Month: August 2011

• "We praise the tiny perfect moles" – Thoroughly enjoying @margaretatwood 's Year of the Flood. #
• Down the Drain Goes BC Public's Right to Know about #Fracking http://j.mp/qpgOfW #bcpoli via @thetyee #
• Sad. RT @althiaraj: Jack Layton dies at 61, succumbs to cancer: http://t.co/eRPlwpe A life in pictures from G&M: http://t.co/tpAw6hm #
• RT @rabbleca: @JackLayton wrote an open letter to Canadians prior to his death. His family says it will soon be publicly released. #
• Too late, buddy. Huntsman: GOP can't become 'anti-science' party – POLITICO Live – POLITICO.com http://j.mp/oMQjwH #
• It's our coal, does it matter who burns it? Australia debates exported emissions from #coal http://j.mp/rhn350 #climate #
• RT @wicary: @JackLayton letter to Canadians is online here (PDF): http://t.co/8Cb4MaH #cdnpoli #
• NYTimes – Acknowledge environmental risk, larger #tarsands damage and reject #KeystoneXL http://j.mp/pjneHf #oilsands #cdnpoli #
• RT @coheninquiry: Started our first panel on disease. bit.ly/nKsl55. Courtroom only about 1/3 full. #coheninquiry salmon #bcpoli #
• Victoria strata owners subsidize garbage pickup for others – Letter in @timescolonist http://j.mp/nCjWau #yyj #
• RT @dylanpenner: Remembering @jacklayton's best moments http://t.co/8KwQy5t | #cdnpoli #RIPJackLayton #
• RT @propublica: An important-read: "Former Moody's Exec Details Sleaze Within Credit Rating Firm" http://t.co/4ikzB6c via @BNET #MuckReads #
• .@laura_payton @Jacklayton vigil in Victoria tonight, 8 PM http://ow.ly/69NsM @DeniseSavoie office Blanshard and Broughton #yyj #
• RT @karenjouhal: In lieu of flowers, @JackLayton family is asking donations be made to the Broadbent Institute. #RIPJack #cdnpoli #
• RT @BCNDPCaucus: #YYJ Candlelight vigil in memory of #JackLayton at 8pm tonight at the @GVPL. Everyone welcome: http://t.co/qeINnrb #
• Ah, the smell of data-free speculation! Can the NDP's popularity survive Jack Layton's deathhttp://j.mp/rfsrdd #cdnpoli #
• RT @propublica: 1/3 of eyewitness identifications in criminal investigations are wrong, studies suggest http://t.co/ve9BNlA via @nytimes #
• RT @boraz: Why Business-as-Usual Coal Consumption Could Mean Dramatic Changes http://t.co/lnI54CQ at #SciAmBlogs #climate #
• RT @timescolonist: Photos: Last night's candlelight vigils for Jack Layton in Victoria, Vancouver http://ow.ly/6ax8n #yyj #
• How to fight the nitrogen threat – http://j.mp/rd5J3E The nitrogen cycle is as important as the carbon one 🙂 #
• RT @drgrist: From a lifelong union member: Why I’m marching against the #tarsands pipeline http://t.co/uU1TbDv #oilsands #
• (Not so) Hidden cost of cuts to Environment Canada http://j.mp/oydD71 #cdnpoli from the @torontostar #
• RT @salmbassador: RT @LOSseafood: Full room at the #coheninquiry #
• What prompted @timescolonist to print Christie Blatchford's tasteless anti-Layton Screed ? #yyj (sorry, won't link to it) #
• five year old macbook's fan is not working anymore. I Like not hearing the jet engine, but know computer's on death watch. #
• US State Department review to find #KeystoneXL pipeline impact ‘limited,’ http://j.mp/pwMKas #oilsands #tarsands #cdnpoli #
• RT @yalee360: On-road charging could allow ‘unlimited’ electric vehicle driving, researchers say http://t.co/9cc9sU2 #electriccars #evs #
• RT @joshvanbc: RT @rabbleca: The 'smoking gun' of the sockeye collapse could be novel 'Miller' virus http://t.co/AWQjJMm #salmon #
• Best not to read @margaretatwood Year of the Flood and Oryx and Crake back to back #foetalposition #dystopia #
• Did I mention I was also reading "wealth of nature by John Michael Greer on post-oil collapse? http://ow.ly/6cH6m #
