“Wearing” of the Green
Pollution in Beijing is now so bad that it rivals nuclear winter in environmental impact.
“It makes a nice change from our formal tuxedos”
A plea for knitters to send sweaters to Australia for penguin oil-spill victims turns out to be a hoax.
Harper Government: Gone fishing?
The Cohen Inquiry into the disappearing Fraser River Sockeye Salmon took 18 months, cost $26 million, heard from 179 witnesses and came up with 75 recommendations, all of which have been ignored by the Canadian Conservative Government.
Doer Die? Water Wars II
Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer believes that water-shortage issues will dominate Canada/US relations in the next 5 years and that these “water wars” will make the present Pipeline debates seem trivial.
Water Wars
Will the “Californian Swimming Pool” join rhe endangered species list? Canada must prepare for diplomatic stormy seas ahead as the USA, runs short of water, says Canada’s Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer.
Herring-loss
A Judge has overruled Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea’s decision to open the Vancouver Island Herring fishery after hearing that Shea refused to listen to the recommendations of the scientists in her own department to keep the fishing closed to protect the threatened species.
XL-Games: Harper’s Pipe-Dream?
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to apply pressure on the USA to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will carry Canadian oil-sands crude to US markets.
Vancouver: The Greenest City?
![Vancouver is falling short on its greenhouse gas reduction targets to become the world's "Greenest City" by 2020, [although the green dedicated bike lanes are making many drivers see red!]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1502201423022014.jpg)
Vancouver is falling short on its greenhouse gas reduction targets to become the world’s “Greenest City” by 2020, [although the green dedicated bike lanes are making many drivers see red!]
Ragnarök: The end of the world February 22nd
According to Viking legend, the world will end tomorrow. [And if not tomorrow, then in the near future as the Earth runs out of water]
Chevron CEO John Watson: “Let them eat pizza!”
After a deadly explosion at a Chevron fracking well in Greene County PA which killed one worker and burned for 4 days, the company sent a letter of apology to residents which included a coupon for a free pizza as compensation for the inconvenience.
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