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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-08

Byoliveridley January 8, 2012

Back home in #yyj As always, returning from 3+weeks in India, the first thing that strikes me is Victoria's quietness #
"Clean Energy"? California clean-air regulations could 'wipe out' BC Hydro's export revenues. http://t.co/YLhztOBe #bcpoli #
Finally, back in #yyj Posting will take a while to get back to full schedule as I wade through that formidable email backlog. #
RT @sherwinarnott: Good article. Finally a Rape Prevention Campaign Targeted Towards Men http://t.co/SFn7yliS #sexualizedviolence #
Another atrocity in Kashmir. #India security forces kill innocent people with impunity http://t.co/yKJMxsNM #
RT @bradplumer: Pics of what the U.S. looked like in the 1970s, before the EPA began its fascist reign of terror: http://t.co/gi7bgKYb #
Will we ever grow out of growth? Asks economist Ken Rogoff http://t.co/HQK5clvS #
Unequal Risks and Benefits for Citizens in Six US States on #KeystoneXL Route http://t.co/fKtNZQtI #tarsands #oilsands #
About time. Canada's #asbestos industry on its last legs. http://t.co/YaAoi5AM #cdnpoli #
The real green jobs. RT @billmckibben: Environmental heroes drive subways as well as Priuses http://t.co/EXrTnYbO… #
Follow #NDP MLA Jagrup Brar @mlaonwelfare as he tries to live on BC's pathetic $610 pm welfare money http://t.co/2WZ6iyoI #bcpoli #
RT @susandelacourt: Wow. RT @TrendsOttawa: Matthew Pearson, @mpearson78 is now trending in #Ottawa http://t.co/k0ykFIcX @thesarahmundy 🙂 #
Wise words from people in the know. Jails don’t keep people out of jail http://t.co/kfMptWuH #cdnpoli #C10 #
Conservatism = funnelling money upwards. RT @ezraklein: Romney's tax plan saves top 1% $82,000; costs bottom 20% $157: http://t.co/YjTAJTRb #
Definitely worth a listen… RT @ghoberg: Just about to go on CKNW a5 1:15 to talk about pipeline poll and politics #NGP #oilsands #bcpoli #
RT @TP_Green: Obama’s Energy Initiatives Create 68,000 Jobs To #KeystoneXL

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-16

Byoliveridley June 16, 2011June 16, 2011

South Asian hall of shame. RT @husainhaqqani: Afghanistan worst place in the world for women, Pakistan 4th & India 5th #
On closer reading, it's Afghanistan 1, DRC 2, Pakistan 3 and India 4. #
Tory budget plans set askew by slow growth projections http://ow.ly/5idjl #cdnpoli These projections were no surprise. #
I wonder how many people RT without clicking the link just based on the headline, that's a lot of trust 🙂 #
BC avg oil, mining and gas salary = $58K (2008), http://ow.ly/5ioTh. #cleantech industry $72K (2010) http://ow.ly/5ioX1 #greenjobs #
Oil, mining and gas employs 26K people. #cleantech 7200 people, and growing. #
Gotta love science 🙂 RT @bradplumer: Science reveals homophobic men are more likely to be aroused by gay porn: #
Nebraska Water Scientists Warn of #keystoneXL Oil Pipeline's Risk to Ogalla aquifer http://ow.ly/5ipyB #tarsands #oilsands #
Burnaby Passes Gay Safe Policy http://ow.ly/5iuUB #bcpoli via @thetyee Note that this is the 13th school district to do so! #
Community Health Centres: The best kept secret in health care – thestar.com http://ow.ly/5ivBx #cdnpoli #cdnhealth #
RT @rabbleca: The Harper Conservatives and the gutting of Canadian sciences http://t.co/UPX1w5w #cdnpoli #p2ca #
Good! @thetyee Wins Its Second Edward R. Murrow Award http://ow.ly/5iyuT #jour #
The Canadian filibuster! Why @Elizabethmay refuses to be a rubber stamp in the Commons – TGAM http://ow.ly/5izIE #cdnpoli #
.@immanuelg @Elizabethmay Simplistic argument much 🙂 She wants debate, we all should, hastily passed bills have hidden consequences. in reply to immanuelg #
.@immanuelg @ElizabethMay Debate on mega trials? Not really, just introduced and first reading http://ow.ly/5iAMc #cdnpoli in reply to jcmatos #
Death Rays??? RT @victorianews: Wi-Fi to stay in schools… Wi-Fi death rays school students kids children health #yyj #
RT @CANRACCanada: Minister Kent seems not to know what's happening w/ #tarsands emissions #cdnpoli #oilsands #climate #
Antipsychotic drugs risky to newborns – @CBC http://ow.ly/5iP8j Why are they giving antipsychotics to newborns? #sillyheadlines #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-07