• Did I mention I was also reading "wealth of nature by John Michael Greer on post-oil collapse? http://ow.ly/6cH7S #
• RT @capitalweather: #Irene Tracks shifts west, potentially “extremely destructive” for East Coast, http://t.co/25vs6I1 #gladImoved #
• RT @ben_isitt: Submitted the foll. statement to CRD Board opposing urban sprawl on West Coast lands: http://t.co/9duLhVA #vvj #crd #SaveJDF #
• RT @cdnboreal: Energy, forestry industries fighting endangered status for caribou: http://t.co/aph3vkS via @TorontoStar #
• RT @benwest: "#Harper Defends Nunavut Waste Decision" @mikedesouza http://t.co/Q1q7TrA – Dumping gold mine tailings in fish habitat #cdnpoli #
• Sad 🙁 @MargieKinney: Female seals drawn to ship propellers bc they sound like male mating call http://t.co/Mo2IoXO #
• Sure! RT @reutersljungg: #USA State Dept says proposed Keystone XL #oil pipeline from #Canada won't boost amount of crude from #tarsands #
• Listening to my music this morning, and Good Night #Irene (Leadbelly's ver) popped up, dear East Coasters, do take care. http://ow.ly/6dI0V #
• Woah! 103 km from Russia to Alaska to BC! Bering Strait Tunnel approved « Stephen Rees's blog http://j.mp/pZUnkz #
• RT @climateprogress: USGS: Marcellus Shale Gas Estimates Overestimated by 80% http://t.co/AOUdiKu #fracking #
• RT @politicsrespun: The BC #HST referendum results will be posted here: http://t.co/WdHsO78 #bcpoli #
• If you're trying to sell me something unrelated, don't send ranty emails denying climate change and calling @algore a "manbearpig" #custserv #
• RT @wild4salmon: #cohen #ff @coheninquiry @TheGAAIA @commonsensecdn @triadonaldson @LOSseafood #
• RT @emmacaroline_: Ignoring Evidence, US State Dept Calls #KeystoneXL Environmental Impact "Limited" http://t.co/8dKWTRv #tarsands #cdnpoli #
• RT @iglikaivanova: Finally, the end of the narrow #HST debate. That's gotta be the best part of finding out the referendum results. #bcpoli #
• So, BC public repeals the #HST 55-45. Mixed feelings about this… #bcpoli #
• In general, I can't understand why goods, energy, stuff consuming) and services, employment w/o goods consumption are taxed at the same rate #
• Oak Bay Gordon Head, 49-51, voted narrowly to keep #HST Saanich North 51-49. Next election will be close 🙂 #bcpoli #yyj #
• So, 61 out of 85 electoral districts in BC voted "Yes" to get rid of #HST methinks no fall election 🙂 #bcpoli #
• BP denies its oil well is leaking again, tests show otherwise. RT @kate_sheppard: Yep, That's BP's Oil http://t.co/5KfR6T8 #
• RT @WCELaw: BC Govt quietly killed #youth #climate alliance, 7 months after announcing funding: http://t.co/ETO8LeB (via @thetyee) #bcpoli #
• Don't hang them http://j.mp/rgnYKm The Hindu comes out against executing Rajiv Gandhi's killers. #
• Wonder what the fate of the #HST would have been if revenue neutrality was achieved by reducing income taxes, not corporate taxes #bcpoli #
• Woah! RT @harjap: RT @wikileaks : WIKILEAKS RELEASE: 2,221 India-US embassy cables! http://t.co/ga1VuC7 #
• RT @IglikaIvanova: Referendum results by average income in the electoral district. Coincidence? I think not #bcpoli #HST http://t.co/Rrahwem #
• Our Oil-Constrained Future – A fantastic post for your weekend edification from (corr) @kdrum http://j.mp/nD... #
• RT @danpollock: Island MPs call for Canada to create national transit strategy, include rail: http://j.mp/pVaz2K #cdnpoli #yyj #nanaimo #ndp #
• So, without home internet and TV for 3 days because a wire had been moved, "sabotage", said my repair man, pointing to rival, really? #yyj #

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• Stop Coddling the Super-Rich – Warren Buffett (Super-Rich) http://ow.ly/63hD8 #p2 #taxation #
• It takes shockingly little to make me happy. A working headphone jack, for instance #easytoplease #secretofhappiness #
