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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-29

Byoliveridley April 29, 2012

Oh Jesus Christ Superstar. After all these years, it's still fun #
Ooh, thanks! RT @thesarahmundy Free intro to coding for journalists, researchers, and activists: http://t.co/nXbnX7Ka #
MT @greene_dm: Great @guardian Op-Ed on the taxpayer, and professional, racket that is academic publishing http://t.co/bXr27ANb #Elsevier #
RT @ghoberg: Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson uses Earth Day event to reiterate adamant opposition to kinder Morgan expansion #transmountain #
Budget cuts leave #Statscan girding for fewer surveys, less staff l http://t.co/FqS9ybIh #cdnpoli #WhoNeedsKnowledge #
MT @InklessPW Bev Oda left her London conference hotel because she preferred one where orange juice costs $16 #cdnpoli http://t.co/5v42icoz #
Final Alberta Projection: Wildrose victory http://t.co/NDnEYw3J via @308dotcom But it looks tight, and lots of uncertainty #abvote #
Thousands protest in Vancouver against Kinder Morgan pipeline project http://t.co/NBX0AL61 #KMI #oilsands #tarsands #bcpoli #
What does 200,000+ people in Montreal marching against the #tarsands mean for the #NDP asks @inklessPW http://t.co/JYp2l2Ne #cdnpoli #
MT @ghoberg: New poll: Strong #bcpoli opposition to #oilsands pipelines http://t.co/amGQUgqw poll link http://t.co/ECye7iJM #NGP #TMX #
Estimating chemical risk: Breadth (prevalence) may be just as important as depth (magnitude of effect) http://t.co/gBXyj78C #
RT @climatekeith: Oops RT @guardianeco: #Shell Nigeria oil spill '60 times bigger than it claimed' http://t.co/oVd1s2qU #
First Past the Post sucks. RT @marcleeccpa: Hard some reports of Albertans who've never voted PC holding their noses and voting PC today. #
RT @brettkeller: wow, big news for academic / research communities. Harvard Library pushes #openaccess Crooked Timber http://t.co/wlnjxIrN #
Oh my. RT @mikedesouza: #kent defends #muzzling of scientists at mtl conference: "it's established practice" #cdnpoli #
RT @margaretatwood: Here's a new term: "Cli-Fi" = SF about climate change. Coined by Dan Bloom re: POLAR CITY RED: http://t.co/ebtnqXAQ #
BC's Public school students better prepared for university http://t.co/DpzULF8k #bcpoli #
RT @tabathasouthey: Let's wait until the fact are in. Very possibly Bev Oda wrote "NOT" before the $16 on that orange juice. #cdnpoli #
RT @uvicsjs: Mining Justice Action Committee presents: "The Business of Gold" with Steve Stewart • Fri Apr 27 7:30pm Café Sympatico #yyj #
The Alabama Shakes sound fantastic http://t.co/xMmS9hV4 Thanks @soundopinions #MM #
first past the post RT @catclark: You know these are scary times when friends in the gay community are voting PC for the first time #abvote #
Strategic voting FTW RT @ctvnationalnews: CTV News projects Progressive Conservative majority in Alberta #abvote #abpoli #cdnpoli #
Um, No! RT @davidakin: Question: Was #ABVote a referendum on the "science of climate change"? @climatekeith #
RT @wicary: Non-Tory voters targeted in #robocalls scandal, pollster finds. http://t.co/eKsfBK9Q #CdnPoli #elxnfraud #
Students Get Stuck with Bill – @mgeist reports on Copyright protectionism and the AUCC racket http://t.co/JltEGXiK #
RT @ghoberg: In Vancouver Sun op-ed, @MayorGregor Robertson declares war on Kinder Morgan expansion http://t.co/HhLlxM7X #TMX #transmtn #
The New Masculinity: Redefining Ourselves, Emerging From Our Cocoons http://t.co/qITffXgo via @racialicious #feminism #
Just have to wait out news cycle RT @wicary: Tories try to stall auditor’s testimony on costly #F35 purchase. http://t.co/ZiLgHPda #cdnpoli #
#CPC scandal du jour RT @liberalpartymb Tory Minister Christian Paradis under investigation by ethics watchdog #cdnpoli http://t.co/3p2R0lb2 #
RT @nikisharma2: Park Board motion to protect Vancouver beaches from oil spill threat http://t.co/onaVq6C0 #TMX #transmtn #oilsands #yvr #
RT @boraz: Life after #Elsevier making #OpenAccess to scientific knowledge a reality http://t.co/OqsfwQrH #
RT @evidencenetwork: @sharon_kirkey: A 1st for Canada: website that lets patients compare in-hospital death rates, care http://t.co/NxOPkdTn #
USA! USA! Lisa Lindsay, Breast Cancer Survivor, goes to Debtor Jail Over Accidental $280 Medical Bill http://t.co/fCk6M40a #
RT @mpjulian: 3rd ethics inquiry into the actions of the Minister of Industry! Canadians deserve better. http://t.co/1GKcGwpL #cdnpoli #
Callous RT @shannondaub: Organizational #comms fail: Stick figures used to explain cuts to federal employees http://t.co/fNms5hOt #cdnpoli #
All right! RT @janniaragon: #poli #uvic #uspoli RT @markknoller: Pres Obama first US Pres to use the word hashtag in a speech. #
MT @mikedesouza: @mpPeterKent says Ottawa's #scientists r not #muzzled Rather, they are "spreading the good news" #cdnpoli #opengovernment #
RT @caleb_crain: The auto industry invented the idea of jaywalking to shift the blame for accidents onto pedestrians. http://t.co/w1cTKIVX #
A little thought experiment: substitute "farm worker" for "dermatologist" in this article… http://t.co/ep5ey5CX #
Tuesday globe and mail front Page illustrates the futility of static paper news in a non-static world http://t.co/0RgLtSOb #
RT @alexhimelfarb: Good social policy is good economics http://t.co/XpwhRaNg #
Canada's rejection of a refugee claim and deportation leads to murder of the refugee http://t.co/WN7LwJxh #consequences #cdnpoli #
Don't understand why the government would oppose offices for sex workers #cdnpoli http://t.co/NfpuZFMm #
Woohoo! Oh wait? RT @oakbayboy Dire prediction from The Royal Society. Earth faces a century of disasters, report warns http://t.co/mlHWoVXB #
Got milk cartons in #yyj and don't live in an apartment? They can go into blue boxes, starting May 1 http://t.co/5t0fgLdv #
#F35 costs had 'significant things missing' – Canada's Auditor General http://t.co/JH7Udist #cdnpoli #
RT @mikedesouza: #Harper government proposes to kill #climate accountability and reporting in budget implementation bill #kpia #cdnpoli #
RT @iglikaivanova: New rules say temp foreign workers can be paid up to 15% less than locals: http://t.co/ETR1ANd5 #cdnpoli #inequality #
RT @wicary: The Oda scandal that's not getting ink: Shifting aid away from those who need it most. http://t.co/71c8bpHJ #cdnpoli #
RT @UBCC350: Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber calls for sweeping review of planned coal exports from Northwest ports | http://t.co/DzNGGoJX #
RT @alexatsp: Environmental assessment "overhaul" rolled into budget bill | iPolitics http://t.co/P1ZNxwk8 #cdnpoli #
RT @meganlesliemp: A *third* of the federal budget is focused on gutting environmental protection. #cdnpoli #
RT @andrew_leach: RT @smccarthy55: TransAlta and partners kill $1.4-billion carbon capture and storage project, saying economics are poor. #
New #UBC study in @Sciencemagazine ($$) Making people think analytically lowers their religious beliefs http://t.co/QPuDHylK #atheism #
RT @drgrist: Very cool idea: retrofitting foreclosed homes for greater energy efficiency & higher resale value: http://t.co/G1Z16H60 #
Sweet! RT @razzlem RT @ottguy: Friend sent me proof of a local restaurant trying to cash in on Oda Juicegate. #cdnpoli http://t.co/vZXYRTvs #
Our paragon of good taste Stephen Harper brings up Hitler in reference to the #NDP http://t.co/wMMbhnwb #godwinLawOverload #cdnpoli #
Massive #salmon kill ordered as virus spreads at N.S. fish farm http://t.co/QBSjvJSw #
Wow, they usually hate the UN RT @kasarigovender: Woodsworth uses UN Declaration of Rights to fight against right to choice #cdnpoli #
RT @fareedzakaria: Government policy at its best is countercyclical: You cut in boom times and spend during troughs. http://t.co/KYbywxJv #
The #ndp made everyone on twitter including @janniaragon tweet about the NDP #harperhistory #waytoometa #
They made all the brown people brown!! RT @starleigh_grass: The NDP was in charge of casting for The Hunger Games #HarperHistory #
Almost tempted to ask my @bc_transit bus neighbour for a sip of their coffee, smells so good! #yyj #joysoftransit #
Looks like Saanich-Gulf conservatives want @ElizabethMay to be gerrymandered away http://t.co/l2ODsGW5 #yyj #cdnpoli #sgi #
.@thadman When will the results be known? This #amendmentOne is disgusting, hope it is voted down. #
Nice ppst by @sherwinarnott on The use and abuse of science in editorials http://t.co/kdRSBFhe #media #
Renovictions strike Victoria. Tenants being bounced for big reno http://t.co/1FdsHRLG #yyj via @timescolonist #
Americans should also be paying attention to their own #tarsands in Utah http://t.co/kPVTprGh #
According to @tomscott and #klouchebag I am a bit of a prat 🙂 http://t.co/0cWvyQID #
Wow RT @drgrist: Insane bill could eliminate Arizona’s ability to do any environmental work http://t.co/Ws9QdVvA A-Z bringin' the CRAY-Z! #
Are "Trade wars" over C emission rules the future? RT @heraldenergy: India to urge airlines to boycott EU carbon scheme http://t.co/ANgViMR7 #
The Hitler smear on the #NDP has happened a 2nd time, it appears to be strategy http://t.co/UrGQnQx3 #cdnpoli #
Scott Armstrong, erroneously tagged as a liberal in this Hitler post, is actually conservative (corr @wicary) http://t.co/UrGQnQx3 #cdnpoli #
So, per @kainagata, Montreal protesters are now being arrested for Jaywalking??#manifencours #ggi http://t.co/2HzbKqwY #
RT @kainagata: I don't think "jaywalking" is actually the best translation. More like "obstructing traffic". #manifencours #ggi #
Enbridge #NGP Pipeline spill would put 34 BC parks at risk: Peer reviewed study http://t.co/uKuYUoAc #tarsands #oilsands #bcpoli #
Good read, RT @jordan_keats: How tech’s giants want to re-invent journalism http://t.co/0iBPW7Uo #media #
RT @alexsteffen: Truly needed today: discussions of reality that refuse to engage nonsensical reactionary ideas. Do not debate the insane… #
Climate change will shape B.C. in 2035, one way or another, says @MarcLeeCCPA http://t.co/MDp8zX4C #bcpoli #
In a sane world, patient records would belong to the patient, in Canada, they're sold between pharmacies http://t.co/cC7fZN3S #cdnpoli #
Dear climate change deniers: I will not engage with you on arguments about the validity of climate change, but feel free to discuss music #
Victoria council asks developer to reconsider renovictions http://t.co/FHOi10vJ #yyj via @TimesColonist #
We became more productive, but that money just went straight to the top, says @NyTimesKrugman http://t.co/LiOlcdxq #inequality #
RT @politicsrespun: The Noodle Box is always part of my TenPercentShift.ca when I'm in Victoria. #yyj #
Wait, how come I haven't heard till now that Yes Prime Minister is coming back?? http://t.co/mGG1prjm So very excited! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-21

