Day: September 23, 2012

• RT @StuJT: can't be "Muslim believer" and "secular liberal" at same time, suggests Ignatieff, incredibly, in FT op-ed. http://t.co/3TUgEcji #
• When Canada's environment minister tries to overhaul endangered species act. Wildlife, HIDE! http://t.co/6HuXFRtG #cdnpoli #
• Lovely, @sportsnet takes Setanta over, increases price 50%, calls it "getting better". I guess my 1-month streaming sports expt is history #
• In Philadelphia, like in most other places, more bicyclists means fewer accidents http://t.co/HmlbgRWs #yyjbike #
• Re: @BC_Ferries, obsession for every sub-unit of a transport system to be a "profit" centre is… http://t.co/fzGyArNI #bcpoli #
• MT @BroadbentInst: Tax cuts don't lead to growth: US CRS study post 1945 http://t.co/2dgU8bNa #cdnpoli #
• RT @andreareimer #yvr mayor expresses strong support for BC Carbon pricing, proposes new transfers to local gov http://t.co/AfgcYX8c #bcpoli #
• MT @kady: A caucus-wide standing ovation for the PM Harper's vow to stand up to $21 billion carbon taxes. #QP #cdnpoli #climatechange #
• US underestimates costs of carbon pollution and #climatechange 3-12 times, implications for clean energy http://t.co/tg7cZYC6 #
• Headdesk RT @drgrist: From my inbox, the most horrifying press release of the day: Motivate Kids by Teaching Them ‘Life is a Business’ #
• RT @thetyee: Open Government? The Dangerous Distraction of Faux Transparency http://t.co/PQwsccvI #bcpoli #opengov #
• >1 PER driver RT @cfax1070: Survey finds nearly half of CRD homes boast more than one vehicle per driver #yyj http://t.co/98bGVsSW #
• Corporate taxes more progressive than you think, hitting investors more than workers http://t.co/UkP359YY @EzraKlein #cdnpoli #
• Peter Lougheed's Radical Legacy; In which a progressive writer praises an old-school conservative http://t.co/3oQjSpYE #
• Oh man, so thoroughly enjoying Bad Science by @bengoldacre… #
• As a new era of #openaccess to research data dawns, Canada lagging behind http://t.co/JKtaFEEn #cdnpoli @MGeist #
• Why do otherwise smart people like @NYTimesBrooks and @DGardner peer into Romney's soul and "find a decent man"? http://t.co/iwAINWsk #
• Yikes: Avoiding dangerous climate change is still possible, but just barely, via the sunny @drgrist http://t.co/s2tHfXTl #
• Oh so true! RT @drgrist: Subtext of pollution debates: why should makers pay to clean up the air breathed by takers? #
• Chorizo and Co. Nice new cafe on Fort Street. Had a good Spanish tortilla #yyj http://t.co/bJMgkkxY #
• Kitsilano Coast Guard closure by Harper government will create safety 'gaps' http://t.co/GmPztfN8 #cdnpoli #
• Romney’s problem isn’t that he’s a bad candidate. It’s that he’s a conservative one. http://t.co/geZU7gND @EzraKlein #
• Great point by @deanbaker13 Re Romney 47%: The govt affects pre-tax income distribution more than post-tax http://t.co/pYktYeLI #
• Arctic Resources, Exposed by Warming, Set Off Competition- this will shoot us past many worst case scenarios http://t.co/iqUdMxGf #
• Romney Apologizes To Nation's 150 Million 'Starving, Filthy Beggars' http://t.co/e173XWCt @theonion #
• Contrary Transcanada assertions, oil spills are still mostly people-detected, sensors – 5% http://t.co/o4pIjxHF #tarsands #oilsands #
• Dear Christy Clark: people who don't like governing shouldn't govern, and #yyj #039;s okay. #bcpoli http://t.co/wyhTgmO3 #
• You got mine. RT @mgeist: CIRA Board Election Launches – Voting open until Sept 26th. Why I'm running & need your vote http://t.co/SsNTI4lK #
• RT @climatebrad: The leak-detection tech that makes #KeystoneXL "safe" doesn't work. http://t.co/X2LHBEEU #sorryaboutthatspill #nokxl #