• Pork prince Tony Clement steered G8 funding in riding, documents show http://ow.ly/63qa6 #cdnpoli #corruption #
• 95 🙂 RT @lacouvee: 92 in top 5 % RT @susanjones: what is your homes walking score? http://t.co/nvi1Lut Mine was 80 – very walkable .#yyj #
• Nice to see Tomley's has opened a grocery at Douglas and Johnson, lots of produce. Downtown needs more groceries. #yyj #
• RT @seancasten: Nice piece from Skip Laitner, suggesting that #energy efficiency be considered as a macro-economic metric. bit.ly/rdUZkp #
• Increased #salmon mortality due to increasing parasites from land use change, stream nutrient loads http://ow.ly/63AYw #
• .@kevinsmcarthur Poorly managed open containment fish farms can spread parasites, viruses, and increase local nutrient loading. #nosarcasm #
• RT @projrespect: Great to see so many men participating in the Men's Banner Project yesterday in Centennial Square! http://ow.ly/63EbM #yyj #
• Canadian Navy, Air Force 'Royal' Again With Official Name Change. The Queen and her family are suiting up for service 🙂 http://ow.ly/63ENG #
• It's that time again, to pick a #linux distro for my HTPC, I guess I'll still stick with ubuntu, though might try linux mint #
• Paul Willcocks of the @timescolonist: #BCLib policies pushed up Hydro rates http://ow.ly/63G0B #bcpoli #
• Cool, had heard about it RT @backfitcanada @jim_pearson: Just spotted 100% @bc_transit electric bus in Victoria BC #YYJ http://t.co/tooGL6Y #
• Finally learned to breathe during yoga, apparently, one needs to breathe… #
• Climate deniers in Australia are comparing themselves to Galileo, and of course, getting facts wrong. http://ow.ly/64viG #
• RT @paulwillcocks: Column: CLBC service cuts hurting BC's most vulnerable; per-client funding steadily dropping tinyurl.com/3dl56r2 #bcpoli #
• So, looks like Murdoch empire higher-ups were well aware of hacking… http://ow.ly/64vU9 #
• RT @mikehudema: BREAKING: "ethical oil" backers stole from photojournalists @lynseyaddario @edkashi to promote #tarsands bit.ly/nt4pj6 #
• Quick, buy some bombers!! Russia Pushes To Claim Arctic As Its Own: @nprnews http://ow.ly/64x7d #cdnpoli #
• #oilsands intrigue from @TheTyee: Asia's View of Alberta, #TarSands and Pipelines #KeystoneXL #Gateway http://ow.ly/64xK8 #
• Of all the news gathering sources I use, I still like reading rss feeds on google reader the best, call me old fashioned. #
• RT @vicpdcanada: Traffic Section Targeting Cyclist Infractions #yyj #
• Over thousand anti-corruption protesters detained in Maharashtra http://j.mp/rowGDB #india #
• RT @starleigh_grass: Pickton inquiry's problems underscore the truth about poverty http://t.co/9glU7cb #fem2 #vaw #cdnpoli #bcpoli #
• So, based on all the news about the US presidential election, it is in a couple of weeks, right? #
• For #CPC MPs, the economy is like the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, don't want to hear indep opinions http://j.mp/onaT2O #cdnpoli #
• Royal military renaming slammed as colonial throwback – CBC http://ow.ly/65uHm #cdnpoli Should blog about this… #
• The irony of Canada reaffirming its Royal colonial roots on August 15, India's independence day … #
• RT @propublica: Why you should take economic data with a grain of salt: http://t.co/ys2BLWY via @BCAppelbaum #
• #yyj cyclists take note, $29 fine for no helmet, $135 for sidewalk riding via @timescolonist http://j.mp/n3Uz6d #
• Newborn died due to staff shortage, anesthesiologist. #bchealth #bcpoli http://j.mp/pjglwf #
• http://t.co/yUjAzPM #
• RT @FCM_online Visible minority immigrants more likely to experience disrupted labour market experiences in first 4 years in Canada: #