Byoliveridley August 7, 2011

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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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-11

Byoliveridley December 11, 2011

Breaking news: Environmental regulations have benefits too http://t.co/W2uXl3qC #
Listen in! First #ndpldr All-Candidates Debate Could Shake Things Up http://t.co/JOo0iVi3 #cdnpoli #
Coal, Coal, Coal. Record Jump in CO2 Emissions in 2010, Study Finds – http://t.co/m3exZWKO http://t.co/7bhL5Mgk #
RT @dgardner: What do Peter van Loan and Mitt Romney's spinmeisters have in common? Shamelessness. http://t.co/Ppa9b3DQ #cdnpoli #
Canada’s wage gap at record high: OECD #inequality #cdnpoli http://t.co/jXcHmuwy #
Gatineau to immigrants: "Don't cook smelly foods" Being racist, perfectly okay. http://t.co/gMexsXji #racism #cdnpoli #
Fascinating essay from Namit Arora on @3QD. The Bhagavad Gita Revisited – Part 1 http://t.co/hT7qrHqy #
RT @wicary: UPDATE China’s flexibility fails to soften Tory stand against Kyoto #climate pact. http://t.co/VbyjfSEM #cdnpoli #
🙂 Nice! MT @phlegyas: My recent article "the myth of greatness" made editor's picks on the online magazine Broowaha http://t.co/Mn5F1wfO #
Report: Global Warming May Be Irreversible By 2006 http://t.co/xoRj14bG @theonion gets it right 🙂 #climate #
RT @harjap: RT @HarshaWalia Snake charmer releases cobras in office to protest land deal http://t.co/Eq8j5pov #ucantmakethisshitup #
More snake related news: Lack of anti-venom, infrastructure means >40000 snake related deaths/year in India. http://t.co/sc98yZd6 #
From the same snake story, a volunteer motorcycle ambulance cuts snake bite death from 10.5 to 0.5% http://t.co/sc98yZd6 #
The brutal logic of #climate change. @drgrist spreads some very necessary christmas cheer http://t.co/FcRYlt3C #
Bottom line from #OECD report on #inequality The benefits of economic growth DO NOT trickle down http://t.co/cm6DPBOg via @bradplumer #
Interesting! RT @althiaraj: @DeniseSavoie is endorsing @PeggyNashNDP #womenscaucus #ndpldr #cdnpoli #
#Saanich response to Colquitz oil spill questioned by area residents http://t.co/ILVO3Ovx via @timescolonist #yyj #
China emerges as rock star at Durban #climate summit – @globeandmail http://t.co/qoa8jYN7 Canada's the #nickleback of #cop17 #
MT @sethdklein: Hope #Enbridge doesn't manage pipeline safety the way they manage #Aboriginal relations. That's trouble. #TarSands #bcpoli #
RT @yyjblogs: #yyj City of Victoria Annual Food Drive (December 5-9, 2011) http://t.co/f3pNSvXb via @VicExplorer #
B.C. failing to tackle domestic abuse, says SFU report http://t.co/OerIqIPo #bcpoli #
I share the same initials as the province I live in, so every time I say something about BC failing, etc, I feel a bit bad 🙁 #
Excellent post by Stepehn Rees on @BCFerries funding, management, and expectations http://t.co/8NKoxz6p #bcpoli #
Last republican non-climate denier Huntsman bows to right wing, reverses position on climate science http://t.co/MihZtVDR #
RT @desmogblog: BREAKING: Northern Gateway Pipeline Decision Delayed Until Late 2013 http://t.co/PrDbY61S #cdnpoli #tarsands #oilsands #
RT @elizabethmay: German Env minister — on track for 40% reduction below 90 by 2020. Offers to host Green #Climate Fund. #COP17 #
RT @wicary: Must-read from @cselley: Scandal-plagued Tories become the new Liberals. http://t.co/CBVoFrcI #cdnpoli #
Vehicles Fuel Economy in the US Continues to Rise http://t.co/U7GZNmKj via @cleantechnica Still dependent on fuel price #
RT @jennjilks: #Attawapiskat : forget laying blame – find a solution http://t.co/MmSU8vSo #
"Canadian diplomats, politicians enter #cop17 climate talks with one goal: protect the #oilsands " http://t.co/SvxYpiJx #cdnpoli #tarsands #
Popular! RT @thetyee: Conservative hopeful John Martin wanted CBC dismantled, health care scrapped (in All) http://t.co/a4629RtZ #bcpoli #
The progressive consumption tax: A win-win solution for reducing economic #inequality http://t.co/T0FnJFTL #
RT @sherwinarnott: Chiefs rally around #Attawapiskat … | APTN National News http://t.co/9NjIRhRW… via @APTN #cdnpoli #
RT @matvic: Not apathy, politics. Samara report shows Canadians are engaged, just not with current politics http://t.co/SRasLdah #CDNpoli #
RT @janniaragon: Follow the tag #Attawapiskat today, tweet with the tag to get word out. Make change~ policy/attitudes. #cdnpoli #indigenous #
RT @1310mark: breaking news: Fed Court judge rules Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has breached the Canadian Wheat Board Act #cdnpoli #