Byoliveridley August 21, 2011

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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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-18

Byoliveridley March 18, 2012

Northeast US #RGGI Cap-n-Trade Program to Tighten Caps due to success – @CleanTechnica http://t.co/YBMxIstS #
At the rally against election fraud. Join us! #yyj #robocalls #robocon http://t.co/B89q4m9R #
200+ at Victoria rally against election fraud #robocalls #robocon #cdnpoli #
RT @HockeyOpera: @lorene1voice @uvicsjs @oliveridley I thought it was more like 400! That was me with upside down flag and loud voice 😀 #
Hundreds attend Victoria rally to denounce election fraud http://t.co/qhmO66W8 #tobocon #cdnpoli via @timescolonist #yyj #
Wow. Crazy start to leap forward work week. It is stormy out here. Check @bc_ferries for cancels #yyj #
RT @cfax1070: 7am and 9am @bc_ferries sailings between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen cancelled both ways due to wind storm. #yyj #wind #
Santorum repetition of extremist views shifts the debate, says lakoff. http://t.co/flrClxym via @huffingtonpost and @jayrosen_nyu #
Okay. RT @mandyleith @gletham: I wish victoria #yyj could align w/ the rest of the planet & adopt "wx" hashtag for weather tweets eg. #yyjwx #
Rebuilding land destroyed by #oilsands may not restore it: Researchers #tarsands http://t.co/anEf2K5H #
Study: Even a small temperature increase will obliterate Greenland ice cap http://t.co/J5LeKb3U via @grist #
RT @ipsosnewspolls: Full Majority (75%) Supports Independent Judicial Inquiry into election fraud http://t.co/C1J7t7aa #cdnpoli #Robocalls #
RT @mikehudema: In Alberta no separation between oil & state: AB, Ottawa, oil lobby formed secret committee: http://t.co/dNGYsxzt #tarsands #
RT @drgrist: This story on electric cars reminds me: we overestimate short-term change & underestimate long-term change http://t.co/1kNF421W #
MT @GwenBarlee: Repeated fish kills at Indep Power Projs revealed by @Wildernews and @VancouverSun. http://t.co/74AxmI7R #bcpoli #bcrivers #
Yep. @ccpa rocks. RT @janniaragon: Just going to say that I like most of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative's papers. #cdnpoli #
RT @askessler: My new study of #robocalls effect on turnout: significant negative effect http://t.co/r5nnTDKK #cdnpoli #robocon #
RT @askessler: Regarding my study of significant voter suppression of #robocalls http://t.co/7yrLi5Gb. Effect > 1,000 votes in avr riding. #
RT @gvcc: Safely cyling through roundabouts http://t.co/eyknaL2Q #yyjbike #
RT @georgiastraitbc: RT @CBCQuirks: #Oilsands mining carves up carbon sinks – U of Alberta research http://t.co/SiclEPjW #climate #oilsands #
RT @jenditchburn: One Ontario woman's story about getting a misleading #robocall on Election Day. http://t.co/SKxerrGm #cdnpoli #robocon #
My hat intact. RT @cbcsmart: No wonder I was having trouble keeping my hat on this morning, peak #yyj wind gust 111 kph Trial Island. #yyjwx #
MT @iglikaivanova: Bank of Canada calls for control of free markets, less income #inequality to boost economy. http://t.co/t2YXN4Du #cdnpoli #
RT @gernotwagner: South Africa gets into the game of putting a price on carbon http://t.co/KbNFPdOe #climate #
RT @ghoberg: Ugh. Feds discreet about foreign funding of climate skeptics: http://t.co/aqniwt4c by @mikedesouza #cdnpoli #IOKIYAC #
Afghanistan Massacre: Unstable Soldiers, Untreated Brain Injuries, PTSD http://t.co/99D8FeCA #
Mysterious hog farm explosions stump scientists. More factory farm goodness http://t.co/vUnoMELp via @arstechnica #
Cloudy in Victoria, sunny in Sidney RT @rod_phillips: Snowing in Colwood!!! What? #yyjwx #
RT @mikedesouza: @MeganLeslieMP says tories quote themselves and shut down committtee review of #ceaa without adequate research #cdnpoli #
RT @climateprogress: Medellin’s Amazing Metro System: Colombia Uses Public Transport To Drive Societal Change http://t.co/QPhI3M9J #
RT @mikedesouza: "They're aiming at approving projects without reviewing the envronmental assessments," says @ElizabethMay #ceaa #cdnpoli #
RT @ghoberg: [post] Can University Campuses Become Nodes of a More Formidable #Climate Movement? http://t.co/enFOOGTy #climatehawk #
RT @softgrasswalker: Fox News’s Attacks on Climate Science Now Include The Denial of Basic Physics http://t.co/QoppFrx5 : @chrismooney_ #
RT @mikedesouza: @ElizabethMay sorry, there was a typo in that quote. last word should be "impacts." #ceaa #cdnpoli http://t.co/zAU9GXb1 #
RT @350: New study confirms that there is no way to repair the damage that #tarsands mining does to land, water: http://t.co/HWUS6lvR #noKXL #
Yes, and schools pay as well. RT @geoffdembicki: Is BC Paying Too Much for Carbon Offsets? http://t.co/OuEJCfcs via @TheTyee #bcpoli #
When you steal a billion dollars, you most likely get away with it #MFGlobal http://t.co/Z6RXu87F #
RT @victorianews: CFB Esquimalt Blue Boat commuters worry about joining Colwood Crawl: Region's mayors concerned http://t.co/s5uqlr59 #yyj #
Greece on the breadline: the children of Athens too hungry to do PE #austerity via @guardiannews http://t.co/DSLy6WEq #
Via @mikedesouza: Opposition concerned about plan to "modernize" environmental reviews: http://t.co/8npqAaeZ #cdnpoli #environment #CEAA #
RT @adam_stirling: Who has the lowest approval ratings of any participant in the #BCTF dispute? Christy Clark. #bcpoli http://t.co/GQk9TJk5 #
