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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-08

Byoliveridley July 8, 2012

Contra @sherwinarnott skepticism, I did manage to stay off twitter all vacation 🙂 #
Canada: Land of Mines and Banks with little business diversity http://t.co/o0ixxAtN via the @ccpa #cdnpoli #
The voters may be starting to tire of the prime minister’s bullying: Time to flip: @theeconomist http://t.co/oWRUmrpU #cdnpoli #
MT @bengoldacre: Parallels between Barclays & GSK misconduct? Note that ABPI head was also Barclays head of PR http://t.co/sm1qss4A #
Chinese finally outlaw shark fin soup. Looks like basketball star Yao Ming had a big part to play, good! http://t.co/cTEmbdFY #
Are US auto loans the next subprime market to worry about? http://t.co/2yMprmly GOd, these people never learn. #
Interesting. @TimesColonist reports that Greater Victoria Sewage-project cash likely 'within weeks' http://t.co/1F8xP6LX #yyj #
MT @afreedma: US heat wave has gone from "whoa" to "Holy sh**" in terms of the records that are being broken. http://t.co/p84Vgasd #climate #
.@adam_stirling Publicity for lottery winners is just advertising inducing people to play the lottery, so your thoughts are very appropriate #
How Ottawa fumbled the fisheries file – @GlobeandMail http://t.co/hTkXlv77 I wouldn't use the word "fumble" #cdnpoli #
Very stoked to be driving the @yyjpinkpages Truck at #yyj pride this Sunday 🙂 http://t.co/pLPVM46t #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-03