RT @triadonaldson: Tonight at 5:30 come to the Legislature in #yyj for Candles for Kyoto to protest Canada's inaction on #climate change. #
RT @guydauncey: New Report: Outing the Oligarchy – the Billionaires Who Benefit From Today’s Climate Crisis http://t.co/ujoa9PKa #
RT @nathancullen: The scene outside the Gitxsan office responding to the so-called deal with Enbridge http://t.co/s13s5V2G #cdnpoli #
RT @emmacaroline_: At #COP17 country offices open to the public. Canadian office closed & sign: “Authorized personnel only" #climatefail #
As Coal Use Declines in U.S., Coal Companies Focus on China http://t.co/T5qVKgqy #
Not (Just) Another #Queer Movie: The @Racialicious Review Of Pariah http://t.co/Hlga6h1c #
#Climate negotiations fail to keep pace with science. http://t.co/1YqcmWWk and reality, justice, humanity, etc #
RT @janniaragon: My #PositiveThurs goes to #AVP at #UVIC grace under pressure. #AnnieAllyson #Feminists Go Annie! @amh_b 🙂 #
RT @janniaragon: My #PositiveThurs goes to #AVP at #UVIC grace under pressure. #AnnieAllyson #Feminists Go Annie! @a_mhb 🙂 (Corrected) #
Canada wants new climate deal by 2015: Peter Kent http://t.co/fQuwt7vt Good political manoeuvre by Kent #climate #cdnpoli #
RT @climateprogress: Big Annoucement Coming at the Durban Climate Talks? http://t.co/smUSskto #
Wow, just wow. RT @cp24: #Attawapiskat must pay Ottawa appointee $1,300 a day to run its finances. Story: http://t.co/AeBgRp0Q #cdnpoli #
.@sherwinarnott on the homophobia that is Charles McVety, President, Institute of (Catholic) C̶a̶n̶a̶d̶i̶a̶n̶ Values http://t.co/eeTFP237 #
A larger "welfare" state can mean a lower deficit from @mattyglesias http://t.co/3eabYbKo #cdnpoli #
RT @nytimes: EPA Implicates #Fracking in Pollution http://t.co/XBpQqaZg #
RT @rwpickard: Today's proof we're doomed: Revenge of the Gadgets, Short piece by the wise Andrew Nikiforuk http://t.co/MfHP9URH :@TheTyee #
Climate Denier Marc Morano Praises "George W. Obama" at COP17 http://t.co/hjb6e5Xv I blame US Senate and radical centrists #
RT @nathancullen: Check out this beautiful video of the Gitxsan responding to the so-called deal with Enbridge http://t.co/QgsNDeWS #cdnpoli #
Ha!! RT @kate_sheppard: Going to pull a Tom Friedman and quote my cab-driver, when asked about #COP17 "I think this is bullshit." #
If governments were serious about climate change, oil companies wouldn't be worth what they are: Nicholas Stern http://t.co/fOebiFgZ #
Way to go 🙂 RT @kimmanton: Grinning from ear to ear! #greatwaytostarttheday #
Where are the Millionaire Job Creators? @NPR Does the Big Hunt and finds no one. http://t.co/lu28fIfL #
Via @mattyglesias in @arstechnica. US Supreme court poised to legalize medical process patents http://t.co/25P36zFx (1/2) #
Patenting correlations between measurement and treatments, kinda like patenting process of inhaling in response to O2 deprivation (2/2) #
The Public Be Damned: Using the Amtrak Script to Destroy the Post Office http://t.co/zlTZTY5u Lessons for #cdnpoli #rail #
RT @billmckibben: just in case you'd like some mathematical proof of why the gop is ushing so hard for #keystoneXL http://t.co/OYDrTFKO #
RT @climatekeith: No 'credible information' to support green claims from #oilsands Environment Canada: http://t.co/pKuc4U0g #cdnpoli #
Oops, Canadian Federation of Independent business people @cfib caught spreading #climate "uncertainty" http://t.co/rHq9Nw7T #cdnpoli #
Nice review by #UBC Prof and and blogger extraordinaire @ghoberg of Andrew Nikiforuk’s The Empire of the Beetle http://t.co/lh795Dsb #
Oops, that review's actually by Lisa Danielson, Environment and Natural Resource Policy Intern on @ghoberg blog. I really liked the book. #
RT @climatebrad: IPCC head Pachauri on #cop17 "Nobody over here is paying any attention to the science" http://t.co/Q0JzxAS4 #climate #
+1 RT @ghoberg: .@mikedesouza thanks for your great reporting giving us insight into workings of Canadian environmental policy #cdnpoli #
Barack Obama's Loser Liberalism This post reminded me to read Dean Baker's "Loser Liberalism" on my plane ride(s) tom. http://t.co/ZZ9hRINg #
RT @yuriartibise: Repeal Helmet Laws to Boost #Cycling according to a new paper from the Sydney School of Public Health http://t.co/WtwtX6qP #
Classic RT @LibArtsAndMinds: Wente to the poor – Whatcha whining about? It was worse in 1900. http://t.co/QWyopsS9 #cdnpoli #
New report puts Solyndra media coverage #FAIL in spotlight. http://t.co/YeipERZi #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-27

