1929: Busting your pants: pic.twitter.com/2bZMjC4AaW — Microfrost (@Microfrost_)…
Toronto’s Tacky-Town Casino.
Had a weekend of fun with friends in Toronto last weekend. The entertainment was varied, the food ranged from perfectly grilled steaks to the excellent buffet at Woodbine’s Favourites dining…
Ottawa’s Worst Mistake Under Trudeau
Handing out $1.6 billion to Alberta’s oil sector. Puke.
The Myth of the Fiscal Conservative Continues
Let’s put an end to the myth of Conservatives knowing how to balance budgets.
Earthgauge News – December 11, 2018
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/mixdown-18-12-11.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
The Songs They Sing …
Shelving a single song during this holiday season has resulted in severe backlash and righteous indignation from people that have lost … NOTHING.