Byoliveridley June 3, 2012

One more study confirming that culture splits #climate views, not science "smarts". http://t.co/EiPmqK0s #
Protesters target #Suncor Energy for slow clean up of toxic leak in Colorado. http://t.co/VLsolzG7 #tarsands #oilsands #
Why Harper should avoid ‘governments lose by-elections’ mantra: @308dotcom http://t.co/aUa2MC1l #cdnpoli Unpopular govts lose by-elections #
RT @armineyalnizyan: "By far most polarizing leader was Mr. Harper". Net approval: – 26 (Rae: -5 Mulcair +10) http://t.co/UZn3IOZJ #cdnpoli #
Global CO2 price of $50 may avert 2C temperature rise, climate catastrophe, MIT Says – @Bloomberg http://t.co/YxC2bWfM #
Good time to close marine contaminants program? Chemicals in tsunami debris could pose BC coastal threat http://t.co/AChAUSqN #
#CPC MP Ted Opitz appeals Etobicoke ruling throwing out his victory, reveals gross mathematics #FAIL http://t.co/E1TFEgLV #cdnpoli #
MT @mgeist: What if gov didn't reject NDP, Lib & Green amendments to add flexibility to digital locks? ruleshttp://is.gd/iWw89Q #cdnpoli #
Excellent example of data journalism on income inequality at @HuffingtonPost using @CCPA http://t.co/SyqMVpmp #cdnpoli #
Social Impact Assessment would offer #yvr city planners another tool for evaluating projects http://t.co/7eddvxD4 Lessons for #yyj #
It appears Richard Branson of @virginatlantic is a sexist pig harassing Christy Clark http://t.co/MEJgUoj2 via @A_MacLeod_Tyee #bcpoli #
B.C. to mark Family Day on second Monday of February, all other provinces, 3rd Monday http://t.co/JQaMZwQt #bcpoli #
Parents vote to limit Wi-Fi in B.C. schools http://t.co/r6yI478G Will they throw away their kids' phones too? #bcpoli #
B.C. police shooting video sparks calls for new probe http://t.co/9ma9JgZN #bcpoli #
BP under new investigation for misleading on Deepwater Horizon Oil-Leak Estimates http://t.co/EAVLAx8R #
RT @salmonaresacred: "McRae considers rewording of Animal Health Act" http://t.co/K5iL4j7p #bcpoli #
Why are op-ed pages dominated by men? And why is economics the most unbalanced? http://t.co/7XxydRwI Via @justinwolfers #
It appears that the @GlobeandMail outsourced fact checking on this silly Tom Flanagan piece to the commenters http://t.co/avX4MLS3 #cdnpoli #
Seattle Votes Against Coal Terminals. Will coal companies target other WA ports, or target BC? http://t.co/mpjJGhse #bcpoli #
RT @benwest: City of Burnaby staff report recommends council oppose proposed #KinderMorgan pipeline expansion http://t.co/8guxL8hq #KMP #
Broad patents and rampant lawsuits endanger innovation – @nytimes http://t.co/CUfLwOwp #
The Indus Valley Civilization: Climate Change Victim? http://t.co/GwiUQZIb #
Gandhi's Letter to his "dear friend" Hitler http://t.co/vMX7T8Hx Via @3QD #
Tory environmental-review overhaul will increase politicization, litigation, and reduce certainty . http://t.co/tHjpMcuq #cdnpoli #
Sidney aims to attract younger residents with zoning changes. Good start, need more… http://t.co/ZGnGtzwT #yyj @timescolonist #
RT @rabbleca: #CasserolesNightInCanada – Working its way into our consciousness with no media help http://t.co/dVyLcO7p #cdnpoli #ggi #
#Enbridge Restarted Ruptured Oil Pipeline —Twice— During 2010 Michigan Oil Spill http://t.co/K2u8pDEK #tarsands #oilsands #
RT @murray_langdon: Municipalities are starting to genuinely consider options to the RCMP. http://t.co/9aBsbtqs #yyj #bcpoli #
Natural Gas Boom May Halt Renewable Energy Growth, IEA Warns http://t.co/yrxlJrMJ via @yaleE360 #
RT @drgrist: Land grabbing hurts the world’s poor more than climate change, Fred Pearce argues http://t.co/Hkfp1LiM #
Coal company Cline sues B.C. for $0.5B over Flathead Valley mining ban http://t.co/PHchWamJ #bcpoli #
.@Pembina thinks we have #oilsands fever, not #DutchDisease Recommends same cure as everyone else http://t.co/3uPB47rg #tarsands #
Glad #Bill37 was pulled! RT @lanapopham: BCLibs took a licking over #Bill37 Will they learn? http://t.co/TFrS9853 #bcpoli #
Study: Some Energy Companies Say One Thing, Do the Opposite on Climate Change http://t.co/OL0EjE6s #surprised #
RT @sherwinarnott: Once again, with feeling: More science will not cure climate skepticism http://t.co/9nfHbPzT #yyjskeptics #
Looks like Bin 4 is putting in outdoor seating 🙂 #yyj http://t.co/USyxyRMg #
Pipeline spill sends 22,000 barrels of oil mix into Alberta muskeg -Largest N.AM Spill in years http://t.co/b0zOofzn #
RT @jcoccola: Over 200 people are marching in the streets of downtown #yyj to show support for Quebec students! #ggi #CasserolenightinCanada #
Tests confirm IHN virus at B.C. Dixon Bay salmon farm http://t.co/92HXfmnc #bcpoli #
Oda's staff silent on travel expense changes http://t.co/HCvbPoid #cdnpoli Can't understand why she's still a minister. #
Why do the lovely people at Eureka Alerts putting out releases on cool papers not provide a link to said paper? #PR #notHard #
RT @scott_bern: Looking forward to tonight's #whyinsitewon with @pivotlegal, @AIDSVanIsle and others in Victoria #harmreduction #yyj #
RT @schandraherbert: Kamloops This Week – Bear pulls body from car, buries corpse: http://t.co/TEmiN0p7 what a bizarre news week! #
(UK) Study: Buying a house makes people less entrepreneurial http://t.co/KYNgi0oq via @suzykhimm #
Solve climate change by fiat. RT @boraz: North Carolina Bill Would Have State Ignore Faster Rising Seas | TPMMuckraker http://t.co/ORGdjvtW #
Walkable Neighborhoods Can't Just Be For Rich People http://t.co/oD93GTne #yyj #
Via @fiverupees US Gov: If you're an adult male in the vicinity of a drone attack, you're automatically a combatant http://t.co/fHfEC1qE #
RT @StrategicThghts: Premier CC doesn't appear to be able to say why her gov hasn't submitted evidence to #Enbridge hearings #bcpoli #ngp #
RT @vicpdcanada: Well 71% can't be wrong. Let's get this done #amalgamate tx @cfax1070 http://t.co/eYcvi2El #yyj #
Horrible employment news coming out of the US. If this continues, say hi to President Romney and a republican senate, congress and court #
Roger Revelle's 1980 Discussion of CO2 and Climate Risks – Not much has changed in 30+ years http://t.co/6wDDZhkO via @Revkin #
Texas Refinery Gets Huge Upgrade, Can Now Run #TarSands #oilsands http://t.co/AjAbXrEq via @InsideClimate #
RT @308dotcom: 130+ seats for the NDP. #cdnpoli http://t.co/hjimllHA #
When will the media learn that "I am sorry if anyone was offended, you humourless morons" is not an apology http://t.co/ojRipsTG #FAIL #
Shine a light on the #oilsands boom – Wise words by @danwoy of @Pembina http://t.co/IA3Mc94b #tarsands #cdnpoli #
"Sorry you're offended" not apology RT @ctvbc: Branson apologizes for nude invite to B.C. premier http://t.co/OJixIJCP via @murray_langdon #
Well played sir. RT @wicary: Caplan: Harper’s extremely generous benefits for the unemployed. http://t.co/pSAhFaZ6 #cdnpoli #
RT @danpollock: The @OpenDataBC #hackathon is Saturday at Queen's Printer BC. More details: http://t.co/12XzrnkS #yyj #opendata #opengov #
Indeed, I wondered the same thing… RT @janniaragon: Double Standard and Merit: http://t.co/6W0Ex4Gi #UC #
As you speculate on the fate of electric cars, here's a list of people predicting the prius' doom in 2000 http://t.co/o7WuKIc3 #
Scientists decry Ottawa’s plan to close the experimental lakes environmental research centre. http://t.co/ozDcTZtS #CdnPoli #
Radicals RT @mikedesouza: #Harper #Tory MPs challenge #Kent on #climate