Byoliveridley May 27, 2012

Washington Post Calls a Free Market in Prescription Drugs "Radical" http://t.co/skcZrToC via @deanbaker13 #
B.C. salmon farm virus forces cull of half million fish http://t.co/EMOiTV2X #
#CPC cuts anti-tobacco spending, now $0.81 per capita. US Centers for Disease Control: $12 http://t.co/GKfiZHTz #cdnpoli #
Why does the BC government think that a secretive private liquor monopoly will be better than the status quo? http://t.co/4jskDxYw #bcpoli #
More republican conservative #census bashing south of the border, this nihilism is contagious http://t.co/h2M3Ygqp #cdnpoli #
Tankers watch themselves RT @mikedesouza: Feds cut #ocean pollution monitoring positions: http://t.co/HWXCP17Q #cdnpoli #water #coasts #
Wow, about 40% of measured sea level rise is to increasing water use by humans, the rest, melting ice. http://t.co/tkvTSLuE #
Pumping groundwater out has huge global implications, not just local impacts http://t.co/tkvTSLuE #
RT @wicary: Remembering raw-resource history in order not to repeat it: @briantopp on #oilsands http://t.co/5LfeDQfz #cdnpoli #
I recommend @whynationsfail to @dougsaunders for a fuller explanation than "Constitutional Monarchies FTW" http://t.co/SbeTpi7q #cdnpoli #
RT @drgrist: US Gas Industry Aims to Block 2030 Zero-Carbon Building Goal http://t.co/0krlPkJq Sounds familiar: http://t.co/TBbFVjW9 #
MT @billmckibben Wow. Cong Res Svce studies #KeystoneXL It's like adding up to 4 million cars to the road http://t.co/qwGy4qF8 #nokxl #
Coal "Boom" RT @drgrist: Chinese appetite for coal imports waning; begins deferring or defaulting on coal deliveries. http://t.co/eIWMYwfW #
US releases Enbridge #TarSands Spill Documents from the 2010 Kalamazoo "incident" http://t.co/IgR1mrWT #oilsands #
RT @globeandmail: Twitter hands your data to the highest bidder, but not to you http://t.co/8UrUFcJg #
BC Liberals' secrecy on Liquor Distribution totally justified, they do have something to hide! http://t.co/XzzkDv7x #bcpoli #
RT @heraldenergy: #Oilsands cut emissions by transferring pollution to other industries: Kent http://t.co/U5JSJGmv #tarsands #CdnPoli #
Canada's Big Telecoms Glad to Play Big Brother (in Mediacheck): @MGeist http://t.co/AT4Fmku2 #C 30 #cdnpoli #
Canada's Big Telecoms Glad to Play Big Brother (in Mediacheck): @MGeist http://t.co/AT4Fmku2 #C30 #cdnpoli #
Common fungicide increases anxiety and stress in rats three generations on. http://t.co/FElspTWb #
Who ever designed Great West Life's customer self-service web platform needs to think about what they've done. #
RT @308dotcom: http://t.co/HGXrly1L Federal NDP closes gap in Ontario. #cdnpoli http://t.co/Hii8ojyA #
RT @insideclimate: Interview with Adam Brandt: Why #TarSands Oil Is More Polluting and Why It Matters http://t.co/b6zBtnIP #oilsands #
The @GlobeandMail bemoans the demise of the moderate #NRTEE #cdnpoli http://t.co/6A0q4z1k #BuyersRemorse #
RT @garymasonglobe: Why cities deserve a bigger share of the tax pie. @GlobeandMail Column http://t.co/RLtLj1Ui #bcpoli #bcmuni #cdnpoli #
RT @pnp_cbc: Borys Wrzesnewskyj @borysfw says voter suppression tactics were used in Etobicoke #CPC calls claims "baseless smears #cdnpoli #
500,000 at Montreal protest, wow. #cdnpoli #http://ow.ly/b5hnw #ggi #loi78 via @Rabbleca #
Utah paves the way for US #oilsands explosion. http://t.co/w2NpBSNQ #tarsands #
The Gem of Canadian Science that Harper Killed. Nikiforuk on axing tje Experimental Lakes Area #cdnpoli http://t.co/ZWj6fVQO #
The Crisis of European Democracy. Amartya Sen writes about technocrat driven, undemocratic austerity http://t.co/tur1aEsT #
2010 Gold Rush: Good investigative work by @BobMackin on BC's liquor privatization http://t.co/iD7YaV9g #LiquorLeaks #bcpoli #
CRD pitches takeover of Greater Victoria area transit http://t.co/7lVvtwzh #yyj #yyjtransit @bc_transit #
BC Conservative MP will vote against omnibus #BIllC38 if 12 other #CPC MPs vote with him. http://t.co/eSwVlykK #cdnpoli #
RT @ghoberg: Insightful from @VaughnPalmer Liberals do an about-face on role of utilities commission http://t.co/yHoXPhKJ #bcnrg #bcpoli #
RT @cfax1070: Viisit #cfax at Centennial Square today 11:30-1:30 & take the pledge to drink tap water for a FREE @SustainableU bottle #yyj #
Media narratives aside, US Poll: People of Color More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Whites: @colorlines http://t.co/hNe60W3i #
MT @westcoast_leaf: Hugely impt BCSC decision on access to justice: "some things cannot be for sale": Judge http://t.co/42gbNngT #bcpoli #
RT @sherwinarnott: Policing accounts for 25% of city budget. http://t.co/ZjZ6XZIQ #yyj #budget via @lisahelps #
