Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08
- Oil Wells from hell are now operating on the limits of what’s an acceptable risk’ http://t.co/vZm564n1 #total #elgin #
- Bruce Carson Scandal Rocks Key Player in Canada's #OilSands PR Push http://t.co/naRm9Hlz #cdnpoli #Tarsands in @TheTyee via @beari8it #
- Women pay for Kashmir's #water woes. http://t.co/mu1eBFXe #
- Drinking #water scarcity plagues villages in India. http://t.co/UHnsIhCd #
- More power for women in decision making means less #climate (and other) pollution http://t.co/12tslALq #
- RT @ghoberg: Wow: Northern Gateway hearings in limbo as rowdy welcome unsettles panel http://t.co/cwNUmHzz via @globeandmail #NGP #tarsands #
- Politics trumps reason as B.C. eyes bid to raid protected forests – @globeandmail ://ow.ly/a1LJQ #bcpoli #FAIL #
- RT @heiltsukvoice: @ghoberg @globeandmail School children with signs and our elderly chiefs doing a welcome dance? Terrifying #NGP #tarsands #
- This book by @pjrvswp called "Eat Awesome" – "a plant-based, whole foods cookbook" looks awesome too. http://t.co/vZ9bLLfk #
- RT @harshawalia: So much for #prolife . Bomb went off at #PlannedParenthood clinic last night in Wisconsin: http://t.co/H6Fl8bXO #
- The @HuffingtonPost article notes 114 violent attacks on women's healthcare centres in the US in 2011 #notTerrorism http://t.co/H6Fl8bXO #
- RT @a_macleod_tyee: BC ag minister Don McRae is making an announcement about greenhouses and the carbon tax tmrw. Exception coming? #bcpoli #
- RT @iglikaivanova: Concerned that winners & losers of #OAS change seem split along income lines in a way that widens income gap. #cdnpoli #
- Unemployed young people a great economic threat | @armineyalnizyan http://t.co/dNvI3xog #cdnpoli #
- Reading hurts brainz "@sherwinarnott: The National Post editors should read the Guardian FAQ on climate change http://t.co/q8K1QOFj #cdnpoli #
- (Not)laughing potent GHG update. Fertilizer use responsible for increase in nitrous oxide in atmosphere http://t.co/BY30Gjgc #
- RT @strategicthghts: Angus Reid poll: 14% of #bclib '09 voters now supporting #bcndp 33% switch 2 #bccp only 51% stick w/ #bclibs #bcpoli #
- Federal Job Cuts: The Real Numbers by the @ccpa http://t.co/NYRgCYfD #bdgt12 and beyond. #cdnpoli #
- RT @seanmoore80: The Assault on Statistics Canada Continues – http://t.co/keT8EDNr via @ccpa #WaronData #statscan #cdnpoli #
- #Robocalls and the petrostate. Great article by Briony Penn, Victim one http://t.co/ujTtwuyK #elxnfraud # cdnpoli #
- As I wait for a vaccine to prevent a hepatitis A outbreak, I appreciate the importance of a functioning public health infrastructure #
- I heart #asbestos Why do some in this Quebec town want to continue to give people cancer? http://t.co/7v7BRYKq #
- North Sea gas leak: 'Hellfighters' fly out to rig. http://t.co/yckuseV2 This comparison of oil/gas operations to "hell" is apt. #
- Mulcair's first honeymoon poll http://t.co/RzA30YEo #cdnpoli #ndp via @308dotcom #
- RT @dgardner: In this country, the evidentiary base on which policy is made is weak. And it will get weaker. http://t.co/RO2OnuZf #cdnpoli #
- The wet dog smell in my office this morning is me #yyj wet and windy #
- B.C. lawyers withdraw duty counsel service, citing gross underfunding http://t.co/4aEoryNx #bcpoli #FAIL #
- Independent agencies go off message RT @natnewswatch: Rights And Democracy: Tories Killing Mulroney-Era Agency http://t.co/5LrGKu6N #cdnpoli #
- The Dollar Value of Ecosystem Services http://t.co/rmWWLwKU Via @EHPOnline Does monetizing help or hurt? #
- Energy group CAPP successfully lobbied Ottawa to delay #climate and pollution rules http://t.co/lQDYZ9Il #cdnpoli #