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-22

Byoliveridley July 22, 2012

http://t.co/OYflHNzD: Romney 'would be guilty of a federal felony' by claiming 1999 departure http://t.co/ouHkKeTm #
Banks will win, customers lose under Harper's new dispute-resolution rules: @GlobeandMail http://t.co/C3y8we4a #cdnpoli #
'The Death of Evidence' in Canada: Scientists' Own Words in @TheTyee http://t.co/v8uvyINf #cdnpoli #
Read this about the difficulties of managing spills in BC and tell me you want a pipeline http://t.co/3PqZvoeC #tarsands #oilsands #bcpoli #
Top Court Shakes Foundations of Canadian Copyright – @mgeist http://t.co/smkM2SKC #cdnpoli #
Oxytocin is the new craze, apparently. Meet 'Dr Love', the scientist exploring what makes people good or evil http://t.co/1nQqW7vp #
Pacific Ocean acid levels jeopardizing marine life – @UBC research done on Vancouver Island. http://t.co/KxWl5z5z #
#Openaccess journals reaching the same scientific impact as subscription journals, http://t.co/v52UAuI4 #
MT @evidencenetwork: Lacking evidence that now-cancelled programs provided, policy-making = guessing game http://t.co/N9UQahFa #cdnpoli #
New #fracking defence emerging, it makes Indian guar farmers rich, rich I tell you! http://t.co/po3lgqIm #
U.S. leads the world in cutting CO2 emissions — so why aren’t we talking about it? asks @drgrist http://t.co/RfQcuAo7 #
RT @aaronsw: Barack Obama is so hip, he released his tax returns on @Scribd: http://t.co/Z9rebNPf #
Nebraska: #KeystoneXL Route Still Crosses Fragile Lands http://t.co/imo8e3CZ #tarsands #oilsands via @InsideClimate #
RT @greatgodfrey: May: Greens and NDP should stay off Etobicoke by-election ballot http://t.co/45fvG6yq #cdnpoli #demreform #
RT @jandrewpotter: Copenhagen is building 26 bicycle superhighways into the city. http://t.co/ByCkYw04 cc @grescoe #yyjbike #
Pipeline safety at issue in new #tarsands BC projects #Enbridge and Kinder Morgan #KMP http://t.co/5idxewtx #oilsands #bcpoli #
RT @seldomsmith: Northern Gateway may not be the best route: Danielle Smith http://t.co/GnyFrcKX #bcpoli #notankers #oilsands #cdnpoli #
Having a second monitor in portrait mode is a fantastic reading and note taking device, and works for distraction control as well #success #
B.C. aims to end HIV/AIDS with universal testing #bcpoli #bchealth http://t.co/nhcbJzRs #
The Endless Summer http://t.co/Ter9Idmn Mark @bittman on #climatechange #
RT @david_r8: Need to rent in #yyj Look at this great map by @lgrammel and @jamiestarke from #uvic http://t.co/TvhkMVoa @thesarahmundy? #
Transit Smackdown: Seattle vs. Portland vs. Vancouver http://t.co/ODOg6p8P Guess who wins, #yvr #yvrtransit #
Global Warming's Terrifying New Math http://t.co/Js2Y4ZFT @billmckibben on why fossil fuel cos need to be targeted #
Dressed for fall this morning in #yyj http://t.co/SG5r5kRX #winningthesummer #
Pacific Northwest Sockeye salmon populations declining due to higher temperatures. http://t.co/N3AcN6ND #
Baskin-Robbins and the Walmartization of Ice Cream: @ArmineYalnizyan of @ccpa http://t.co/xvCFiABp #cdnpoli #
Pathos of the Plutocrat – As always, incisive and biting by @NYTimesKrugman http://t.co/DVxUCVBk #
In the last year, Victoria city council has passed resolutions against the #Enbridge and #kindermorgan pipelines #yyj #tarsands #oilsands #
Ouch. Minister 'Ezra Toews' relies on fringe Euro-Islamophobe to craft Canada's Khadr policy http://t.co/0GxSLKX7 @NationalPost #cdnpoli #
RT @nevermissevents: First of 7 outdoor movies is this Saturday. Watch Back to the Future at UVic parking lot 10 starting at 9pm. #yyj #
RT @dean_murdock: #yyj split by new federal ridings. Is it important for ridings to respect muni boundaries? http://t.co/y47uOirI #cdnpoli #
New business park planned next to #yyj airport, need better #yyjtransit options going west of Pat Bay http://t.co/6uCQ7Lpn #
Environment Canada taxpayer funded research published by EC scientists should NOT be behind paywalls #Openaccess #obvious? #
MT @askessler: Daily data nugget: Supposedly 'hardworking' Germans work fewest hours per week in the OECD http://t.co/tJf7Lz3N #yeah4leisure #
Privatization of liquor leads to higher prices in Washington state http://t.co/MMIi7kkM #bcpoli #LDB #
MT @jasonfekete: Christy Clark: "very large risks" and "very small" benefits from Northern Gateway. http://t.co/2DoIuIrB #bcpoli #tarsands #
RT @drgrist: US gov't investments in solar (via the tax credit) have yielded a 10% return. http://t.co/g0pYgvnz They MAKE money for gov't. #
+1 RT @dougsaunders: When conservative guys say "I don't care if you're white, pink or purple," that means they're talking about blacks. #
Friday afternoon office cleanup, when I'm reminded how much I hate paper, which must make me a very bad British Columbia settler. #
So pretty. What are these? http://t.co/YzRdoACP #
In this digital age, what exactly is a TV "channel", who benefits from these arbitrary and antiquated "pipes"? http://t.co/tN7flyGM #
Russia's new law labels NGOs with foreign funding as foreign agents – The Globe and Mail http://t.co/BplF4awQ #cdnpoli #itscoming #
MT @ghoberg: Terrifying MT @billmckibben: reflectivity of Greenland ice sheet has dropped off bottom of chart. http://t.co/T89sK3mj #
RT @cceccreditunion: Check out Globe and Mail business page headline today. Unbanked yet? CCEC would love to see you! http://t.co/J5Dg80Ae #
RT @la_cornish: How @leadnowca plans to fight the "stunning erosion of Canada's democracy" — http://t.co/EPNidokf via @VanObserver #cdnpoli #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-05