Interesting poll results, @Adam_Stirling But Christy Clark is a main player, she's the premier, it's her responsibility to resolve dispute #
Env. assessments of projects in First Nations lands gutted after cmte heard from FNs for 10 mins http://t.co/eAs4ree9 #cdnpoli #
Sweet 🙂 RT @janniaragon: I so love this! Thanks for sharing. RT @SaraLang: Tumblr of the day: http://t.co/0tln1gIX (h/t @lauraolin) #
RT @ipsosnewspolls: Full Majority (75%) Supports Independent Judicial Inquiry into #Robocalls http://t.co/C1J7t7aa #cdnpoli #
+1 "@benwest Y'all should vote for @ClaytonIEN He's nominated for the @globalexchange 10th Annual Human Rights Award http://t.co/qOgKo8qL #
Every Murakami novel ever, a graphical analysis http://t.co/tH41nYf4 #
"@jayrosen_nyu: Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs. By Greg Smith, executive director of the firm. http://t.co/URgU71td Absolutely devastating #
RT @bobmackin: Telus competitors accuse B.C. govt of unfair tendering, violating trade pacts. Billion $ botch? http://t.co/IU9Su2w6 #bcpoli #
.@sherwinarnott makes the best crepes ever, especially early in the morning… #
RT @gernotwagner: Nobel economists urge Obama to back EU carbon limits http://t.co/0C5SXAEK aka "Nobel economists understand economics" #
RT @ericmjohnson: Australian government approves a bill that makes aboriginal land a nuclear dumping ground http://t.co/Pr8Tdm7S #indigenous #
The Human Cost of Animal Suffering -Mark @bittman http://t.co/yTbbDkAG #
RT @kimnayyer: "Fraud is fraud whether or not it has the intended results." #cdnpoli @OttawaCitizen http://t.co/Dtzn1Jse #robocon #robocalls #
RT @anthonyfloyd: I refuse to acknowledge meaningless coincidences of improper date formatting. #14032012 #notpiday #
Top ten media failures in the Iran war debate | Stephen M. Walt http://t.co/HxPzRn8I #11 Israel has 400 nukes. #
Good for them. RT @fiverupees: Wow, McAfee backs out of the Pakistan firewall reckoning. Keep spreading this petition http://t.co/oHYB3WiV. #
RT @golderassociate: British Columbia's #CleanTech sector key to growing exports to Asia. Report to be released today at #GLOBE2012 #bcpoli #
US wins extradition of college kid from England over copyright infringement?? http://t.co/LMwlWjFl at @arstechnica via @jordan_keats #
But also less necessary to recall… RT @dgardner: Is it harder to recall what we read in an e-book? http://t.co/Ccydcb45 #
RT @emilybazelon: Expert skewering of the Goldman Sachs dude: Why I am Leaving the Empire http://t.co/u61F26mI via @fmanjoo #
RT @lisahelps: @timescolonist today: Federal funding for E&N could be coming, MPs say http://t.co/GbkpNTHr #rail #yyj #
RT @mgeist: RT @IvisonJ: Tories lift foreign ownership limits on small telecom players; guarantee prime spectrum for new entrants like Wind. #
RT @libartsandminds: Jeeezus. Toews just used the term 'state broadcaster' for #CBC while presenting to the Senate. #cdnpoli #
"@susandelacourt Congrats to @timescolonist @katiemderosa, winner of first Jim Travers fellowship in foreign corresponding. #cdnpoli #yyj #
Words fail me… RT @adam_stirling: Wait, the government's plan to ship people on welfare to northern BC is actually real? #bcpoli #
Unlikely that election fraud could have been carried out by one person: #cpc source http://t.co/dyBP8Vt4 #cdnpoli #robocon #
Republicans in US senate may oppose violence against women Act because it helps immigrants, same-sex couples http://t.co/oOeowJvh #
RT @mgeist: Bland over Bold: My take on the government's new telecom and spectrum policy http://t.co/qf9UOSsY #cdnpoli #
The @CCPA releases Alternative Federal Budget 2012: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives http://t.co/AVrQ6RMs #cdnpoli #
Science Educators Troubled by Heartland's #Climate "debate" Curriculum @InsideClimate http://t.co/eHNrwBfQ #
Low doses, big effects: Scientists seek 'fundamental changes' in testing, regulation of hormone-like chemicals http://t.co/9a34xnBb #
RT @wicary: Misleading #robocalls went to voters ID'd as non-Tories, @CBCTerry reports. http://t.co/omEG2Dlx #cdnpoli #robocon #
NPR Tackles 'False Equivalence' and is going to limit 'he said-she said' journalism, good. http://t.co/GxmtDhOY #media #
Heartland Institute is looking at 'every place' in grades K-12 for #climate "debate" propaganda http://t.co/1M4AE9sw #
RT @theturner: One of those things you can't overstate: Germany, vast majority north of 49th parallel, has 2 Albertas worth of solar power. #
RT @first_power: Truth = Canada acted with brutality, Reconciliation = we can come together to heal this, it is all of our work to heal this #
IMF economist: Crisis begins with #inequality An Interview with Michael Kumhof http://t.co/EPUwar5Z #
RT @cfhorgan: Robocalls revelations warrant "f-king huge investigation,' says former Harper PMO chief of staff http://t.co/KYNlWkVp #cdnpoli #
RT @democracyreform: #Robocon Was there a conspiracy and who conspired? The wide net of the law http://t.co/LaPstFqc #demreform #cdnpoli #
RT @askessler: @NytimesKrugman on Why Giving Oil Companies Free Reign Will Not Fix The (US) Economy. http://t.co/4QUaE3Z0 #fracking #cdnpoli #
Healing ozone layer lowers UV exposure, report finds. http://t.co/lQkYgOw2 Montreal protocol FTW, global action works. #
The WHO warns on antibiotics concerns, tags market failures in drug development, but avoids livestock overuse. http://t.co/LHZ3lCPS #
University of Minnessota and Iowa State Study ties GMO corn, soybeans to butterfly losses. http://t.co/lHUlpIiQ #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-31