- RT @heiltsukvoice: #Heiltsuk community is gathering as #JRP hearings are finally set to commence. No apology yet for 1.5 days of delay. #NGP #
- While RBC tax cheats RT @uvicnews: Credit Union donates $1 million for co-operative outreach http://t.co/NicQITou #uvic #moveyourmoney #
- While RBC tax fudges RT @uvicnews: Credit Union donates $1 million for co-operative outreach http://t.co/NicQITou #uvic #moveyourmoney #
- You mention oil tankers to a BC resident, opposition to the #Enbridge #NGP shoots up #oilsands #bcpoli http://t.co/e65Cazfb #
- And… four more sleeps #helpingTraceymove 🙂 RT @crosseyedstitch: Four more sleeps! #moving #
- RT @softgrasswalker: Speaking of tankers, have you seen the blogposts here about tanker safety not being ensured?: http://t.co/jXLzPKCM #
- 🙂 RT @bcferrys: MV Spirit of #TarSands is delayed in Bella Bella. via @rwpickard. Follow @heiltsukvoice for updates from #Heitsuk at #JRP #
- #android hipsters take note. RT @instagram: Instagram for Android — Available Now. http://t.co/t4QPBRb5 #
- RT @ccpa: @MarcLeeCCPA says that the federal #budget2012 screws the planet for short-term profits: http://t.co/u50ZvbwK #cdnpoli #bdgt12 #
- RT @noaaoceantoday: >3,000 dolphins wash up dead on north shores of Peru – seismic surveys by oil companies suspected. http://t.co/vcMmTVW8 #
- What Does India's Poverty Line Actually Measure? http://t.co/lk6st86v #
- Arctic warming is altering weather patterns, study shows. http://t.co/1OMVi4W8 #climate #
- RT @bradplumer: My story on how Detroit automakers are finally figuring out how to make smaller, fuel-efficient cars: http://t.co/Rb4X4GYS #
- RT @dave_eby: Stunning new allegations of workplace sex harassment at missing women's commission: http://t.co/0vwjVv4q #mwci #bcpoli #
- If you keep publishing reports in pdf, people will keep printing them, so, if you want people to read on a screen, use a different format! #
- RT @susandelacourt: "The control master of all time was misled," @bobraeMP says of #F35s saying all Harper had to do was google. #cdnpoli #
- Of Janitors and Job Creators http://t.co/PQ6feCFR A great post by @NYTimesKrugman #
- #bclibs not talking about what the federal #cpc crime bill is going to cost the province: @bcndp http://t.co/MIHkVPOy #bcpoli #
- Wow. Quebec bans any #fracking pending studies http://t.co/keHUP3ME #
- Rising CO2 levels linked to global warming during last deglaciation http://t.co/ZM9kXtmk Lather, rinse, repeat. #climate #
- What a terrible idea. Delta farmland optioned to industrial group http://t.co/2VXQ44wm #ALR #bcpoli #
- RT @dave_eby: Just me? Or is Commissioner of the #mwci continually surprised? First boycott, then Gervais, now this. http://t.co/v0OBElqv #
- On cue, the carbon tax exemptions to sectors start happening, greenhouses first http://t.co/VpFHAWrC #bcpoli via @a_macleod_tyee #
- RT @mornaballantyne: Think raising age for #OAS is ok because people live longer? Actually only the rich do. http://t.co/X1vnTin9 #cdnpoli #
- RT @harrisdecima: New H/D-CP Poll – Conservatives and #NDP Neck and Neck http://t.co/oHY8B0ts #cdnpoli #
- RT @trapdinawrpool: Liberal MP tables motion to investigate AG's findings that government hid F-35 costs http://t.co/aQu7XQED #cdnpoli #
- Why it should be illegal to speculate using financial derivatives: @slate http://t.co/Wwi4NTkF #
- MT @ggreenwald: This E.O. Wilson essay on human desire for tribalism explains much about many things, esp. political: http://t.co/uZBTFqEk #
- Carrier bag charge: Plastic grocery bag use in Wales cut up to 90 percent after five penny charge http://t.co/Q4jLpDsI #
- RT @arzeena: Survey shows cross-party support for cosmetic #pesticide ban in BC http://t.co/PAN5Ep2D #bcpoli #