Byoliveridley August 5, 2012

RT @greenhousenyt: Don't Miss: "Poverty in America: Why Can’t We End It?" http://t.co/iTQdnnyi #poverty #labor #inequality #
Radical environmentalism on the rise, RCMP report says #priorities #cdnpoli http://t.co/3ApejUmR #
The @cbc manages to write an entire article titled "Destructive weather now the norm" without mentioning #climatechange http://t.co/OyNx5lSi #
Craigslist, grossly outdated, litigating and intimidating to stay that way and make money. http://t.co/ZkDRjg4o #
RT @thetyee: Robyn Allan: Christy Clark's Wrong Way Walkout http://t.co/AcsTV7e6 #bcpoli #cdnpoli #Enbridge #tarsands #oilsands #
RT @drgrist: Take a gander at the oil & gas execs getting obscenely rich by stealing from future generations: http://t.co/ZlKw3PrL #
RT @kinseyinstitute: Latest in teens #sexting Study finds no increase in unsafe sex or psychological distress http://t.co/joygTJFM #
Amen. RT @alexsteffen: Collapse is not a tool for social change. #
Good article @Eric_Doherty: Shifting context puts billion-dollar Pattullo Bridge project on shaky footing #translink http://t.co/iGTKmwyz #
RT @kreynolds118: Washington liquor #privatization boosts sales – in Idaho and Oregon http://t.co/xAmxiSpF #ldb #bcpoli #
Is Dilbit Oil? @insideclimate on US tax exemptions for bitumen because it isn't http://t.co/GLM2yqcq #tarsands #oilsands #
World'a largest blackout in #India as 670 million people lose power from heat induced grid collapse http://t.co/OTzpU441 #
Proposed pipelines all risk, little reward for B.C.: CERI report #tarsands #oilsands #bcpoli http://t.co/CoM0VOnD #
#Purolator "tracking" apparently doesn't think tracking includes telling you where your package is, or when it will get to you. #whybother #
RT @heartnhandsacu: By Donation acupuncture at Heart and Hands during the Amelia St Block Party. Between 1 and 3! http://t.co/Ibf30ZfE #yyj #
MT @myopiclenses: Post the massive #India power outage, the pro-nuclear , development-and-power-at-all-costs lobby is out in full strength. #
World Leader Wondering Why He Just Met With The Former Governor Of Massachusetts – @theonion http://t.co/9kAi1kAa #this #
Distributed power #FTW RT @bradplumer: How #India could use microgrids to avoid massive blackouts: http://t.co/fsEGtTd1 #
Mr. Romney’s day concluded with an awkward moment at the West Bank, where he attempted to deposit ten million dollars. http://t.co/6OAWNmbC #
BC Fish farm quarantined after virus discovered http://t.co/V5je7j1z #bcpoli #
Against Big Oil, Norway Channels Its Inner Viking http://t.co/tzmb9iWS Nice read on how to manage oil by @TheTyee #oilsands #
RT @robynspilker: Child-care plan would be good for #BC http://t.co/qzBHzcJQ #bcpoli #cdnfem #
No Copyright Law: The Real Reason for Germany's Industrial Expansion? – Spiegel via @3QD http://t.co/74zpGIKS #
RT @revkin: Deeper Look at Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest in 'Frackademia' http://t.co/X5F0qpFG @UTexasLaw prof slams UT #fracking report #
RT @cfax1070: VicPD announce crackdown on skateboarding and cycling on downtown sidewalks #yyj http://t.co/YFPY9mFS #
65% of BC opposed to #enbridge pipeline – Angus-Reid Poll @globeandmail http://t.co/glG4JwPL #tarsands #oilsands #bcpoli #
.@fabulavancouver Interesting @globeandmail headline: "British Columbians could be swayed on oil pipeline" Talk about burying the lede here! #
Canada to Audit #Enbridge #039;s Pipeline Safety Practices http://t.co/L04DR0Mz #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
Kinder Morgan claims bitumen floats, as opposed to #enbridge #039;s, which sunk. http://t.co/5DinV89O #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
Guess Kinder Morgan has been much more politically savvy than Enbridge, so it can make its bitumen pipelines float while Enbridge's sinking #
What happens to DilBit when it spills in water, part of fantastic series by @InsideClimate http://t.co/mdM4W0Io #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
300 Million Without Electricity In India After Restoration Of Power Grid: @theonion http://t.co/f3Y7FYFT #
Victoria’s Secret: The Inconvenient History Behind BC’s Capital City. Sarah Hunt in @mediaINDIGENA http://t.co/wcNrHYb5 #yyj #
Texas Republicans just nominated a Senate candidate who is promising to protect America’s golf courses from the UN http://t.co/EIoxvIUA #
Harper to Canadian youth: You're misinformed about global warming talks – @mikedesouza http://t.co/oAbb6IFh #cdnpoli #
Early relationships, not brainpower, key to adult happiness http://t.co/mfakMqLq via @3QD #
Sunny and tropical. RT @jimharris: Germany Installs Over 4 Gigawatts of Solar Power in First Half of 2012 : TreeHugger http://t.co/V6JgVXtB #
🙂 RT @kimmanton: Tickling the roof of your mouth with your tongue really does surpress the need to sneeze #justcameinhandy #mydentisttoldme #
#LOL Enbridge boss: Pipeline safety record near-perfect http://t.co/onrIz75V #tarsands #oilsands #bcpoli #cdnpoli #
This chemist's brain just exploded. MT @bcgovnews: Alcohol and water don't mix. Don't drink & drive on water. Period. http://t.co/tRaZ8pwd #
MT @ghoberg: Cdn pipeline politics in @RollingStone Keystone Moves North, Where Big Oil Is Losing http://t.co/9HBeCntu #tarsands #oilsands #
This @RollingStone article, like many others, doesn't mention the Kinder Morgan pipeline, also cutting through BC. http://t.co/9HBeCntu #
Second B.C. #salmon farm quarantined after tests http://t.co/Tyekjr9c #bcpoli #
#India #039;s drought punishes farmers, highlights challenges to #climatechange adaptation . http://t.co/BI8ktgGj #
Alberta’s Bogus Labour Shortage. Bad math is being used to bring in temp foreign workers http://t.co/dSnQAi4N #cdnpoli @ccpa #
MT @StrategicThghts: How many #cpc elected in BC if #NGP imposed, Flanagan's advice cld make Harper dead right #bcpoli http://t.co/uyp6BUEo #
RT @snotforprofit: It's true, charity salaries are a huge problem! http://t.co/Y9brweAz #

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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-10

Byoliveridley July 10, 2011

Montana gov: Exxon-Mobil hiding truth, breaking open government laws in oil pipeline spill. http://ow.ly/5Asi4 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19

