18 Articles

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Carbon Shell Game
(4 comments) The new BC carbon tax takes effect July 1.... The question to be asking here is why employ a tax to solve this problem in the first place?

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
A System Controlled By Profits
So, what do acid oceans, pending doom for krill, the BC Chamber of Commerce, and the BC government have in common?

Monday, May 19, 2008
Focusing On A Symptom Instead of The Problem
If we are to maintain our civilization as we have developed it over the past ten thousand years, we need to change our thinking about economics and population

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Bio-Fuels and Sequestering Are Not Solutions
(13 comments) Bio-Fuels and Carbon Sequestering are not solutions to the climate problem.

Thursday, February 21, 2008
Carbon Tax Charade
(2 comments) Environmental organizations, for the most part, understand what the problem is, but don't have the guts to push for real solutions. A case in point is the government's proposal for a carbon tax.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Use Foreign Policy To Advance International Law
Canada is party to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Convention, and the International Criminal Court. These are important documents that set the parameters for a fairer and more humane world. Canadians should be asking their MPs and other officials why we do not adhere strictly to these agreements, and why do we ally with and support countries that either refuse to sign them or sign, then ignore them?

Saturday, January 12, 2008
Haves and Have Nots
(3 comments) Given the trend in economic development the past thirty years it is no wonder that people are starting to question the power of corporations. A wide gap is opening between the few who control the world with their accumulated wealth and the vast majority of us who are losing ground.

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Climate Change: The writing is on the wall
(6 comments)

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Climate Change A Cost of Doing Business
One must ask, do the governing parties see climbing death rates and the possible collapse of society as we know it as just a cost of doing business?

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Pretending To Address The Environment
Perhaps getting government and industry to publicly recognize that growth is a cause of the problem is the first step.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Are Mercenaries Suitable For Democracy?
(1 comments) Blackwater and the role of mercenaries in a democratic society.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The Global Warming Farce
What is the farce here is the response to the problem. Global warming, corporate profits and our extravagant modern lifestyle all go hand in hand.

Thursday, August 30, 2007
Elvis Fruitcakes, NASCAR Nuts and Creationist Crazies
(1 comments) Elvis fruitcakes, NASCAR nuts and creationist crazies, if nothing else, provide a rich fodder for social commentators. Too bad that they also vote. It may help explain why we get such bad governments.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Squandering Resources on War
The record of western powers invading and occupying Afghanistan has been one of one western defeat after another. It is probably a pipe dream to imagine that this occupation will turn out any better.

Saturday, July 7, 2007
Global Sustainability Requires Balance
(2 comments) Our ecological predicament, including waning agriculture and climate change, is one caused by too much demand on our system. We are beyond the limits of sustainability and need to regroup. Adopting improved technologies and more efficient practices will help some, but it won't be enough in the long run.

Saturday, June 23, 2007
Climate Change: The Tip of the Iceberg
(1 comments) Climate change and sustainability issues

Friday, May 11, 2007
Gap between rich and the rest must be narrowed
(1 comments) Discussion of the minimum wage, the disparity between incomes and increases in the salaries of elected officials.

Thursday, January 11, 2007
Justice Denied
Comment on Saddam execution with historical background on US involvement with Saddam from 1958.