- RT @Ryan_Hobson: Ontario leads the country in job creation with 46,000 new jobs, unemployment down to 7.2% #onpoli #CdnPoli #Ontario #
- RT @nathancullen: I have the priviledge to second @mpcharmaineborg 's Motion M-352 to #SaveKatimavik funding. Together we can #cdnpoli #
- RT @dpan: There's a Mac virus going around. IMPORTANT
1) Quit browsers
2) Run software update
3) Run Java for OSX 2012-001 update
4) Be fine # - Cool. #yyj charged up over program funding electric-car charging stations http://t.co/rJ2BYo9v via @timescolonist #
- .@andrew_leach has some good questions for #abvote http://t.co/sb1ocvMz My favourite is on Alberta underwriting environmental costs. #
- RT @r_garrison: Sometime between 1230 and 130 2nd reading debate on my Gender Identity bill will begin. #ndp #cdnpoli http://t.co/uHKJFnvu #
- RT @mikedesouza: #Tories block #NDP motion to summon #environmentca scientist – now working for #oilsands partnership – this week. #cdnpoli #
- RT @kady: New Kadypost:"The executive" would have seen $25 billion F-35 cost estimate, AG tells committee http://t.co/LC4n0lox #cdnpoli #
- RT @glen_mcgregor: CPC MP John Williamson quoting MLK "Free at last" to mark end of long-gun registration in Question Period. Okay #cdnpoli #
- RT @geoffdembicki: Eco-Policies of Alberta's Next Government? Exhaust bitumen as fast as possible http://t.co/vb62Y9lq via @TheTyee #abvote #
- Cabinet knew F-35's $25 billion costs when they said it was 14.7 Billion, says AG http://t.co/hQ01RFEw #cdnpoli #
- RT @climatekeith: BC Residents Oppose Enbridge Proposal to Transport Crude thru Inside Coastal Waters http://t.co/gPGJ6ixD #NGP #bcpoli #
- RT @acoyne: Certainly it suggests one reason why the government was so determined not to let Parliament see the documents. #cdnpoli #F35 #
- RT @wicary: We’re all suckers when a government bets on casinos, @franceswoolley writes. http://t.co/RlbOEZi3 #cdnpoli #
- Subsidies 101: A guide to corporate handouts, and why we shouldn’t stand for them http://t.co/OILXVcdD by @billMcKibben #
- RT @bc_transit: #yyj Victoria Transit will operate its Sunday service sched tomorrow and Saturday sched on April 9. Details: 250.382.6161 #
- via @avnishnanda: Citizenship Officer wrongly denies man Canadian citizenship for mouthing oath. http://t.co/q6NMH66e #cdnpoli #
- RT @bcgeu: BCGEU endorses three candidates for the @Vancity Board of Directors. Voting on now for Vancity members – http://t.co/tsqnzCpO #
- RT @Eric_Doherty: Save Canada's Environmental Laws http://t.co/6kqAvrc4 via @EnvLawsMatter #cdnpoli #
- Town of Sidney Moves Quickly to Contain Oil Spill in Migratory Bird Sanctuary http://t.co/vwHNSvYH #yyj #
- Must say, a day of using @swiftkey is making my phone typing a lot easier. #
- More about Kinder Morgan than you ever wanted to know. http://t.co/uwD99RTU #
- Is this socialist or communist? RT @wicary: Fair trade, sustainable development top Mulcair’s economic agenda. http://t.co/I4F5QWI3 #cdnpoli #
- #FF to @CPRBlog for following Cass Sunstein's corporate friendly rewriting of environment and labor laws on behalf of Obama #
- RT @jayrosen_nyu: If you hide your politics, then we can trust you. If you declare your politics, how can we trust you? http://t.co/6QysWlyT #
- Shale shocked: USGS links ‘remarkable increase’ in earthquakes to #fracking http://t.co/6C5wg1dn via @grist #
- The future is green, not black. Thomas Homer-Dixon on #Ontario and focus on the future, not on fossils http://t.co/386kafi2 #
- Anti-poor RT @oakbayboy: Harper cuts internet access program, because an educated public is a voting public http://t.co/m8IDiBcw #cdnpoli #
- Swan Lake is a #yyj treasure http://t.co/RN3JcLve #
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