• RT @commonsensecdn: Rumours of Pipeline's Demise Grow as Speculation Surrounds #Enbridge http://t.co/9iBJT2g #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
• RT @MarcLeeCCPA: Jim Quail rips bogus review, and BC government for "butchering" BC Hydro: http://t.co/C0axZg2 #bcpoli #
• Need a warrant to unmask Internet users? Not if Canada gets its way http://j.mp/nMIW5x #cdnpoli #privacy #
• RT @DeSmogBlog: Canada Right On Target, To Miss 2020 Emissions Targets http://t.co/PCErMeA #climate #cdnpoli #
• RT @impolitical: Economist's View: Sachs: The Great Failure of Globalization http://ow.ly/6634g #
• People should read this piece by @deanbaker13 on economic myths, including the confidence fairy! http://j.mp/riqZOY #
• Climate Scientist Sees No Choice but to Risk Arrest at #KeystoneXL Protests | @solveclimate http://j.mp/qLzUWj #oilsands #
• "If crazy is the norm, then opposing it seems crazy" http://j.mp/o9ELjH And oldie from @3QD I re-read recently #
• RT @lacouvee: Indian Mela Festival Aug 20/21 Centennial Sq 11am – late. Free admission. Music. Food. http://ow.ly/65qtY #yyjevents #
• .@pialiroy @migrationuk Correct Dadabhai Naoroji link here. http://j.mp/ppb0cP The man was a a giant, thanks for the reminder 🙂 #
• Neat. RT @aaronsw: Get your books and papers scanned for $1: http://t.co/gfV36F1 #
• Christopher Hitchens – Britons Have Been Violent and Cruel for Generations http://j.mp/p5w9g0 100% agreed. #
• Wow, just wow RT @fromartz: A 40% jump in farm labor wages to above-poverty level would cost a US consumer $15 a year http://t.co/oHdgdwO #
• Another British colonial coverup RT @mattyglesias: Evidence that UN Sec Gen Dag Hammarskjöld was assassinated in 1961: http://t.co/TbwM5oY #
• This is why Hahn's paid the big bucks RT @matvic: #BCferries record low traffic and revenue – nothing to do with fares of course #bcpoli #
• Trickledown!! RT @KateGalbraith: Cash-Rich Companies Begin to Make #Renewable Energy Investments http://t.co/GRBfXjD (Climatewire) #
• Wants organics sorting RT @cfax1070: Council committee says new garbage collection plan needs more work… http://t.co/ttPLdFW #yyj #
• Should I get into a twitter discussion at 4:15 in the afternoon? No, so I will let a poorly argued tweet pass… #pickingbattles #
• Heh RT @popeshakey: Astroturf account @jessa_sonny posting from the OntarioPC "ChangeAhead" facebook app. #onpoli #
• RT @dave_eby: Stunning. "Pro Homosexual 'equity' policies amount to 'ethical cleansing': Catholic Civil Rights League" http://ow.ly/670gH #
• Good. New Obama Policy On Deportations Allows Some Non-Criminal Undocumented Immigrants To Stay http://j.mp/oKocaS #immigration #
• Blacks less likely than whites to get NIH grants, study finds – The Washington Post http://j.mp/poHdPj #
• What's the point of reading when no one on the bus can see what you're reading any more? #
• And a Tobin tax? RT @milesgrant: Why aren't #climate activists pushing for a carbon tax as part of debt super committee deal? #p2 #
• RT @althiaraj Tories press ahead on $631 pardons, despite 99% of those consulted saying it's a terrible idea http://t.co/ilE6vYF #cdnpoli #
• RT @climatebrad: @MilesGrant Climate activists are pushing for a carbon tax as part of a debt super committee deal. http://t.co/BheTbMs #
• Good @timescolonist Editorial: @bcferries woes harming islands http://j.mp/o6Cdge #vanisle #bcpoli #yyj #
• New Cdn coal-power emissions regulations – Does nothing to stop Maxim's no-CCS AB plant. http://j.mp/pgJhuB #cdnpoli #
• Two Major Unions Oppose Approval of the #KeystoneXL Pipeline http://j.mp/okmEPi #tarsands #oilsands #
• Bikes as a marker of upper class? RT @kate_sheppard: Great @wcp article on bikes, race, class, and culture in DC: http://t.co/koE9MyB #