Byoliveridley February 19, 2012

RT @evidencenetwork: How does #Canadian #healthcare compare? http://t.co/IdMcW33K #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #medicare #
Environment Canada cuts threaten science, international agreements – American Geophysical Union comment http://t.co/CtxUS9XX #cdnpoli #
The Three Logics of #Climate Politics http://t.co/u2Kaixln Thoughtful post by @ghoberg #
RT @kairoscanada: 'Borderless' – KAIROS video on #migrant workers in Canada. "For most it is abut survival…" http://t.co/1MtOaujA #cdnpoli #
RT @billtieleman: "Site C is coming on line" – Christy Clark – really? What about the environmental assessment? http://t.co/t1HSTTrn #bcpoli #
RT @nwf: 3 of Alberta's 18 caribou herds are at immediate risk of disappearing because of habitat loss from #tarsands http://t.co/E6gXaoGf #
MT @iglikaivanova: Worried that StatsCan is being asked to lower the CPI rather than improve its accuracy http://t.co/4Tcz5TO7 #cdnpoli #
Skyscraper urban farms, don't know what to think. Sweden builds 18-story greenhouse http://t.co/feC6l8Rr via @cleantechnica #
RT @wicary: The flaws of a voluntary National Household Survey: @stephenfgordon on CPI and #census http://t.co/PuCr9J7Q #cdnpoli #
RT @amp6: wow. @journo_dale: Toews on Lawful Access bill: "You can stand with us, or you can stand with the child pornographers." #cdnpoli #
RT @mgeist: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lawful Access, But Were (Understandably) Afraid To Ask http://t.co/ySeLCh05 #cdnpoli #
.@reutersljungg @StuJT Seems like "Talk show host" and "professor" share many skill sets, @MHarrisPerry, will be sure to check it out 🙂 #
Ontario court rules mandatory minimum sentence unconstitutional. M&Ms big part of federal crime bill http://t.co/YjhOys8I #C11 #cdnpoli #
Good on them. RT @benwest: RT @NewsOnGreen: #EU won’t drop aviation CO2 scheme http://t.co/plJfKfqc #climate #
They're free to sequester their carbon, operate RT @heraldenergy: U.S. carbon rules could slam door on new coal plants http://t.co/s5GIRTtT #
US govt is a large insurer with an army. 68% of spending soc. security, medicare, defence. http://t.co/id3L3HjK @ezraklein #
Tweet of the day: RT @saskboy: Don't Toews Me Bro!" http://t.co/CpJiUf5H #cdnpoli What? http://t.co/jsogHVkz Why? http://t.co/ySeLCh05 #
Indian Investigators do not Suspect Iran in Israel Embassy Blast http://t.co/eVaejw4r #
BC Can Deliver Justice to Woodlands Residential School Survivors – @adriandix in @thetyee http://t.co/ouhjal3o #bcpoli #indigenous #
In the Wake of the Crisis: Bully Capitalism by @ArmineYalnizyan of the @ccpa http://t.co/hCxSROZK #cdnpoli #
RT @bradplumer: US Private firm offers to buy prisons from states, wants assurances they'll be 90% full for 20 years: http://t.co/N1yHNHaz #
The price of gas in Victoria is the same as it was on my first day here, Jan 2008, $1.079 – Even after the carbon tax #yyj #
Feds hid names of big oil companies at taxpayer-funded lobbying retreat http://t.co/OVLbZ10i #cdnpoli via @mikedesouza #
All you ever needed to know about #yyj brunch spots, and more, by @_JMo_ + @inthenick: http://t.co/267vvbEm via @melanie_h #
Why Don't Americans Elect Scientists?: http://t.co/YDtnSeQ9 Watch the Simpsons http://t.co/FQFS99W5 for the answer #
EU vote on #tarsands "dirty fuel" law expected on Feb. 23: @Reuters http://t.co/FsDzupEV #oilsands #cdnpoli #
RT @sherwinarnott: This upcoming law conference looks cool http://t.co/whgIA4Eq: @UVicSJS #justice #poverty #colonialism #yyj #
Good move by #abgov to let pharmacists do routine prescription renewals. BC should do the same http://t.co/ys3Tm9bw #bcpoli #
RT @sethdklein: How to destroy a good #poverty line: I & team raise questions about the MBM revisions. http://t.co/bMcpyQMN #cdnpoli #
RT @drgrist: Thing is: truly becoming a more-renewables movement would distance climate hawks from the environmental movement. Awkward truth #
RT @ccpa: BC won’t increase corp taxes, even though KPMG says they’re among lowest in industrialized world http://t.co/9H4mGCXD #bcpoli #
Indeed… RT @dougsaunders: Timeless UK ritual: Massive stagflation crisis —>>> stir up the Malvinas http://t.co/TuU5M5GR #
No one would have predicted this at all RT @mattyglesias: Austerity killing Portugal: http://t.co/xYr2FD6l #
RT @poliswater: Ben Parfitt: "does sending more natural gas to China’s already over-heated economy make sense?" http://t.co/8qu4dFKI #
David Suzuki: Solutions to Canada’s environmental future are rational, not radical http://t.co/Uic24Y8K #cdnpoli via @georgiastraight #
LED bulb prices cratering, now getting close to the $5 mark http://t.co/TM4BzW5i via @cleantechnica #
Jump in Alberta Disability Benefits Leaves BC Far Behind http://t.co/QFR0JrL5 #bcpoli via @thetyee #
More solar goodness from the T'Sou-ke nation, which is doing some awesome sustainability work http://t.co/8aH8jl4a #yyj #
Interesting survey on immigrants to Canada and attitudes http://t.co/j6R56RNG #cdnpoli via @cbcnews #
RT @jbarro: US deports man to Mexico, takes away custody of his kids bc his living conditions in Mexico are substandard http://t.co/eUBtFkrK #
RT @mikedesouza: Leaked Heartland Institute documents pull back curtain on #climate scepticism http://t.co/b5kPnwnU via @guardian #
'Snoop and spy' bill could be costly overreach – The Globe and Mail http://t.co/dswjntDq #C30 #cdnpoli #
Three Challenges For Environmental Philosophy. Thought provoking article via @3QD http://t.co/KDiIDIWk #
RT @drgrist: Rising US Gas Prices: Not Demand Driven, mostly speculative. http://t.co/jiPGElMO #
#KeystoneXL Five Stories Not Told. Via @mmfa http://t.co/Y4OEdOCg #tarsands #oilsands #