Byoliveridley July 31, 2011

RT @mattyglesias: Right-wing pundit jumped to blame Muslims and "Jihadists" for Norway attacks; http://ygl.as/nPYShA #
RT @TidesCanEnergy Our new Vancouver Sun Op-Ed: "Demand for Oil May Not Always Be There." http://is.gd/oTeadF #
As @ghoberg says, disgracefully condescending: B.C. first nations need to embrace natural resource projects #indigenous #
Bad news for Arctic peoples. Persistent toxic pollutants in deep freeze released by climate change melting ice http://ow.ly/5MCWk #
Guarantee minimum income, they'll go away RT @michaelhaack Elaine Power: Time to close Canada's #foodbank http://icio.us/fdQ62e #cdnpoli #
RT @rabbleca: Is social assistance a 'poverty pariah'? #
Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in U.S in prominent blogs, columns. – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/5MFFK #
Bad. RT @climatekeith: Cdn Government Tries To Silence Artist @frankejames http://t.co/rzeKNsN via @TreeHugger #censorship #tarsands #bully #
Get well soon, @jacklayton – Taking leave of absence for further cancer treatment. http://ow.ly/5MQoq #cdnpoli #
RT @jacklayton: I’m fighting cancer now, so I can fight for families in September: http://ndp.ca/hhJyz #NDP #Cdnpoli #
#oilsands #tarsands implications. US Congress Trying to Repeal Ban on Carbon-Heavy Fuels for Military – @solveclimate http://ow.ly/5MSAS #
RT @dave_eby: Wow. RT @SethDKlein: Private prison coming to BC (past experience be damned): http://t.co/ih2oHme #cdnpoli #bcpoli #
#rogers keeps calling me in Victoria and wants me to get on a 3 year deal, what gives? Any market changes expected? #yyj #
RT @sepiamutiny: Oslo terrorist saw Hindutva groups as allies, quoted from their work, discussed India at length #
Nice read from @judyrebick RT @harshawalia: Beyond resistance: Creating a better world here and now .. #
RT @dgardner: The rush to dismiss Anders Breivik as a mere madman, and his murders as meaningless random acts, is astonishing. #
Classic Margaret Wente, claims Anders Brevik was "crazy", no evidence needed http://ow.ly/5Nt3F #
Debate Intensifies Over Climate Change Aspects of Canada's #OilSands Pipeline http://ow.ly/5NtzI #keystoneXL What? Experts are divided? OMG! #
Way too much perfume on this @bc_transit bus, I am gagging, almost… #yyj #
Thoroughly enjoy reading on my 3.5 inch smartphone screen with little strain, apparently I don't need an e-reader after all. #
RT @cbc_victoria: Environmentalists & businesses hailing decision to save "Avatar Grove", 50 hectares of #vanisle ancient trees #yyj #bcpoli #
RT @geoffdembicki: California and BC feeling #carbon offsets headache http://t.co/vAw2oFg via @TheTyee #bcpoli #climatechange #
RT @bradplumer: The poorest 20% of Americans spend roughly 42% of their annual income on transportation: #
BS laws! RT @cqwww: How does a cyclist turn left on a one way street? #cycle #YYJ #XQU #YXS #YLW #YYF #YPB #YZT #YPW http://lnkd.in/DVJJH4 #
.@vicpdcanada Read your blog on #yyjbike injury http://ow.ly/5NS1t How do you suggest turning left off Fort from right bicycle lane? tx #yyj #
Tony Hayward, head of BP during mega oil spill, now head of environment and safety at Glencore!! From @kate_sheppard #nottheonion #
People who support forest offsets note, measuring carbon storage is very uncertain http://ow.ly/5NZT4 #climate #REDD #
RT @harshawalia: Vandana Shiva on #India Privatising profit and resources, socialising pollution http://aje.me/pI0hee #climatejustice #
Forget @MargaretAtwood for a second. Why the hell do the Ford brothers want to close libraries in #TO ? http://ow.ly/5O1ln #
How can anyone, let alone a city mayor and councillor be opposed to #libraries ? #TO http://ow.ly/5O1wg #
Bill Chameides, Dean of Env. Sci. at Duke University takes on #KeystoneXL http://ow.ly/5O2zo #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
Take this, peak niobium. RT @greenprogress: Japanese Professor Shows Rare Earth-Free Electric Car http://t.co/QYa8gh7 via @TechCrunch #
This is very worrying. Ottawa silences scientist Kristi Miller over West Coast #salmon virus leukemia study http://ow.ly/5OzU8 #
When pipelines leak…Oil found on 60 percent of shoreline areas inspected since Yellowstone River spill http://ow.ly/5OA8l #
Paul Willcocks: Gap between rich and rest growing. Excellent column in @timescolonist http://ow.ly/5OAU2 #yyj #
RT @IglikaIvanova: Can't possibly be the only BC citizen w/o #HST ballot despite calling Elections BC. Anyone else missing theirs? #bcpoli #
Just louder than your bedroom, quieter than your home. The Wind Turbine Noise Debate @CleanTechnica http://ow.ly/5OUve #
High Stakes. RT @TP_Green: US Rep Rogers (R-AL): If We Take 2012 Elections, The EPA Will Be ‘Discontinued’ http://thkpr.gs/oYjVkF #
.@tpholmes @scribbler9 Yep, indeed, @HernandezGanas is yummy. #yyj #
RT @mikedesouza: Reuse, reduce, recycle? Not necc for Peter Kent's @environmentca http://ow.ly/5P16V #cdnpoli #waste #recycling #environment #
Never let a crisis go to waste RT @envirowire: US GOP adds anti-environmental bill to debt crisis bill http://t.co/4envmSn (via @AlterNet) #
Cross-border carbon tariffs are here. U.S. and Europe Battle Over Airline Carbon Fees – NYT http://ow.ly/5PCRT #climate #
Of course, $57 increase per transatlantic flight based on upper end of industry estimate, use with skepticism. http://ow.ly/5PD3F #
Norway concedes role in Chilean #salmon virus. http://ow.ly/5PDgV Meanwhile, we still wait to hear more about BC's virus. #
RT @cityofvictoria: Victoria City Council approved the timeline for #yyjOCP #yyj #
RT @drgrist: Here's a shocker: white conservative men are more likely to reject #climate change science. http://is.gd/kgXtSt #
#Fracking earthquakes? RT @envirowire: MT @Phil_Radford "Natural" gas disposal wells to shut down after causing quakes http://t.co/BkyN7GT #
RT @evidencenetwork: Embedded, pervasive waste, duplication major drivers of spiraling #cdnhealth costs http://ow.ly/5Pzt7 #cdnpoli #
From @desmogblog Pipelines 101: Intro to North American Oil & Gas Pipeline Routes and Safety Concerns http://ow.ly/5PPtY #
RT @harshawalia: #RobFord deserves to be criticized and confronted for lots of reasons, being fat, No #fatphobia #
Bwaha! RT @academictitles: “It’s Atom and Eve, Not Atom and Steve: Evaluating the Role of Gender in Molecular Mass Difference Calculations” #
RT @ericmjohnson .@thinkprogress: Norway terrorist Anders Breivik purchased high-capacity gun clips from the U.S. http://thkpr.gs/p4MmD6 #
This will help Canada too RT @climateprogress: President Obama and Auto Companies Agree to New Fuel 54.5 MPG Standard #
Will the new US fuel economy rules actually work? – They do, but there are loopholes too. – @bradplumer http://ow.ly/5QtzA #
RT @judyrebick: 2nd half of essay on the future of the Left for @rabbleca focuses on structural change #canpoli #activism http://ow.ly/5Quf1 #
WWF – India’s tigers up 20%, but habitat down 12.6%, not sustainable. http://ow.ly/5QxdH #
RT @paulwillcocks: Jody Paterson: Liberal era has been bad news for parks and campers http://t.co/Gk208gu #bcpoli #
RT @freakonomics: Killer Cars: An extra 1,000 lbs of vehicle weight increases crash fatalities by 47%. http://ow.ly/5QA9U via @first_power #
RT @pembina: Court overturns Feds #oilsands decision to not recommend emergency protection for #caribou #ableg #cdnpoli #
RT @dave_eby: Native Women's Association of Canada is pulling out of the Murdered and Missing Women Inquiry. http://ow.ly/5QFkp #bcpoli #
RT @globepolitics: Judge gives Ottawa deadline to come up with caribou protection plan in #oilsands http://t.co/JDYFrgG #cdnpoli #tarsands #
RT @kate_sheppard: New details in the bizarre gov't investigation of arctic biologist: #
Polar Bear Science and the Spin Cycle – NYT from @revkin http://ow.ly/5QNvV Understates the secrecy of the "investigation", follow the links #
.@revkin Thanls for Monnett article. You should also mention that the Feds are keeping charges, scope secret, seems unethical to me. #
Wow, woke up at 9 this morning, way too much sleep, woozy. Sleeping 9+ hours not too good for me 🙂 #
Increasing intensity. Via @andrew_leach: From EC GHG report #oilsands prod GHG/bbl to increase by 10% from 2005 to '20. #
RT @MarcLeeCCPA: Shameless: Feds say Cda will be 7% above 2005 GHG emissions in 2020. Copenhagen commitment was -17% #