• Um, it's not a rant at all… RT @wicary: Demonizing Muslims: To what end? http://t.co/j2lVSsS Your weekly Caplan rant. #cdnpoli #
• RT @CFUV: FolkWest starts TODAY Come on down to Royal Athletic Park tonight for a FREE taste of what it's all about http://t.co/ONyDcFh #yyj #
• From @TriaDonaldson: Let’s keep Vancouver’s Stanley Park oil spill-free http://j.mp/ni1o2V #notankers #bcpoli #yvr #
• Nice, thanks. RT @ghoberg: RT @SustainUBC: Maslow 2.0: A New and Improved Recipe for Happiness – The Atlantic: http://t.co/4G6uTwm #

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• #Oilsands expected to undo cuts in GHGs from powerplants http://t.co/9AYPTjS via @globeandmail #cdnpoli #tarsands #
• RT @drgrist: Analysis: U.S. Shale Gas Industry Reserves Are Over Stated at Least 100 Percent http://is.gd/mtUbRy #fracking #
• A true #feminist acc. to Naomi Wolf RT @drgrist: Bachmann pledges to have the EPA’s doors locked and lights turned off http://is.gd/xTo7L0 #
• Saanich Coun. Vic Derman tries to declare Juan de Fuca Sprawl development invalid – Wednesday http://ow.ly/5YSLN #yyj #saveJDF #
• electric battery technology getting better real fast. http://ow.ly/5YW0C #
• Harper's angering some Brazilians. RT @InklessPW: Something appears to have happened in Brazil. http://j.mp/oOKrUI #cdnpoli #
• Nice! RT @rabbleca: New program provides immigrants with a way in to civic participation #immigration #p2ca #
• Regardless of BC #HST outcome, #bclib handling of election and counting is beyond incompetent #bcpoli http://ow.ly/5Z04I #
• Shame. RT @michaelhaack: SF #gay married couple loses immigration battle – Obama cites DOMA… #WTF #canqueer #lgbt http://icio.us/k0ihGo #
• From Barbara Ehrenreich: How the Safety Net Became a Dragnet. The criminalization of #poverty http://ow.ly/5Z2dN #
• How cities can get carbon down to zero @Grist http://ow.ly/5ZawO #
• One day, I will make it, but soccer more fun… RT @danpollock: #GreenDrinks is tonight 5-7 at @theofficelounge: http://j.mp/oIijT6 #yyj #
• "Riots are about power, and about catharsis" RT @sethdklein: A particularly insightful view on the #LondonRiots http://t.co/o64JZWk #
• RT @brlamb: This account of Harper's bathroom weirdness a little easier to comprehend, no less embarrassing: http://wapo.st/q4dQPo #cdnpoli #
• Surprise! Canada says oil, gas industry organized PR strategy for #oilsands http://dlvr.it/fYKsn : @mikedesouza #tarsands #cdnpoli #
• Who knew. Stop feeding chickens antibiotics, stop creating antibiotic resistant superbugs http://ow.ly/5ZElu #
• The Progressive Economics Forum » Stimulus vs Public Investment. Nice read from the @ccpa http://ow.ly/5ZR2z #
• Canadians dissatisfied with #cdnhealth system, want expansion of public care, salaried doctors, family health http://ow.ly/5ZSa4 #cdnpoli #
• Indian Food FTW! Antioxidant spices, like turmeric and cinnamon, reduce negative effects of high-fat meal http://ow.ly/5ZZ8R #
• Big CRD meeting on Juan de Fuca Sprawl today. Follow @triadonaldson for live tweets. http://ow.ly/5ZZUY #yyj #savejdf #
• Typical. RT @climateprogress: Michelle Bachmann asked the EPA for money before demanding it be abolished. #
• Looks nice. RT @sherwinarnott: Simple fluid design. #css RT @joelfriesen The 1140px Grid · Fluid down to mobile http://t.co/bVVwpcM #
• Wait, I thought twitter won elections?? RT @globeandmail How to win an election: go knock on doors #cdnpoli #bcpoli #
• Looking for a pannier messenger convertible in #yyj Any #yyjbike stores up for this? This timbuk2 or similar http://ow.ly/608RD #
• RT @blunt1: CRD kills debate on sprawling vacation home complex at Juan de Fuca park, public hearing for Sept 6, 7 Sooke Comm Hall #savejdf #
• Really? RT @libartsandminds: Latest Ipsos on Ontario: 38% #cpc and 36% #lpc . #onpoli #