Awesome, looks like Babe's Honey in #yyj is coming back http://t.co/aDQVmNoM via @timescolonist #
RT @yesmagazine: If you love solution-oriented journalism, support YES! today — and spread the word http://t.co/n6IMQ3jw #supportyrmedia #
Great! RT @ghoberg: Happy that greenpolicyprof made it into @bryannwalsh Time Ecocentric blog http://t.co/oTTGw5Td #climate #keystonexl #
RT @t_janes: BC's Privacy Commissioner Federal surveillance bill unnecessary, potentially harmful #bcpoli #cdnpoli #C51 #
RT @dgardner: "Only a fool would play amateur oncologist. But plenty of fools play amateur climatologist." http://t.co/CmGiJjm3 #climate #
Body fluids more popular than Romney RT @fivethirtyeight: Santorum leads Romney 39-27 nationally in new Rasmussen poll. http://t.co/W3dDCXC5 #
RT @mpjulian: Shelley Glover called me "anti-Canadian" for questioning #Conservative spending priorities… Throwing mud. #ndp #cdnpoli #
It appears @justinpjtrudeau gets twitter 🙂 http://t.co/z2Hv0TvK #cdnpoli #
RT @cbcpolitics: Canada's air pollution experts moved to 'other priorities' http://t.co/bLm4e9yi #cdnpoli #
RT @ret_ward: @Revkin tells Politico that he has been able to confirm authenticity of leaked 'scepticgate' memos: http://t.co/qtw62bOW #
Society Saves For The Future By Building Things http://t.co/ihMu4BYu An important point from @mattyglesias #
RT @CBCPolitics: Online surveillance bill may breach privacy law, charter: @mgeist http://t.co/wtpAYQDA #cdnpoli #
#Drummond The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from the @ccpa http://t.co/rbxVxLm1 #onpoli #
RT @UBCC350: RT @pembina: BLOG: Claims of #climate leadership in #BC #039;s #LNG strategy leave much to be desired: http://t.co/QgCUj3Ti #BCpoli #
An interesting book on state-owned oil companies, their performance and strategic implicatiions http://t.co/QskBgTvP via @cleantechnica #
This new effort to cut global warming from methane, soot doesn't have any teeth. http://t.co/qR4V3c8R #climate #
RT @iainmarlow: Margaret Wente stands boldly with the child pornographers: http://t.co/IMXCjYqd (Didn't think I'd ever write that.) #cdnpoli #
RT @cupebcnews: Actual pub-priv sector pay diff in similar jobs is $1500/yr, Not 10% claim. Why? Women closer to pay equity in pub #bcpoli #
Woohoo! More free Wi-Fi coming to downtown Victoria http://t.co/IfCbh6km #yyj #
RT @drgrist: Kind of funny: the administration clearly *wants* to approve Keystone XL, but the GOP is basically making it impossible. #
Police calls in Victoria down 26% in four years http://t.co/22eOQ3N3 Of course, unreported crime way up, right? #cdnpoli #
+1 RT @sherwinarnott: Looking forward to the Stop Policing Poverty campaign meeting tonight http://t.co/Mc3e6JUk @VIPIRG #
Sidney continues to be a pedestrian hell hole. Elderly woman hit by car dies from injuries http://t.co/cXkINlt1 #yyj #
For a town with so many elderly people, Sidney BC's roads prioritise cars over pedestrians, roads, lanes too wide #yyj #
.@drgrist weighs in with aplomb on the analyst-advocate-activist continuum http://t.co/CyfxNu5D leaping off @ghoberg #climate #
Details forthcoming? RT @mjeso: Victoria Council committee votes to cancel cut to garbage service and keep backyard pickup. #cfax #cupe #yyj #
Good work, this could save lives. RT @wicary: NDP seeks Tory support for revived generic-drug bill. http://t.co/yqcdzNxV #cdnhealth #
RT @thefakecbc: Toews won't support any of the amendments to lawful access bill proposed in Word doc on NDP staffer computer #cdnpoli #c30 #
RT @dave_eby: @bccla experimenting with their Arrest Handbook as an e-book. Have an e-book reader or tablet? Feedback? http://t.co/qXEDwMgY #
dressed in four kinds of grey today as befitting a classically colourless #yyj morning. Happy misty rainy Friday… #
Guy who writes that being a religious person is anomalous in professional sport has a regular NY Times column http://t.co/clJOLlrP #hack #
BC Government Killing Forest Industry: Auditor General http://t.co/is5G0eJG #bcpoli via @thetyee #
Would we take a 12 year old seriously if they ignored one side of an equation? http://t.co/mCAp3lkX #drummond #onpoli #
RT @orcabook: Ebook lending at public libraries presents some challenges. Cdn publishers look fr solution http://t.co/fQjpjOh0 "@NickLyons09 #
Obama Hikes Royalties on Oil Industry by 50% http://t.co/NwE6qCFv via @cleantechnica #
RT @drgrist: Obama is restoring "streamlined strip-mine permit processing," a practice he promised to end. http://t.co/NiVYTH7Q Ugh. #
Police not proceeding on Wharfside investigation http://t.co/kzfV4aco #yyj If I were to steal $3K from someone, you wouldn't charge me? #
Majority!! Mandate!! RT @wicary: MPs sound alarm on Tory affinity for debate limits, secret meetings. http://t.co/eZxMxFmF #cdnpoli #
Are bees (Colony Collapse Disorder) being affected by pesticide coated corn seeds? This study ($$) says yes http://t.co/1mUA7lAD #
NDP pushes for Internet petitions that trigger debate in Parliament http://t.co/6XUlOH27 #cdnpoli Obama did this http://t.co/yzR4xve2 #
RT @FiveRupees: Re-plug: The New York Times in 1932: Hitler should have fewer restrictions, more power http://t.co/IVJtaVXW #
The Sinopec File http://t.co/xus478vZ via @thetyee #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
Wow, mining companies now threatening journals not to published peer reviewed data on diesel exposure http://t.co/jd80VZDC #
Tea party Texans rally against #KeystoneXL oil pipeline, Transcanada bullying http://t.co/ezpW4geI #tarsands #oilsands #
Nice article by @dougsaunders on the appropriate role of religion in public life: Outside! http://t.co/CeUJxGfC #cdnpoli #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-06