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Twitter Updates for 2011-06-15

Byoliveridley June 15, 2011June 16, 2011

.@andrew_leach The WHO classifies chrysotile as carcinogenic http://ow.ly/5h2dt Regardless, I have seen its India use, zero protection… in reply to andrew_leach #
To wit, #bruins can't score in Vancouver, #canucks can't defend in Boston, so Game 7 better keep that trend… #
RT @propublica: Over 70% of the firearms submitted for tracing by the Mexican govt originated in the US http://j.mp/j6H8zO via @CNN #
MT @evidencenetwork: The business of #healthcare reform http://ow.ly/5hsuN Interview with expert advisor Colleen Flood #cdnpoli #cdnhealth #
RT @alexboulerice: Harper must put lives before politics on asbestos: NDP #ndp #hoc #cdnpoli via @politicsrespun #
The bridge fuel compromise? RT @ghoberg: @BCNDP jumps on natural gas bandwagon – what about GHG targets? #bcpoli #
Interesting… RT @alferraby: David Cubberly told me live on C-FAX 1070 he will be running for mayor of Saanich #yyj #
Very interesting that the Canadian government emphasizes harm reduction in #asbestos use, but not for drug use? #cdnpoli #
RT @lacouvee: Dear #yyj Darth the busker was assaulted, his violin broken. @vicpdcanada thinks there may be video. Help? #
RT @grist: Bill Gates plans to get gas from your butt. (No, really.) http://ow.ly/5hrJh Gotta love bait bomb headline! h/t @tqmurdock #
RT @DanPollock: The CRD's 1st vote on the Juan de Fuca Resort development is Wed @ 1:30: http://j.mp/kTw8MK #yyj #saveJDF #bcpoli #
The Wild West and dysfunctional B.C. politics – Ben Parfitt @ccpa unloads on #fracking and #bcpoli Note http://ow.ly/5hEsz #
BC First Nations aren’t dupes of US green movement: Chiefs @thetyee http://ow.ly/5hLWe #cdnpoli #climate #indigenous #bcpoli #
Hey Greater Victoria #yyj With the municipal elections l, what is the preferred hashtag. #yyjvote #
.@DanPollock @lacouvee @matvic Excellent, I like #yyjvote + muni. let the social media overlords know 🙂 in reply to DanPollock #
Wow, how about that!! RT @lacouvee: Well it looks like "fiddler" is trending nationally. http://ow.ly/5hP4H #helpyyjvader #