• Getting emails about electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from smart meters and wifi accumulating in the human body. My head is going to explode #
• RT @andrew_leach: Prof. Mark Jaccard on Maxim Power and what it says about Canada's GHG future. http://fb.me/JDBxqAlQ #climate #cdnpoli #
• Fossil fuel industry crafted federal #oilsands strategy targeted provincial plans http://ow.ly/60OZj #tarsands #cdnpoli via @mikedesouza #
• Wow, I have no energy at all today, would have been a good day to read in bed… #
• RT @pembina: Ontario #NDP #green #energy commitments would benefit Ontarians and environment #onpoli #eco #climate #
• RT @marcleeccpa: New Climate Justice report on green jobs in BC's forest industry. Oped: http://t.co/Hsizzwz Full paper: http://t.co/ONk0vDV #
• RT @adam_stirling: Elections BC: 1.6 million registered voters returned #HST Referendum Ballot Packages by the deadline of 4:30 p.m #bcpoli #
• RT @politicsrespun: If there are 1.6m #HST ballots returned and if that's 52%, that's higher than the 2009 election turnout. #bcpoli #
• From @solveclimate #KeystoneXL Primer: How the Pipeline's Route Could Impact the Ogallala Aquifer #tarsands #oilsands #
• Indeed, if "corporations are people", then Mitt Romney is guilty of repeated homicide for profit 🙂 http://ow.ly/616xZ #
• Adaptive Management: Don’t live in homes with dead space, and more sustainability ideas #yyj " @lanapopham #
• Heh, method used by "expert" to show that US stimulus didn't work shows that it worked when correct data was used. http://ow.ly/618pR #
• Hacking, privacy, tampering, some real #smartmeter concerns that don't involve EMF From @sciam #
• Peer reviewed and all! RT @drgrist: Solid scientific evidence that rich people are a**holes: http://on.msnbc.com/oF2HnZ #
• The Hijacked Crisis @NYTimeskrugman tries to explain how a jobs crisis morphed into a false deficit crisis http://ow.ly/61zPd #
• RT @marcleeccpa: BC Hydro review fails on the real problem: buying high from IPPs for new supply to sell low to mining+oil+gas industries. #
• RT @adam_stirling: A ban on short selling!?! That would mean people would actually have to own what they agree to sell! Madness!! #economics #
• Industry insiders RT @propublica: Federal panel acknowledges gas drilling regulations may be insufficient: http://propub.ca/p5MyjJ #fracking #
• RT @timescolonist: Mother Nature wreaks havoc on local farms: http://t.co/PjcTi4h #yyj #
• RT @gmwatch: India Takes #Monsanto To Court For Biopiracy Over Development Of #GMO Eggplant via @lawsteph #
• Aggression during #G20 rally ‘perpetrated by police,’ judge rules http://ow.ly/61QrW #cdnpoli #onpoli #
• Potty humour. Beaverlodge, AB Sewage Treatment plant is now called the @ezralevant http://ow.ly/61TKz via @benwest #cdnpoli #
• I would love to have a sewage treatment plant named after me, they do good work, take crap and turn it into water. #
• ugh. RT @kevinsmcarthur: *cough* prior art *cough* RT @d_edler: Apple trying to patent the process of cartography? http://t.co/yey039b #fail #
• RT @mcshanahan: A nice reminder: "The Mind-Reading Salmon: The True Meaning of Statistical Significance" from @sciam http://t.co/uelwL3y #
• RT @evidencenetwork: Scientific evidence supporting publicly financed #healthcare is long +strong. http://ow.ly/61Vga #cdnpoli #cdnhealth #
• Very little data on #oilsands pipeline corrosion. Pipelines like #KeystoneXL across aquifers?http://ow.ly/6233m #tarsands #
• BTW, the article on #oilsands pipeline corrosion data, a good primer into the issue, was by @jeffmjatreuters http://ow.ly/6233m #
• Royalists take note. Looting hit U.K. economy less than Royal wedding – The Globe and Mail http://ow.ly/6250U #