• RT @bradplumer How you value the cost of carbon pollution depends a lot on how you value the lives of future people: http://t.co/2DODx5cZ #
• RT @donaldsondoug: Great article by @garymasonglobe. Who’s up to old tricks? It’s not Adrian Dix http://t.co/vYPMYyEw #bcpoli #
• Thx @OliviaChow for bringing this up RT @elizabethmay: Darn. No Conservatives voting for the national transit strategy. 🙁 #cdnpoli #
• To add to Margaret Wente's many writing sins, now plagiarism http://t.co/b2mYQRCc #
• Obama's Lead Looks Stronger in Polls That Include Cellphones – http://t.co/UQ55MeLo Remember polling and cellphones? #
• The thing about not having much money is you have to take much more responsibility for your life http://t.co/P74R4rzO – @ezraklein #
• The electorate will fix it for her. RT @ghoberg: Clark could heal 'sick culture' http://t.co/UxAsZj5I #FRST415 #bcpoli #
• CRD public health officer mulls giant sugar soda ban, ala New York http://t.co/u64fs0dP The bans sound draconian, but work. #
• Koch Brothers Cashing In 220,000 Acres of #TarSands Holdings http://t.co/OjzJgOcl #oilsands #cdnpoli @InsideClimate #
• ,@adam_stirling I think Ida Chong is toast regardless. @JessicaVdV is a strong candidate with years of grassroots work for greater #yyj #
• Andrew Weaver thinks the NDP will "let the environment fall on the wayside", running as #green http://t.co/jD6EPZwz #bcpoli #
• Wonder what would happen to the US and Canadian postal service if unsolicited mail was opt-in, not opt-out http://t.co/SPA7wEKg #
• Mayor Ford's corruption would be comical if it didn't actually affect the people of Toronto http://t.co/lqUeymEX #Topoli #
• RT @marcleeccpa: Municipalities produce 34 million tonnes of solid waste a year. #Oilsands tailings: 645 million : http://t.co/yPyeVUZE #
• RT @drgrist: Romney opposes key support to wind industry, opposes Obama not helping wind industry http://t.co/ZA2D1URe #derederebunked #
• RT @mikedesouza: Dozens of Tory staffers leave government thousands in overdue credit card bills http://t.co/6PhivP4I #cdnpoli #
• US House Dems Introduce Bill To End Dilbit Tax Exemption for #enbridge #TransCanada and more. #tarsands #oilsands http://t.co/U8JNl7ks #
• RT @alexhimelfarb: Budget watchdog Kevin Page says Tories kept Canadians in dark on program cuts http://t.co/6DfYuD44 #cdnpoli #
• Red sun this morning, look at it, gorgeous #yyj #
• One look at Apple's new proposed headquarters, you'll know why #ios6 ignores transit http://t.co/ddMUq2gS via @atrios #
• "But regulations only cost more than a price on carbon if you’re using them to reach the same environmental goal" http://t.co/RfkZhbo6 #
• RT @danwoy: @pembina op-ed: Too much rhetoric, not enough facts in the carbon tax debate by @claredemerse http://t.co/eoAZEg8W #cdnpoli #
• RT @mgeist: Setting the Stage for the Next Decade of #OpenAccess open as the default within 10 years http://t.co/gTqs3MSG #
• RT @aaronwherry: Everything you need to know about the Conservatives' carbon tax farce: http://t.co/AdJSUJEU #CPC #climatechange #cdnpoli #
• RT @benwest: #KinderMorgan to pay $316,000 for US Clean Air Act violations http://t.co/fITbjThX via @WYPublicMedia #KMP #NGP #BCpoli #
• Awesome new #bclibs candidate. Wants CBC, medicare scrapped, thinks young people shouldn't vote. http://t.co/jDZIC3DZ #bcpoli #
• The @GlobeandMail editor "investigates" Wente, insults "anonymous" blogger, finds nothing. Read comments. http://t.co/f7UoZf5L #cdnmedia #
• Please, before you conclude that natural gas does anything to mitigate climate issues, read this http://t.co/VyvgkK7h #bcpoli #

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