twitter

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-25

Byoliveridley March 25, 2012

What Isn’t for Sale? Market thinking so permeates our lives http://t.co/aRFGSFai #
Campaigning as an anti-intellectual reflects poorly on the #LPC and Grant Gordon http://t.co/GPs53BJV #tordan #cdnpoli h/t @redaloud #
Dear @bell_support. When is the Samsung Galaxy S2 getting android ice cream sandwich? Available in Europe now #
NDP closes gap on conservatives in British Columbia: Polls http://t.co/0khwYFHT via @308dotcom #cdnpoli #
Great job of tallying and examining the electoral fraud #robocalls @unfuckwithableca http://t.co/XTyMUQoO #robocon #cdnpoli #
Great job of tallying and examining the electoral fraud #robocalls @unfuckwithabIe http://t.co/XTyMUQoO #robocon #cdnpoli #
E.J Graff writes eloquently about the complexity of Tyler Clementi's story @TheProspect http://t.co/12ZT7KZF #
But doesn't answer! "@Canada2020: Eugene Lang asks why the timing is never right for action on climate: http://t.co/DEuk0ge9 #cdnpoli #
A police chief calls a bunch of drunk kids rioting "the worst case of civil disobedience" http://t.co/sYuBXap3 Gandhi weeps #
"@chrismooney_ Got Framing? Why Scientists Must Pay Attention to Communication Science, and Not Just as an Afterthought http://t.co/fW1LZfgj #
RT @boraz: How to: Track down journal articles cited in news stories (when they don’t link directly) http://t.co/3zHSdBPf by @bonnieswoger #
Read the post 🙂 RT @mattyglesias: All too often, improved public services lead to gentrification and displacement: http://t.co/j7vKR9MH #
Wait, @inklesspw, nice article, and I like @NathanCullen, but Jamie Heath is not thinking for himself, he's Cullen's campaign manager!! #
RT @inklesspw: Jamey Heath thinks for himself, which is always welcome. Here he is on the NDP leadership race. http://t.co/sbSBmdfN #
After inclusion of rapidly warming Arctic RT @seanmoore80: 2010 replaces 1998 as the warmest year on record.
http://t.co/qjGlj5RC #
Science news cycle #FAIL corrected by @drgrist: My new post: Does cap-and-trade produce technological innovation? http://t.co/lTbtmu6Y #
Wish @DeanBaker13 was more influential period RT @drgrist: +1 RT @ModeledBehavior: I wish Dean Baker was a more influential liberal #
No such thing. RT @marcleeccpa: Globe article on freak winter temperatures in Canada fails to mention climate change http://t.co/RUZwA6Wm #
hee! RT @dylansherlock: Yep, this isn't that bad… http://t.co/gm1FHWYA #ndpldr #
"I'm not racist and some of my friends are from different cultural backgrounds." http://t.co/LJW7FoxJ #textbook #racism #
There is a @NotRacistBot on twitter, my life is a little more complete than it used to be 🙂 #
Yep "@ericmjohnson: Been reading The Spirit Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett on the tube. Highly recommended http://t.co/3V5VRfyT #
RT @commonsensecdn: Fisheries Act amendments would be an attack on Salmon: @WCELaw http://t.co/1RUtD9W4 #cdnpoli #DFO #
RT @uvicsjs: Social Justice & the Media • Sun Mar 25 1-5pm Legacy Art Gallery 630 Yates • Sign-up: http://t.co/KCF1OvLK #yyj #
This tweet could be misconstrued, especially in a crowded building 🙂 RT @cmathen: Power panel is on fire today! #
#robocon robot? RT @davidnoble: Curious twist in the #robocalls drama: Key Racknine employee doesn't exist. http://t.co/rIHNBuo5 #cdnpoli #
RT @RazzleM: And most women! RT @iancapstick: NDP now have the largest LGBTQ caucus, well… ever. Congrats Craig Scott. #canqueer #cdnpoli #
Solar Grid Parity in North Carolina (New Study) http://t.co/UWdXIa2s via @cleantechnica #
Canada's #F35 bid process ‘hijacked’ by DND, enabled by the #Cpc conservatives: @IvisonJ http://t.co/eAQZK2sp #cdnpoli #
Canada's green party lists all "unsolved" #elxnfraud issues dating back to 2005 http://t.co/CKMVqIvC #robocalls #cdnpoli #
#BCNDP continues to hold wide lead 42-31 (Libs) 14(Cons) http://t.co/VWOhCoJY #bcpoli #
"@avnishnanda France reels from what appears to be race based violent rampage, Sarkozy's racial culture war under focus http://t.co/UQpIXB0Y #
.@bell_mobility Thanks, it's frustrating to have a great device that's multiple generations of software behind, it doesn't reflect well #
RT @drgrist: To all those outraged by Mike Daisey: an influential member of Congress is telling even bigger lies today. http://t.co/TAPWW8Hk #
Harper’s fallback plan: Yell at the ref, says @dgardner on #elxnfraud and #robocalls http://t.co/kcDyGUpP #cdnpoli #
Typical. RT @wicary: Tories rejected advice to reserve back-to-work orders for ‘extreme’ cases. http://t.co/vouqX4XZ #cdnpoli #
RT @tara_paterson: #UVic survery about the sale of bottled water on campus! It will take less than a minute #yyj #uvss https://t.co/sxXolFbY #
Will read this soon, from the VTPI RT @marcleeccpa: A New Social Equity Agenda For Sustainable Transportation, http://t.co/7x1z8JDP #
India's "shining" new development has greatly exacerbated inequality while modestly reducing poverty http://t.co/aHHLlw9p #
When microloans were corporatized, they failed. Media response: Microloans Suck!! http://t.co/9Q12xAzO via @dougsaunders #
TH=hought you might like this article @vicmicrolending http://t.co/jAzNwGsx – Don’t blame microcredit – blame its distortion #
RT @dgardner: Q: What's the average sentence given child sex offenders? If you don't know, what's your answer based on? http://t.co/OHHK9qRm #
Oil Under Our Noses – http://t.co/rMWD1G4u Man, one editorial, so many logical errors, amazing. #
RT @nytindia: Why Has India Become the World's Top Arms Buyer? http://t.co/X98At8us @HariNYT reports #
FACT CHECK: Does more US drilling ease gas pump pain? Math, history show that hasn’t happened http://t.co/ovm8p1FX #
Is it effective for journalists to do fact check articles when they continue to quote people lying to them without correction? #
India must implement food security law despite flaws: Amartya Sen – The Eco http://t.co/OkRP01UY #
Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares, a new report by @ccpa. http://t.co/2T6zUQ7X #tarsands #oilsands #bcpoli #cdnpoli #
RT @MarcLeeCCPA: I'm up on CBC radio Prince George at 7:40, Kelowna at 7:50, Victoria at 8. All on new Enbridge rpt http://t.co/Abf39920 #
RT @fiverupees: India eyes Pakistan for access to Afghan mine bonanza http://t.co/eciGSeIS #
Fabulous @tomphilpott article about Vimala; restaurateur, food activist, chef, friend! http://t.co/jYQyJzWn (from 2010) #
This @globeandmail article is a press release from UK's conservative party, incl. headline, massive #FAIL http://t.co/Zq6LW9WW #
Here's the real take from a conservative, Clive Crook on the utter failure of UK's "austerity" conservatives http://t.co/Nqsj7MH1 #
