Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12
- As Canada contemplates restrictions on abortions for sex selection, here's a report from India http://t.co/QIVkqjPL #cdnpoli #
- Bill Would Block Export of #KeystoneXL Oil from US http://t.co/ACH399Fw #oilsands #tarsands #cdnpoli The point of this is?? #
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm. EROI = 2.4 http://t.co/DHzNWuJx #tarsands #oilsands via @thetyee #
- Landmark US diesel exhaust/lung cancer link study stalled amid industry and congressional objections. http://t.co/R8ZSDt8X #
- Canadian unemployment is actually worse than numbers show – The Globe and Mail http://t.co/RBCjMz96 #cdnpoli #
- Hey #yyj Look east right now. It is gorgeous! #
- RT @carbontalks: Canadian pipe dream? Stephen Harper to visit China to secure new market for #oilsands crude http://t.co/5MySXCF7 #tarsands #
- As always, to get more perspective on Russia and China's #Syria veto, go to an Indian newspaper @TheHindu http://t.co/8U0ruQpd #
- RT @susandelacourt: Citizenship ceremony kerfuffle may have violated privacy rights of new Canadians http://t.co/UEnFSDW0 #cdnpoli #
- RT @poliswater: Op ed in today's @VancouverSun on importance of collaborative governance of water http://t.co/Y2vEbKlU #
- Publishers put the squeeze on library ebook lending including @gvpl http://t.co/tzUlQamt #yyj #
- In the US, tea party activists oppose smart meters fearing a UN plot to track them http://t.co/hQ2EF608 #
- RT @danpollock: The G&M takes a look at literary speed dating. Coming to the @gvpl and @VPL next week: http://t.co/oMQge390 #books #yyj #yvr #
- When an academic journal corrects a paper, shouldn't the correction be freely available? We pay for your mistakes now? #openaccess #
- Business friendly #bcndp and @JennyKwan vs prohibition friendly #bclibs on the Rio Theatre http://t.co/CoRDvg8M #bcpoli #yvr #
- Energy Tax Breaks Wiki for US Launched. See how much subsidy money fossil fuels get http://t.co/DAvNIRRj via @cleantechnica #
- RT @a_mhb: Tmrw: "Finding Dawn" screening, discussion with Christine Welsh & Robina Thomas, Feb 8, 10:30AM Camosun College, Young 216 #yyj #
- RT @lisahelps: I support building a Johnson St Bridge that can incorporate rail in the future. So does @Ben_Isitt http://t.co/Mw7va84z #yyj #
- RT @cbc_victoria: #Saanich police: National long-gun registry was critical to the recent seizure of 159 guns from a home #yyj #cdnpoli #
- Here is the story on the 159 guns http://t.co/WqeHfkjJ #cdnpoli #
- MT @dgardner: Ask Vic Toews to give an example of necessary torture that does not involve Jack Bauer. http://t.co/mTJE94Wk #cdnpoli #
- RT @marcleeccpa: BCSEA on the massive fugitive emissions from shale gas and BC's coveted LNG plants: http://t.co/SoNQD9pI #fracking #bcpoli #
- RT @ghoberg: Op Ed: We'll eventually pay for the cost of #BCHydro rate deferral http://t.co/GAZkOC53 #bcpoli #
- Brits miffed that ungrateful Indians take food "aid" from England and buy French fighter jets. http://t.co/f6J0Of5l #
- The British government is on record saying that it hopes India will buy British arms because of "aid" money. http://t.co/f6J0Of5l #
- India proposed ending the "aid" last year. England reluctant to end because it provides "good publicity" http://t.co/f6J0Of5l #
- RT @drgrist: A federal appeals court just rule California's #Prop8 unconstitutional. California cannot ban gay marriage. So that's cool. #
- Interesting use of smart meters. Nearly Half of Electricity at UK Businesses Wasted During Off Hours http://t.co/yi3lR2TN #