RT @bcgeu: RT @keithbaldrey: The BC Libs' liquor policies don't pass the smell test. This week's column: http://t.co/2N5t3cKt #bcpoli #
Global survey of businesses indicates that willingness to commit bribery and fraud is increasing. http://t.co/M6NbaWbi via @ezraklein #
Ottawa cuts off some EI data just as it readies new rules for jobless claimants http://t.co/zahNFoKk #cdnpoli #
RT @googleresearch: #OpenAccess to scholarly publications can make research more efficient and fosters innovation: http://t.co/HAMuhPE2 #
Priorities. Avoid changes to policy to increase affordable housing while working hard to privatize liquor http://t.co/FNxkGm3C #bcpoli #
LA bans plastic bags. http://t.co/HMmc7rLL #
Inequality undermines collective action on #climate change: @SethDKlein of the @ccpa http://t.co/N2FwMX6n #
Crowd in Victoria voices displeasure with federal 'Trojan Horse' budget bill #BillC38 #yyj #cdnpoli http://t.co/uSMYu9Cz #
The Bill that would make is punishable to speak about disease in animals http://t.co/ve3eXeJm #bcpoli #Opengov #
A decade of eroding tax fairness in BC demands progressive tax reform http://t.co/Guwj4IJV by the @ccp;a #bcpoli #
Trying it out as well, looks good… RT @geoff_sharpe: I love Asana. There, I said it! http://t.co/cb7vkztj #
Did not know that the budget omnibus #BillC38 repeals Canada's Fair Wages Act http://t.co/TdpQBwF7 #cdnpoli #
Also, the omnibus is going to let FBI (via @ivisonj ) arrest Canadians in Canada, budget related? http://t.co/5ZdTnxaz #cdnpoli #BillC38 #
Great catch by @Sierra_Club of craigslist Ad by coal group offering $50 to wear pro-coal shirts to hearing http://t.co/NZSss5Ez #
1/3 US Households Own a Smart Meter http://t.co/ugKIzPG1 via @cleantechnica #
New Climate Threats to Critically Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles http://t.co/yZx47QRe #
No age restrictions? RT @cbcsmart: BC Gov't phasing out Aircare for cars/light trucks. Testing to focus on trucks, buses, etc. #bcpoli #
RT @cbcsmart: Post '14, Gov't to examine shifting AirCare to trucks and other heavy vehicles to reduce diesel particulate emissions #bcpoli #
Beacon Hill Park, pro-pedestrian and bicycle traffic plan backed by committee http://t.co/4nw7vb9N #yyj via @timescolonist #
It’s the older generation that’s entitled, not Quebec students: National Post OpEd http://t.co/3c7rHWVd #cdnpoli #loi78 via @missie_p #
Liberals hit new low as NDP, Tories face-off. http://t.co/U1y9cpXz #cdnpoli Apparently, the NDP needs to close male gender gap #
Awesome 🙂 RT @mondaymag: The turtles applaud a beautiful day in Beacon Hill park http://t.co/rMa41j0m #yyj #
RT @tidewaters: Are Tories aware that BC residents are still standing despite the dreaded carbon tax? http://t.co/O5kUxcri #bcpoli #cdnpoli #
Um, not the relevant Q RT @healthyfamilybc: Does BC have the best health care system in the world? Yes or no? http://t.co/iIWUzlHO #bcpoli #
Research on undergrads extrapolated to society. RT @eatinglocally: Does Organic Food Make You a Judgmental Jerk? Maybe http://t.co/TuEOfSbw #
Glad that North Saanich/Industrial Sidney has a multi-use path along Mills rd. Wish they'd fix right of way #yyj http://t.co/qf1Nj9al #
MT @salmbassador: Deadly virus appears in Washington state #salmon #farm http://t.co/PLgBhPB1 3rd IHN detect on Pacific Coast. #aquaculture #
Ottawa moves to limit foreign investment reviews, still won't define "Net Benefit" http://t.co/H9WLq6Az #cdnpoli #
Federal government to cut air pollution monitoring team http://t.co/Dg8nb0B7 #cdnpoli via @mikedesouza No information = more power #
RT @mikedesouza: Interesting MT @AlastairFraser: A relevant paper: http://t.co/KHAXXsIg plants reduce emissions by 15%, following inspection #
Let's leave the dirty business of coal exports behind us, says @triadonaldson http://t.co/w7I8NvBK, (waves) #bcpoli #
More more background on the movement of NW US coal to China, and the carbon consequences, see http://t.co/qpmTQZ2g @kevinsmcarthur #
With that coal post, I get to leave all my worries behind on a bike ride from Sidney to Victoria in beautiful sunny weather #yyj #
MT @YukonGale: Abhorrent that journos perpetrate the falsehood that Mulcair demonized Alberta. They're helping Harper create huge divisions. #
Third B.C. salmon farm quarantined http://t.co/x2kPGWMs #aquaculture #bcpoli #
Suncor spill clean-up months, years away – The Denver Post http://t.co/gssXEdg6 #tarsands #oilsands #
Hurt the criminal or hurt the crime? – Good article by @dougsaunders http://t.co/A5hfGTHl #cdnpoli #
The new #googleplus mobile interface for android is very pretty #
RT @RussLoL: Hey #yyj this might come in handy. 14 Victoria Restaurants with Superb Summer Patios http://t.co/1zoZ9nON #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-17