Byoliveridley May 6, 2012

RT @wicary: Liberals across Canada are being hoist with their own petard: @briantopp on strategic voting. http://t.co/iES7qgxP #cdnpoli #
RT @edyong209: I suspect ppl are increasingly conditioned to be wowed by the bigness of ideas, vs their truth. See: TED, Gladwell, etc. #
British government considers placing surface to air missiles on apartment buildings for the olympics http://t.co/vmQuboTx #NotTheOnion #
RT @sethdklein: My blog post: Poverty Reduction – Even Alberta joins the fold. When will BC? – http://t.co/c3Kl0Jts #bcpoli #
Ha! RT @mikedesouza: Oil lobbyists approved Harper’s climate policy as ‘elegant’ approach http://t.co/EFA2RlTd via @montrealgazette #cdnpoli #
Hey come out to watch me, @nsoumya @noisyandquiet @amazingbillyyu & Birger do a White Stripes Cover show tonight. http://t.co/qy3x67Pd #yyj #
How to Rescue Canadian Journalism? @Kainagata reports back from conversations http://t.co/b7WF5iEC #cdnmedia #
The Harper gov has lost much more support than they did post 2006 and 2008 elxns #cdnpoli http://t.co/A4WC8EzZ via @308dotcom #
RT @wicary: Ottawa’s quiet removal of internal auditors draws fire. http://t.co/dqQhBAub #cdnpoli #
RT @WCELaw: 59% of Cdns: Govt's gutting of #envirolaws puts Oil & Gas interests ahead of Canadians: http://t.co/JMHw4BD5 #cdnpoli #bdgt12 #
The Copenhagen Bike Superhighway http://t.co/hArv0gsz #yyjbike #
Stephen King's polemic on taxation and inequality would be better if he didn't start with a fat joke http://t.co/7Rzizhen #
Wasting Our Minds -@NYTimesKrugman on the ravages of youth unemployment and conservative antipathy http://t.co/OmTMTjzo #
RT @mgeist: US maintains bully tactics, keeps Cda on Special 301 list http://t.co/XTrmuW0Z Why it doesn't belong there http://t.co/b0C32peZ #
The @bcndp caucus opposes the #Enbridge #NGP in a letter to the Joint Review Panel http://t.co/gXPBiFxU #tarsands #oilsands #
Canada less bad, but… "@drgrist: US productivity has been rising, but workers aren't reaping the benefits. Here's why http://t.co/8t7FkhXs #
RT @wicary: Parks Canada hit hard as Ottawa doles out nearly 4,000 job notices http://t.co/F69VFrtB #cdnpoli #
Lessons from Quebec's Student Protests and why they won't spread to BC: @kainagata http://t.co/8T3Ia5G6 #bcpoli #
I am seeing drone ads from the Source all over my google, this is a bit scary… #
Wow.. Fancy new @bc_transit double decker on the rt70, feels like I'm going away on vacation #iwish #yyjtransit #
Dear @bc_transit. Please send double deckers to meet the #yyj ferry. You leave a lot of people behind in Sidney #
“Every tax … is to the person who pays it a badge, not of slavery, but of liberty. Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations #commie #
David Suzuki thinks that The fundamental failure of environmentalism was departmentalization http://t.co/wK8xMPvU #
Clean Energy Switch to Cost Fossil Industry $4 Trillion by 2020 http://t.co/mjdZwhxH says the IEA via @cleantechnica #
New study predicts #fracking fluids can migrate to aquifers within years. http://t.co/IGbcbvCb #
RT @ghoberg: The wisdom of messy, democratic assessments http://t.co/CBLyW4cr #cdnpoli #EA #
RT @dgardner: The AG reveals the government lied to Parliament and this is the Globe's editorial headline?. http://t.co/RjxKsgDo #cdnopli #
Morneau has fast reactions because she's a stay-at-home mom?? Bizarre quote in #yyj octopus eating seagull story http://t.co/sPersHU7 #
RT @propublica: How the S.E.C. keeps the ratings game rigged: http://t.co/IGdPyBnJ @eisingerj's latest column. #
The Jet That Ate the Pentagon – An American view of the #F35 fiasco from @FP_Magazine http://t.co/nA9HcQtk #cdnpoli #
Malcolm Gladwell piece on "football" and the ethics of watching it was posted before the suicide of yet another player http://t.co/EHstIUxO #
RT @Sierra_BC: Breaking news: Gitga’at Nation is reporting oil spill in the #GreatBearRainforest not far from proposed #Enbridge route #NGP #
Oh, so begging for a your mama comeback, but I'll refrain 🙂 RT @drgrist: Why Economic Models Are Always Wrong http://t.co/vb1NuWNB #
US shale causes rise in waste gas pollution #fracking http://t.co/PjMxTIW8 #
Changes to immigration policy are part of deliberate shift to lower wages: @ArmineYalnizyan http://t.co/20ruEm2r #cdnpoli via @milescorak #
When conservatives fight! Romney camp criticises British PM's Obama 'love-in' ahead of Olympic visit http://t.co/M19pzKXr #
Canada's stealth PM – All indirection, confusion and outfoxing the public: @acoyne http://t.co/wslywbdv #cdnpoli #
Why is the Cowichan Valley being used as a dumping ground for hazardous waste? http://t.co/QzGPhhY4 #bcpoli #
New poll: #NDP leads Conservatives #cpc by three http://t.co/kHua02vJ @308dotcom #cdnpoli #