As always, data trumps theory, capital gains tax cuts do not stimulate growth http://t.co/Uyd4kx8n via @ezraklein #
Via @lacouvee: New food truck in downtown Victoria, the @Hungry_Rooster – Perogies and more, keep the them coming! http://t.co/si0La3cT #yyj #
Logical… RT @democracyreform: The Most Logical Structure for NDP-LPC Cooperation http://t.co/xcRVn0PG #demreform #cdnpoli #
Next time you see someone quoting a physicist #climate denier, send them to SMBC-Comics http://t.co/erG618pE #
RT @justinpjtrudeau: What is Harper so afraid of? What are the Tories trying to distract us from? A reminder: http://t.co/0SicvKM4 #cdnpoli #
Expect Media Corruption To Get Worse, Not Better, says @mattyglesias of @slate http://t.co/ZmFzTbBX #
"@billmckibben: Know I'm a little obsessed with this heat wave-but it's not just off the charts, it's off the wall the charts are tacked to #
Canada's Clean Energy Manufacturers Spared from Rising Petro-Dollar Job Losses: @InsideClimate http://t.co/yQtBqdan #
People who defend free markets should also explain why they are only occasionally observed: Credit card edition http://t.co/tdlgDSnB #
Hey, check out @nsoumya workshop "Race BIngo" http://t.co/tCwnUTtg at #uvic #m21 today 4PM, and special musical guests! #yyj #
Below 40% of the Unemployed Get EI – Erin Weir writing @ccpa http://t.co/Z88izaRE #cdnpoli #FAIL #
Failed #CPC candidates on taxpayer dime RT @globeandmail: The 'shadow MP,' his salary and pub stop with Harper http://t.co/rPzhLrBt #cdnpoli #
So proud RT @thehill: Obama: We've added enough pipeline 'to encircle Earth and then some' http://t.co/9vzll4mD #Keystone #KXL #Obama #oil #
India’s Wind Energy Potential 30 Times Greater Than Believed, Study says http://t.co/H2M6TtBm #
My Samsung galaxy s2 is on android 2.3.3. The latest update is 4.0. This is an inexcusable #fail on @bell_mobility #
Hard to comprehend how extreme the current weather in most of the American continent is this year http://t.co/2nUrxP6e #climate #
RT @susandelacourt: Does indeed look like Paradis is the *2nd* minister to be in breach of the conflict act: http://t.co/DodtWdmT #cdnpoli #
RT @can_ada: Alberta colleges, universities made illegal donations to Conservatives. #abpoli #cdnpoli http://t.co/2TMUhREr #
India votes for resolution censuring Sri Lanka for human rights violations against Tamils http://t.co/T3jbBLnF #
RT @armineyalnizyan: Inequality is jeopardizing Cdn prosperity: Martin Prosperity Institute http://t.co/rrUlmjMq #cdnpoli #
On covert weakening of Canada's env. laws RT @ecojustice_ca: Great article by former ED, Dr. David Boyd http://t.co/V7KbMZyJ #cdnpoli #
So, what percentage of #tarsands revenue go to the public? http://t.co/VAROwjHD @ParklandInst investigates #cdnpoli #oilsands #
#twitter keeps unfollowing people randomly, which is irritating… #
RT @harshawalia: One of largest demos in Cndn history. 250K Montreal students against tuition hikes, austerity http://t.co/NwcBI3Fx #cdnpoli #
See this from @NYTimeskrugman http://t.co/gx8EYiyO and banish anyone who says "austerity" or "tightening belts' from public discourse #
RT @green_uvic: Tonight: Panel discussion on tankers & pipelines with @Elizabethmay and others, 7 PM, David Lam, MAC building #yyj #
The brainwashing of conservative economic dogma is so evident in this article on the NDP http://t.co/pfvN7hvI #cdnpoli #
The incredible corruption that results from patent based drug "markets" is evident here http://t.co/kG0RlfSY #aricept #
Nice link, good choice! RT @la_cornish: Why I didn't go into aid work but decided to focus on climate policy in Canada: http://t.co/XfXPq01D #
RT @AlexatFWW: Depressing. Fracking fluid soaks Ohio: http://t.co/tBlqq11F <oil/gas companies injected 511m gallons into Ohio wells in '11 #
RT @ProPublica: TV stations have a bounty of public data on political ads. They won't put it online. So we'll do it http://t.co/r3d23LoS #
Rights mean little w/o the power to enforce RT @thejives: Do island nations have rights when sea levels rise? http://t.co/4rWX97MV #DeepSN quot; #
Incredible that this story by Louise Dickson in the @timescolonist does not mention fetal alcohol syndrome http://t.co/xmvtPeyM #
Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim Will Lead The World Bank http://t.co/Xoy6efXg A public health practitioner, good. #
RT @la_cornish: Canadians trust #NDP to govern, poll finds http://t.co/RQeVcMQN via @globeandmail #cdnpoli #
.@thejives But rights based language is also very important, so establishing the right is a good first step… #
Waves to the many friends at the #ndpldr convention, be good, folks, and have fun! #
RT @victoriadra: Victoria Regional Transit Commission + extra 5,000 hours bus service = fewer riders left behind. #yyj http://t.co/MMpTEWc0 #
RT @esooze: There were 200k students in the street in Montreal. That's like twice the population of the CBRM. Amazing. #cfsfcee #
How to get data from the US Federal Reserve economics super database FRED! http://t.co/Ui0l7PYY #OpenData #
I would pay $$ for a course on the world's data systems and how to work them #OpenData any online courses around? #
RT @q_e_d: Lisa Raitt asks the RCMP to "arrest these animals" after Air Canada workers slow clap: http://t.co/fq9KiHzw #wildcat #cdnpoli #
The pros and cons of having a doctor run the World Bank http://t.co/QTgjrCiJ @bradplumer Public health is VERY different from medicine! #
+10^9 RT @drgrist: The tone of some energy debates makes more sense if you substitute "manly" for "baseload" and "girly" for "intermittent." #
Subsidies for Oil/Gas, not for Film. Simon Enoch of the @CCPA nails selective marketitis http://t.co/9R0nHUpU #
RT @alexsteffen: Way developed world is built now is unsustainable, period. There is 0% chance we can leave as is, just swap energy sources. #
The Parable of the Prius. http://t.co/EelxyKUX Always like reading posts like this one by @marcleeCCPA at the Xn of personal and policy #
Woah! FDA must act to remove antibiotics from animal feed: judge. http://t.co/wum4RYTp #
RT @susandelacourt: Hey @CBC, what's with all the boys on big-thoughts panel and all the girls on floor working? #its2012 #ndpldr #cdnpoli #
Reminding #ndpldr members that if they haven't voted, they can still vote in round 2, c'mon, 50%, pick it up! #cdnpoli #
RT @alvinsingh: On the convention floor, hearing from many Dewar and Niki supporters that they're moving to Brian Topp. Makes sense. #NDPldr #
RT @susannakelley: pat martin says in total #'s more ppl voted on first ballot than in any ldrship convention ballot in cdn history #NDPldr #
RT @cupeceta: Problems voting online? Faster in French try it! #ndpldr #
RT @globepolitics: Live: NDP says it may have been hit with denial of service attack that slowed down vote http://t.co/0mJ1n9O5 #ndpldr #

