Posted By:  ReillyY Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008	‘The Green Shift’: Just the Facts (Part 2)
More myths and misconceptions that have been floating around about the Liberals’ ‘Green Shift’ plan: “The carbon tax will be used to fund Liberal social programs.” I guess it depends on what you call a ’social program’, but generally, no. The...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	Oil in America’s Breadbasket
Alarming News from Rural South Dakota Guest post from Felicia Barnes of the University of South Dakota For the past few years, the University of South Dakota has used the term ‘extraordinary’ as part of its advertising campaign, used to describe the kind of educational...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	Oil in America’s Breadbasket
Alarming News from Rural South Dakota Guest post from Felicia Barnes of the University of South Dakota For the past few years, the University of South Dakota has used the term ‘extraordinary’ as part of its advertising campaign, used to describe the kind of educational...... [view]

Posted By:  ReillyY Posted On:  May 22, 2008	Are Cities Really That Important?
I’m asked to blog about the power of cities, one of the topics listed in the Canada’s World discussion guide . Let’s start with a basic question. Much of the argument for the power of cities rests on their position in a global economy, in other words their economic importance. ...... [view]

Posted By:  Amac Posted On:  Apr 30, 2008	Wildlife group complained years before ducks got stuck in Alta. oilsands waste
Syncrude says most of the birds too heavily coated with oil to survive Wednesday, April 30, 2008 | 11:48 AM MT CBC News A wildlife group says it predicted problems years before hundreds of migrating ducks were found dead and dying this week in a pond of toxic residue at a Syncrude...... [view]

Posted By:  Amac Posted On:  Apr 30, 2008	Alberta Fights 'Dirty Oil' Stigma
With $100 billion worth of bitumen projects on tap, the province is ready to battle environmental groups trying to turn public opinion against what they call 'dirty oil' Renata D'Aliesio and Jason Fekete, Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, April 26, 2008 Alberta's $100-billion bonanza to...... [view]