- RT @victorianews: City to increase pedicab licences: Pedicab owner warns increased competition lowers standards http://t.co/chdpIG6g #yyj #
- So,the Australian #immigration miracle Canada's told to emulate? Attract more White Brits! http://t.co/MzFVqLhb #cdnpoli #
- Internet meme of the year 🙂 RT @kate_sheppard: Newt v. Schrute: It's harder than you think http://t.co/UUjjHZCs #
- Buildings haven’t gotten more efficient in 20 years because everyone involved is maximising profit and minimising risk http://t.co/kPzDkcZA #
- Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get: Weather Underground Meteorologist Jeff Masters http://t.co/DcP5GOKp #
- I really like Masters' analogy of climate change as adding an extra dot to dice. Doesn't shift average much, makes extremes more likely. #
- “@EvidenceNetwork: We need a meaningful federal role in #medicare says Allan Maslove: http://t.co/t9FHldAH #cdnpoli #cdnhealth” #
- The National Cancer Institute spends 80% of its budget on research http://t.co/9aa9Y7jS The #Komen institute – 19% http://t.co/8SOBzUB9 #
- RT @dougsaunders: Depressing. The Earth is 6,000km deep. The furthest humans have gone is 12km, and it took a cold-war dick-size contest. #
- Guilty as charged, me too, though not today 🙂 RT @drgrist: Just for the record, I'm one of those urban elitists who rides the bus. #
- Victoria is talking about "amalgamation" tonight, follow along at #yyjgov #yyj and try not to use #yyj too often 🙂 #
- So, #yyjgov is it "amalgamation" based on sharing services, or "amalgamation" based on sharing space? They are linked, but different. #
- I use a commons and watershed framework to look at "amalgamation", each "service" has a logical geographical and social boundary. #yyjGov #
- Doesn't this depend on what's being governed? Maybe not? RT @janniaragon: How many boards and levels of governance do we need? #yyjgov #
- An article in the Toronto Star from 2008 after a decade of amalgamation in the GTA http://t.co/bT9wpn53 #yyjGov Note, pre Rob Ford 🙂 #
- How will "streamlining" of services from amalgamation affect jobs in #yyj #yyjGov #
- We have a very diverse mix of urban to suburban to exurban to agricultural to First Nation community. A shared vision/goal for all? #yyjGov #
- Former B.C. neo-Nazi abandons racist views, now helps others quit. Good for him http://t.co/wT6vKae7 #bcpoli #
- .@kyleschem Heck, I travel through Victoria, Saanich, Central Saanich, North Saanich. Sidney,Tsartlip, Tsawout every day 🙂 #yyjGov #
- I think that a lot in #yyj 🙂 RT @lacouvee: I'm glad to see that I'm NOT the youngest person here. Great range of ages. #yyjgov #
- RT @janniaragon: #yyjgov Current speaker noting free rider problem. Ongoing issue. #bcpoli #
- RT @andrewshopland: Didn't hear much discussion about the role of our #firstnations in #yyj #yyjgov #
- .@janniaragon @andrewshopland First Nations-settler municipal relations are complicated, would be interested in what they think of #yyjGov #
- Can't understand govt. unwillingness to change RT @riotheatre: B.C.’s Antiquated Liquor Laws Bad for Business http://t.co/5fRdJulh #bcpoli #
- Yay, at work at 6:15 in the morning thanks to @sherwinarnott and @BeckyCory, the day just got a whole lot shorter 🙂 Se y'all soon 🙂 #
- RT @tomphilpott: More evidence that fore-foot striking is the way forward for running. http://t.co/ByOCPoz2 #yyjrun I should try this… #
- Why economic #inequality leads to collapse. http://t.co/1yQ9eG2U In the @guardian via @3QD #
- City urged to look again at rail option for Johnson Street Bridge, says Councillor @Ben_Isitt http://t.co/nOAdZC4L #yyj #