Rob Ford wants @TorontoStar reporter out of city hall http://t.co/iFnnFppL #topoli #pathetic #
"@a_macleod_tyee BC is introducing a bill so provincial laws apply to commercial and industrial projects on first nations' reserves" #bcpoli #
RT @nathancullen: Oil spill in Grenville Channel threatens 40% of Gitga’at diet. http://t.co/XyUowodT. #oilsands Tankers on horizon. Risk? #
#F35 costs low-balled on purpose: Budget officer Kevin Page http://t.co/FPaczYZp #cdnpoli #
Oh man RT @tmpear: The average life expectancy of an #NFL lineman is 52. Fifty two. http://t.co/Qw88Oym6 #
Predictions about the impacts of climate change involve politics as much as physics http://t.co/ZJSa7jNO Nice one as usual by @drgrist #
Chuckle RT @marcleeccpa: I'm quoted in National Geographic on BC's carbon tax: http://t.co/Y9p6rMfE 'Cuz I'm a charismatic megafauna. #
Environmental toxicants causing ovarian disease across generations http://t.co/1RsMfWyT #epigenetics #pcos #
RT @deanbaker13: The latest on bashing of public sector workers — the cause of all our economic ills http://t.co/in7ktjNG #
RT @sethdklein: Sign Petition To BC Government: Extend the Minimum Wage to farmworkers: http://t.co/afwoQKJn #bcpoli #
Mark Jaccard: Why I'll be blocking BNSF coal trains on Saturday http://t.co/oGnnXbVO #bcpoli #
See a category missing in this Globe and Mail "poll" on employment? http://t.co/RVA8TzPk #callous #
'Unlawful' fees still charged by payday lender. Cash store and instaloans. Scum of the earth. http://t.co/yri9Q6t3 #bcpoli #
Obama Must Lead on Climate Change http://t.co/EMgWDoXF Don't think lay readers will appreciate what a huge step this is for the ES&T journal #
I feel I am in a world now where there isn't any place for sane analysis." Mark Jacard prepares to @stopcoalbc http://t.co/aS74TD04 #
Shocker, no Net Zero for #BCLibs cabinet staffers, 10% raises and more http://t.co/KiZlGD84 #bcpoli #notshockingatall #
RT @wicary: New EI rules could force unemployed into jobs they don’t want http://t.co/yNBiyWlI #cdnpoli #
Just FYI, Android ICS is available for your @Bell_Mobility Samsung Galaxy SII, update your Kies, connect your phone and click away. #
The @HeartlandInst is using the UnaBomber, Castro and others in billboard ads on #climate denial http://t.co/hV3TBFi5 #nuts #
Library and archives program cuts devastating. Little money saved, lots of information destroyed http://t.co/XOtFZEtq #cdnpoli #
TransCanada expected to reapply for #KeystoneXL pipeline permit as soon as Friday. http://t.co/LB8nmxhU #tarsands #oilsands #
RT @strategicthghts: May Forum Research poll sample included 501 women: 52% for #BCNDP 20% for #bclib now that's a gender gap LOL #bcpoli #
RT @cknw: SFU prof Mark Jaccard is willing to risk arrest this Saturday in the citizen action to stop coal trains. Now on @billgood980 #
The mystery of the ‘secret canadian bank bailout’ Great post by @sherwinarnott on the @ccpa and @stephenfgordon http://t.co/wvTpIXHL #
Silly man. RT @drgrist: First-ever manual labor! RT @samsteinhp: Romney says he will build #KeystoneXL even if he has to do it himself. #
RT @dougsaunders: France, searching for a way to deal with the DSK embarrassment, has made sex harassment legal. http://t.co/p8oPvusf #
RT @ottawacitizen: #Robocalls IP address same as used by Conservative worker: Elections Canada #cdnpoli http://t.co/mR4urja4 #elxnfraud #
RT @acoyne: Globe: Pierre Poutine’ launched robo-calls from computer used by Tory campaign http://t.co/sOflfvc2 #elxnfraud #cdnpoli #
Via @kady: @evansolomoncbc: Imagine Canada writes letter to P Kent asking him 2 name names or retract "laundering money" comments #cdnpoli #
Liking my samsung galaxy S2 ice cream sandwich update so far. Good job by @Bell_Mobility for being reasonably quick with the upgrade! #
RT @propublica: Two regulators wary of steam-injection drilling were fired in CA. Permits shot up: http://t.co/Qf1bshho #muckreads #
Bar Bouncers in England 'checking Facebook on phones' as identification http://t.co/6ufCk8RE This will end well (NOT) #
Orca pod!! On @bc_ferries to tsawassen #
Getting set up for the #TyeeMasterClass @thetyee with Sean Holman @publiceyeonline, part of fun weekend with @sherwinarnott #FTW #
Going later, looking forward to it. RT @alvinsingh: Romance Spot Prawn Style @ Spot Prawn Festival http://t.co/QDhENaeF #yvr #
🙂 RT @sherwinarnott: There are so many #smart folks in this room. #TyeeMasterClass @thetyee #
Coal dependent: US Pacific Northwest activists fight new export terminals http://t.co/knPmebyS Just like @stopcoalBC in BC #
The high cost of free parking: Exhibit A: Granville island #yvr #

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