Byoliveridley July 17, 2011

RT @sherwinarnott: No Liberals at #pride this year in Victoria? Just #ndp #cdnpoli #
"Snicker factor aside, hemp is serious business" – TGAM http://ow.ly/5AZiK Who's snickering? Wait, it's you journalists! #
Back to grey mornings in #yyj I had to put my sunglasses away on the bus… #
Cool… RT @cbc_victoria: Saanich council is considering a policy where it will only buy local foods for it's facilities and events. #yyj #
Neat. B.C.'s grey whales outwit climate change by hanging out around Vancouver Island http://ow.ly/5Bt7Q #yyj #
RT @benwest: "Is BC about to drop a new carbon bomb?" @MarcLeeCCPA
http://j.mp/qt4J8x #Climate #coal #fracking #Oil #GHG #P2ca #bcpoli #
Anyone who goes on about corruption in "third world" countries should just follow the news of the world scandal #
Canada, of course RT @mattyglesias: Given Greece and debt ceiling, to where can one flee to quality? Only so many Swiss francs to go around. in reply to mattyglesias #
Just bombast! RT @leadnowca: RT if you disagree with #pmharper 's statement that the #cpc is #canada 's party. #cdnpoli http://ow.ly/5BxEa #
RT @jeffjarvis: Good God, News Corp. hacked the prime minister. We've now stepped beyond Watergate. #
Get your Feminists' Rock Camp Showcase flyers here and share widely http://j.mp/pqVArv @sherwinarnott and @beckycory designed! #yyj #
Transcanada severely low balled #KeystoneXL pipeline spill frequency and intensity http://ow.ly/5BB7G #tarsands #oilsands #
RT @rudepundit: Remember: every Murdoch "news" entity was outraged to the hilt over Wikileaks at the same time some were hacking phones. #
The Victoria Public Library @gvpl has a great idea for you to test out ereaders, place a hold now, wait time around a month? #yyj #
Must read from TGAM: RT @harshawalia: While number of poor grow and record job cuts, corporate profits soar #cdnpoli #
Tap the Queen?? The monarchy is good for one thing, generating outrage against the Murdoch empire!http://ow.ly/5BNhn #
Common hatchery practice could be harming #salmon http://ow.ly/5BNE2 Clipping fins impedes swimming, who knew, counterintuitive #
RT @Adam_Stirling: BC Govt ripped-up pub sector contracts in past they considered unfair. W/ Hahn they express outrage & do nothing. #bcpoli #
RT @garymasonglobe: How can the premier allow the board that approved this pension deal to remain in place? #bcpoli #Hahn #bcferries #
Safe? #fracking fluid legal "discharge" destroys all ground cover, half the trees in West Virginia http://ow.ly/5CqTG #
Of course, best practice on US oil addiction: Harm reduction, treatment, alternatives for addict, stringent penalties on the pusher 🙂 #
Gordon Brown Says Newspaper Hired ‘Known Criminals’, bribed police officers http://ow.ly/5CtLM Wow, England is ridiculously corrupt #
CIA fake vaccination schemes to catch Bin Laden not good for public health, feeds anti-vaccine paranoia http://ow.ly/5CvS1 #
For example of anti-vaccine paranoia, now real, see this http://ow.ly/5Cwtn #
RT @TheTyee: Net Neutrality: A Failure to Enforce http://t.co/XcKRnWK #crtc #internet #ubb @mgeist #
RT @helesialuke: RT @themarknews: CBC Facing Five-Per-Cent Cut http://t.co/u9RsvRv Maybe start with Don Cherry's contract?#cdnpoli #
Dear Amazon, I would love to buy a #kindle but not if you back anti-tax shenanigans in California http://ow.ly/5CIgA #
RT @mattyglesias: Amazing how much people's policy thinking is driven by status quo bias. Basically nobody wants to change anything ever. #
RT @duncankinney: More than 75% of bike-car collisions are caused by errant motorist behaviour: #yyjbike .@felixsalmon #
Eradicating a Disease Vs. Eradicating a Terrorist: Why CIA faking vaccination programs is bad http://t.co/lFex9OP from @undispatch #
RT @impolitical: Cda attended mtngs w/ North Korea for months then…surprise, boycott! Highly logical. http://feedly.com/k/o9QdHD #cdnpoli #
In Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford wants to remove bike lanes, makes me appreciate @deanfortin and the bike friendly Victoria council more #yyj #
Crap. Bomb blasts in Mumbai; 13 killed, 81 injured – India News – IBNLive http://ow.ly/5DAIN #