- Solar PV Cost Competitive in Middle East http://t.co/y8cyYu31 The Saudi Arabia of solar is now, Saudi Arabia 🙂 @cleantechnica #
- So, this whole #newtwitter interface, how does one get it? Just wait for the twitter gods to give it to you? #
- In France, cyclists can run red lights legally http://t.co/YpmvTOkF #
- Don't care where #KeystoneXL steel comes from, can't believe Transcanada would claim 75 %US/CA made http://t.co/glXxcHDP #tarsands #oilsands #
- Fugitive emissions from natural gas much higher than advertised, not clean http://t.co/BWCC4CNI In @nature #fracking #
- These Denver natural gas measurements line up with Howarth, et al estimates which have been rubbished by industry, experts. #fracking #
- RT @kady: @ElizabethMay will raise "the increased influence and control of foreign governments and corporations". 10am tomorrow. #cdnpoli #
- .@dgardner @kevinmilligan This #OAS BS is distressingly familiar to me, having lived in the US through the 2000s http://t.co/FDMMW0bc #
- Members of Hindu nationalist BJP resign after being caught watching p0&n on their phones in legislature! http://t.co/Q7RwhHD8 #nottheonion #
- Thx! "@lacouvee: Here's the curated tweet stream from last night's "Conversation on Amalgamation" Victoria BC. #yyjgov http://t.co/g4dqlovb #
- RT @cqwww: Remember #SOPA #PIPA from a few weeks ago? Canada about to drop its version, and limit debate http://t.co/i9pb4TbC #cdnpoli #
- RT @armineyalnizyan: Germany's "jobs miracle" explained. http://t.co/vRaYyVEm Something similar going on in Canada, post crisis? #cdnpoli #
- RT @gvpl: Feminist content + well-written books for youth = Amelia Bloomer Booklist. Here's the 2012 picks: http://t.co/omre4sTs #
- Seriously? RT @hummingbird604: "I'm a native-Canadian because I am Norwegian" — guy on the bus stop to me. Me – "O RLY?" #
- Oh SNAP! RT @expatina: Weird so many Christians are homophobic–when they seem to think sex is just for men. via @janniaragon #
- RT @masalacanada: Canada: No financial reason to change old-age pension system: budget watchdog http://t.co/VexNH39k #cdnpoli #OAS #
- RT @triadonaldson: Going to Edward Milne School for a Screening of Peace Out tonight at 7:00. Learn about impacts of #fracking Site C. #yyj #
- Finally! Victoria Sewage funding approvals expected by the spring http://t.co/O5uloJca #yyj @timescolonist #
- RT @journo_dale: Chow's motion to repeal regulation affecting #trans Canadians is defeated 6 to 5. #TRAN #cdnpoli #canqueer #
- Not allowed RT @ghoberg: Canadian energy policy – pick your demon: China or US foundations? Are we capable of a more sophisticated debate? #
- Ah, fossil fuels, we love you. RT @alexwitze: Coal from 1891 shipwreck off BC coast is still polluting the environment http://t.co/sQtXeevg #
- B.C. govt. changes rules to allow liquor licensed venues to screen movies http://t.co/N6A0aexw Thank the #bcndp #bcpoli #
- RT @308dotcom: @adriandix and @BCNDP widens lead in BC. #bcpoli #bcndp http://t.co/Yp8pDd9A #
- Economic forecasts: Useful, but almost always wrong http://t.co/TCgIHq7y via @ezraklein #
- RT @mikesoron: NYPD kills 18 yr old flushing pot. RT @dgardner: Another glorious victory in the war on marijuana. http://t.co/S2bcxxO5 #
- Can Canada’s version of SOPA be stopped? #C11 #SOPA http://t.co/SG3l7RIb #cdnpoli We don't have a checks and balances system #
- RT @drgrist: State Department Inspector General Finds Flaws in #KeystoneXL Pipeline Review http://t.co/c3fZcwDg #tarsands #oilsands #
- RT @adam_stirling: This Clark Radio Throne Speech has to be a joke or a misunderstanding or something… Doesn't it? #bcpoli #