• Awesome 🙂 RT @triadonaldson: Plotting to #savejdf with @dogwoodbc while enjoying the patio at @saucerestaurant #yyj #

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• RT @benwest: Yikes! #Arctic #oil spill cleanup impossible one day in five: energy board report http://j.mp/mSb06G via @JoshVanBC #cdnpoli #
• Amused by uproar around #NDP caretaker Nycole Tummel while we have Alberta separatists roaming the halls of power #cdnpoli #
• Oops, make that Nycole Turmel, not Tummel, spelling #FAIL #
• Wait, labour and management can negotiate for a mutually beneficial outcome? CUPE, Air Canada http://ow.ly/5TbAE #cdnpoli #unions #
• US gas tax lowest in OECD. Will The US Federal Gas Tax Be Grover Norquist’s Next Hostage? @mattyglesias http://ow.ly/5TcQ1 #
• RT @paulwillcocks: Canadian cure for the U.S. debt crisis, it's called taxation http://t.co/9DPCx7O + good points about #bcpoli tax shifts #
• The National Post is still printing #climate denial 101, e.g this Lorne Gunter doozy h/t @andrew_leach http://ow.ly/5TfvZ #cdnpoli #
• RT @drgrist: My post: civil disobedience is great, but it needs to be creative and surprising. #
• Delaying this plant may kill it. RT @cbcedmonton: Green groups challenge Alberta over coal plant expansion #yeg #abpoli #
• .@jonathanfowlie @inklessPW #BCliberals were missing at Victoria pride as well, the #bcndp had a booth, and @r_garrison was prominent. #yyj #
• Looking for a finisher or handyperson in Victoria for a glass panel railing project. #yyj #
• RT @victorianews: Marijuana's role in car crashes focus of UVic centre's massive study #yyj #
• Avg. newsreader not qualified to answer this question. Should cities hand out clean crack pipes to drug users? – CBC http://ow.ly/5TBxQ #
• I am assuming that the NDP is toast in #elxn42 in 2016 due to its caretaker leader? How about #elxn43 ? #cdnpoli #
• RT @drgrist: Letter from Scientific Experts to Obama Re: Authorization of the #Keystone XL Pipeline #tarsands #oilsands #
• RT @shaminis: RT @OntarioNDP: Greenpeace calls #ONDP conservation-first energy policy a model for other parties: http://t.co/3VCx8GT #ONPoli #
• RT @rabbleca: What in tar-nation? a "National Energy Strategy" http://t.co/jIipgs8 #tarsands #alberta #climate #cdnpoli – From Gordon Laxer #
• RT @wcelaw: Stop the Spray BC has a petition to halt #pesticide spraying in BC's forests – #bcpoli #toxins #
• Nice article from @milesgrant on yet another scientist witch hunt in the US in aid of Arctic Drilling http://ow.ly/5Uvi4 #
• RT @hughstimson: Public perception of science vs. reality, comic format: http://t.co/GN5BYnm Accurate, esp. the swearing. via @maggiekb1 #
• RT @markfromslap: Struggle for GLBT equality is being exploited by oil to re-brand the #tarsands Weird! http://t.co/fWNJ9wK #canqueer #lgbt #
• RT @BenWest: An alternative to waste #incinerators Extended Producer Responsibility @nstefenelli http://j.mp/ptmcCF #bcpoli #YVR #
• Heavens, google voice to India is now 2c/minute. Wonder why #rogers charges me 35c/minute to call Vancouver. #
• RT @marcleeccpa: Env't Cda: 85% of projected increase in Canada's GHG by 2020 come from oil and gas industry. Time for a moratorium. #
• Holy crap: Cargill (US) recalls 36 million pounds of turkey tainted with antibiotic resistant salmonella http://ow.ly/5UExD Canada?? #
• COPE with this! Vancouver voters leaning farther left, poll finds – The Globe and Mail http://ow.ly/5UKjh #yvr #
• Really need to get some biking gloves, fingers about ready to fall off after 30 km, but it's a beautiful morning in #yyj #
• RT @theonion: Obama turns 50 despite Republican opposition: http://t.co/C0OV8xB #
• RT @academictitles: “Cheeses of Nazareth: A Bacteriological Evaluation of Israeli Lactose Intolerance” #