RT @endpovertynow: Conference Board (yes!): Canada’s income gap growing: http://t.co/XtS77hb #cdnpoli #
There is now mainstream consensus on the concern about increasing income inequality in Canada. #cdnpoli #
RT @CBCSmart: #bcpoli Despite agreeing with public anger, Transport Min Lekstrom has no plans to fire @BCFerries Brd over Hahn's pension. #
Feminists' Rock Camp is full, but come to the showcase on Sunday! Fort Cafe http://j.mp/pqVArv #yyj #yyjmusic #
Feminists' Rock Camp is full, but come to the showcase on Sunday! Fort Cafe http://t.co/Intmpei #yyj #yyjmusic #
Deconstructing BC’s carbon neutral government http://t.co/PLxrzKh from @marcleeCCPA #bcpoli #climate #
RT @iglikaivanova: New @ConfBoardofCda report on rising income inequality in Canada confirms what we at @ccpa have been saying for years. #
Bancroft Family Expresses Regrets at Selling Wall Street Journal to Murdoch http://t.co/Xmacxfd via @propublica #
Hmm… RT @jordan_keats: Scientist proposes replacing peer review with something like Reddit – Boing Boing http://t.co/RvdBlCK #
Toronto Council votes to remove Jarvis, Pharmacy, Birchmount #bike lanes – 680News http://ow.ly/5DW31 Elections matter. #
RT @boraz: What’s wrong with scholarly publishing? Your feedback – Why should journals exist? #
+1 Canada RT @borowitzreport: New Law, 'No Politicians Left Behind,' : Pay Congressmen Based on Performance: http://t.co/iBgM23W #cdnpoli #
RT @wildernews: Controversial Juan de Fuca Trail development goes to public meeting http://t.co/WzI8qfq #savejdf #yyj #
High-powered lobby calls on Canada to wean itself off oil From @mikedesouza #cdnpoli #tarsands #oilsands #
My next few days will be consumed by Feminsts' Rock camp, in a fun way 🙂 http://j.mp/2011FRC #
#yyj What happened? I am back to wearing a rain jacket in a bus with fogged up windows. #
RT @judyrebick: Today from Britain, which privatized senior homes years ago. They are crashing: http://ow.ly/5EreY #robford via @rabbleca #
RT @iglikaivanova: Pgms that effectively address #poverty expensive, but keeping people in #poverty costs more. #bcpoli http://t.co/NFn1lNO #
Bridge to nowhere, natural gas not the answer, say @pembina and @davidsuzukiFDN http://ow.ly/5EuKy #climate #
RT @yalee360: The U.S.'s most ambitious carbon capture project has been shelved by utility company http://t.co/GVWhvQN #carboncapture #
Coal continues to be ground zero for carbon pollution, with no solution to mitigate in sight, shutdown only option #climate #
RT @lornedaniel: Why traditional #media who try pay-for-news model online will struggle: http://t.co/fRvF7LI (Economist via @NewUrbanism) #
RT @lacouvee: Please vote for Victoria Fringe Festival by @IntrepidTheatre as best festival. Contest by @WestJet http://ow.ly/5E6wI #yyj #
RT @evidencenetwork @RoutlyH: Feel healthcare costs are out of control? This may change your mind http://t.co/i3UYeNz #cdnpoli #
RT @propublica: Why hasn't Pakistan arrested the suspected masterminds behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks? http://propub.ca/oFKZrN #
RT @andrew_leach: More on #keystoneXL and #oilsands @grist: . @billmckibben: Will North America be the new Middle East? http://ow.ly/5EJeg #
RT @jmspecht: Auto-Centrism Nadir – Georgia Mom Convicted of Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street s/ Kids http://t.co/QHtyiOH #walkability #
RT @andrew_leach: Wonder if #abgov CCS subsidies are needed? AEP walked away from $350M from the DOE. CCS is expensive #
#yyj is trying, but parking… RT @kate_sheppard: Good piece: On Biking, Why Can’t the U.S. Learn Lessons from Europe? #
This does not bode well for worldwide carbon pricing. US-EU Showdown on Airline Emissions Begins http://ow.ly/5ETCl via @SciAm #
RT @emmacaroline_: Dear #ShawCable you just LOST my business for being so rude to me over the phone… disgruntled customer #34945604560456 #
#Montana Spill Pipeline May Have Carried #OilSands Crude – The plot thickens. http://ow.ly/5Fkri #tarsands #
RT @mattyglesias: Shorter Beltway CW: America's too broke to repair infrastructure, but must achieve worldwide military domination. #