- Rio Theatre owner says liquor licensing change is not a real fix http://t.co/CvgdptLh #bcpoli Our liquor laws need retiring #
- LeadNow @leadnowca Says "Cooperate for Canada"! http://t.co/GDib1n0O #cdnpoli Okay, will do 🙂 #
- Wall Streeters Juicing up on Testosterone To Load Up On Risk http://t.co/EU4xVlEl #nottheonion via @mattyglesias #
- A Personal Carbon Allowance? Wow, this would require unprecedented surveillance http://t.co/sXLKSyEv #
- Cooperation as class privilege? RT @rabbleca: @NathanCullen and @PeggyNashNDP in NDP family drama http://t.co/CcgdwT2T #cdnpoli #
- Councillor @MarianneAlto would like Victoria to sell naming rights for city facilities http://t.co/I7D0XRWn #yyj #
- Ontario crash sheds light on plight of "temporary" "foreign" migrant workers http://t.co/oL1UuY8O #imigration #cdnpoli #
- Charles Dickens, like many of his English and British contemporaries, was a genocidal racist http://t.co/Q80cyuNN #
- In the US, Racial Education Gap Narrowing, Income Education Gap Growing http://t.co/zM6ozMQe #inequality #
- Republicans retreat on domestic Violence, oppose reauthorization of Violence against Women Act http://t.co/5iKivixX #
- Ignoring Western Sanctions, India Explores Opportunities in Iran http://t.co/sWDTPFsj #
- #Tarsands magnate Murray Edwards and Bill Gates stump for geoengineering http://t.co/ReJ6EUU4 #cdnpoli #
- Hate reports like this which purport to tell you risk factors without providing a single comparison for context http://t.co/EEjmVOkq #
- News Flash: Press releases on scientific studies are PR, designed to oversell significance, do ask for context http://t.co/EEjmVOkq #
- Just getting started RT @ghoberg: This is getting nutso, no? MP would ban foreign environmental funding http://t.co/PZMdAG7U #NGP #cdnpoli #
- "@GernotWagner Don't suspend EU aviation directive for "progress" on an international cap, suspend it after global cap http://t.co/RpQzgv8Y #
- RT @denisesavoie: Passed my Green Commuter Bill on to MP Jamie Nicolls http://t.co/1BE2n2Ee #cdnpoli #yyj #
- Should Canadian environmental groups be barred from taking foreign money? – CBC Poll http://t.co/fbstSWlg #Ipayforthis #cdnpoli #
- Hmm… RT @AnnieLowrey: Wow. RT @BBCLiveNews: Confirmed breaking news. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un assassinated. Updates to follow. #
- RT @benwest: "Canada PM vows to ensure key oil pipeline is built" @Reuters http://t.co/51HeJUA5 #NGP #climate #CDNpoli #Enbridge #
- Great article! The Righteous Small House: Challenging House Size and the Irresponsible American Dream http://t.co/fMgJ72wU via @drgrist #
- That last article about the Righteous Small House was in @yesmagazine, fine folks 🙂 http://t.co/fMgJ72wU #
- RT @ericmjohnson: Santorum is “one of the finest minds of the thirteenth century.” On the #GOP upstart's theosophy: http://t.co/tRSn4xK4 #
- Would like headline like this in #yyj Authorities seize 3 tons of banned plastic bags in Kashmir http://t.co/poRd2Jqr #pluckfastic #
- Little green lies: PM Harper and Canada’s environment – David Boyd (who knows his stuff) http://t.co/hME0M1a4 #cdnpoli #
- Ottawa’s new anti-terrorism strategy lists environmentalism as threat http://t.co/PfSXINt1 #cdnpoli #
- And here's Enbridge acting as China's spokesperson on the Northern Gateway http://t.co/RkktPZbF #NGP #oilsands #tarsands #
- Want to please a one per center? Blame the Boomers for 'generational theft.' @TheTyee http://t.co/jzLXH7dQ #cdnpoli #
- B.C. Liberals concerned about third party vote splitting? They should have taken the advice of their commission http://t.co/ShFmTeQf #bcpoli #
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