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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-06

Byoliveridley July 6, 2011

An reported #oil spill every 5 days in Canada. 100 pipeline spills and accidents since 2010 http://ow.ly/5wYSP #climate #
Rock Camp Showcase July 17th.The bands, instructors and local musicians perform original material http://ow.ly/5x0AI #yyj #
RT @ccpa: The economic history and consequences of government assaults on unions: #cdnpoli #
RT @mikehudema: As Alberta’s #TarSands Boom, Foes Target Project’s Lifelines by Jim Robbins: http://t.co/1cFfcb2 #oilsands #ableg #cdnpoli #
Awesome headline 🙂 RT @drgrist: High on Pond Scum: When Will Aviation Biofuels Justify the Hype? #
#abgov Env. Monitoring Panel: "Integrated. Sustainably-funded, arm’s length
Environmental Monitoring" needed for the #oilsands #tarsands #
Link tho the #abgov Environmental Monitoring Panel Report http://t.co/de3ULpH via @andrew_leach #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
The #abgov #tarsands panel says sustainable, arms length, traditional knowledge, comprehensive, ecosystem based. Implementation?? #tarsands #
RT @vicmicrolending: Victoria's first micro loan is … fully repaid. Thanks all who make this organization, this community possible! #yyj #
RT @DanWoy: Enviro monitoring w/out mgmt & enforcement is like having smoke detectors but no firetrucks or firefighters. #oilsands #ableg #
Rock Camp gear really coming together, thanks to awesome community members like Brent of Brentlift, forklift mechanic, and musician! #yyj #

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