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-28

Byoliveridley June 28, 2011

In which an "economist" is once again exposed by his commenters for making econ 101 arguments with no data http://ow.ly/5qOh8 #water #
.@christyclarkbc who introduced BC"s "fixed election" law, plans to violate it http://ow.ly/5r4UR #bcpoli from @TheTyee #
From @desmogblog : #Climate change denial is not a knowledge/education issue, it is cultural http://j.mp/ktqDRZ #
RT @BenWest: Vancouver "Kinder Morgan #pipeline is slipping in the back door" @ecojustice_ca http://is.gd/h8BPhd #P2ca #Bcpoli #Cdnpoli #
Change on the @BC_transit service this morning in #yyj especially the Rt-70, dated transfers, short transfer times (Boo) #
RT @mgeist: Speedtest.net releases new broadband data: Canada ranked 30th for d'load http://is.gd/iMtlHV 65th for upload http://is.gd/iGT2xn #
RT @WCELaw: Are BC's public lands sales (starting from $5000/acre) subsidizing ski resorts? #bcpoli #publiclands #
One more #oilsands explosion and spill in Alberta – Swan Hills http://j.mp/mNTjxj #tarsands They just keep coming. #
Interesting poll on US public confidence in institutions: Military 78% Banks 23 Labour 21 http://j.mp/muYSSX Canada? #
Corrected: Alberta – Swan Hill is just an oil spill, not an #oilsands spill, so not to worry http://j.mp/mNTjxj #
Declining #union density responsible for 1/5-1/3 of income inequality in US: Study via @ccpa http://j.mp/lKs718 #p2 #p2Ca #
RT @bradplumer: People think about what's not happening as often as they think about what is, and it makes them unhappy #
Good read. RT @drgrist: My new post: Taking sides in the latest natural gas battle http://is.gd/2iSU3v In which I champion crude heuristics! #

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