• RT @sheril_: How Do Scientists Get Involved In Policy? http://t.co/T2VkVGS Traditional academic system discourages this, but it's vital. #
• 700 Environment Canada jobs on the chopping block, 11% of the workforce! – thestar.com http://ow.ly/5Vfyc #cdnpoli #
• Chinese Official says carbon caps real possibility – Intensity targets already in place. http://ow.ly/5VfIQ #climate #
• RT @cultivatedtable: RT @Laurie_David: Largest US meat recall in history and @nytimes puts it in small column page b3…? #cargill #
• RT @kainagata: "The Day I Lost All Respect For The National," by Tim Knight, former producer of CBC's The National #
• RT @carbonmeme @josh_nelson #Tarsands Pipeline Backers using Fake Twitter Accounts To Show Grassroots Support #cdnpoli #
• RT @racialicious: Consciousness only accounts for 2% of racial bias; 98% are unconscious impulses based on societal framing. #
• The enormous flap over acting NDP leader Nycole Turmel's past Bloc membership is baffling. http://ow.ly/5VmLb @timescolonist #cdnpoli #
• RT @kellycryderman: Arctic melt: Historically unusual, recently commonplace opening of vast stretches of ice-free water. http://t.co/QYBteU2 #
• Nice writing 🙂 RT @sherwinarnott: Some thoughts on "continued retreating denial" http://t.co/A7B8cjm @DeSmogBlog @drgrist #climatechange #
• Do wish my friend and fearless warrior @triadonaldson a fracking dam sprawly coal free birthday today! #
• 108M burgers. All you ever needed to know about the #cargill MASSIVE turkey recall, from @tomphilpott http://ow.ly/5VrPo #
• RT @lawsteph: new compulsory license in India for a cancer drug. Long process. especially for essential drugs #bigpharma http://t.co/vFAzaWL #
• TSX too. RT @pourmecoffee: Dow down huge. This will hurt the handful of people who have not already spent their investment holdings. #
• Every movie name I've ever typed into @netflix netflix.ca returns "is not available". I must be a weirdo. #
• Three weeks, people! RT @cbcsmart: #bcpoli Elections BC says it hopes to release #HST results by Aug 25th. #
• RT @masalacanada: Ship sinks off Mumbai, loaded with coal and fuel oil, spectre of massive environmental damage http://t.co/EO9xOYq #
• Decline in US #unions responsible for 1/5-1/3 of rise in U.S. wage inequality: Peer Reviewed Study. http://ow.ly/5VwMO #p2 #
• RT @academictitles: “‘The Day the Dhow Crashed’: A Genre Analysis of Maritime Diaries Recovered Off the Horn of Africa” #
• The US #immigration policy leaves hispanic families isolated and broke – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/5VZTF #
• As punishment for Shell's horrible practices in the Niger, the US is giving them Arctic drilling leases http://ow.ly/5W075 #
• Um, Yeah! Potential jurors shouldn't be dismissed for being gay, court told – latimes.com http://ow.ly/5W10u #
• Good stuff. Lifehacker Pack for Linux: Our List of the Best Linux Downloads – @Lifehacker http://t.co/6q5NQbs #
• It's probably not a good idea to keep wasabi flavoured rice crisps at my desk, will eat it all in 10 minutes. #
• Amusing to see all the "separatism" panic among Canada's twitterati when India faces this kind of thing everyday. http://j.mp/nXByv9 #
• US private sector jobs growing better than in Bush 2001 recession, but massive govt job losses keeping unemployment high http://ow.ly/5WjJD #
• RT @AJFaultLines: Our new episode on US #wealth #inequality and #debt is up in full: http://youtu.be/XdVODFombco AlJazeera #
• RT @cshirky: Real names policies aren’t empowering; they’re an authoritarian assertion of power over vulnerable people #
• RT @TheFWordMedia: New podcast! Resisting burnout in feminist activism http://t.co/yBmkQcn @rabbleca #feminism Vicki Reynolds #

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