Gwen and I raised three adult children in North Vancouver. Each lives in this community, as do our seven grandchildren. Before retirement, I worked in accounting and small business management. Since 2009, I have published commentary about public issues at IN-SIGHTS.CA.
CBC finally responds publicly, but not completely. Read for yourselves and add your comments. CBC Editor in Chief responds to Ombudsman decision. Be aware though, they do not approve intemperate comments, even […]
NO APOLOGY FORTHCOMINGby Gerald Amos, January 8, 2012 “Recently there has been a lot of criticism by supporters of the tar sands, and oil industry front groups, of Canadian non-profit organizations who […]
Oil spill in Dalian, China, Boston Globe July 2010, in the northeastern port city of Dalian, China, two oil pipelines exploded, sending flames hundreds of feet into the air and burning for […]
Corporations Have No Use for Borders, Chris Hedges, Truthdig “What happened to Canada? It used to be the country we would flee to if life in the United States became unpalatable. No […]
http://www.babelgum.com/embed/3015242 The first original production by and for Babelgum, Downstream focuses on the controversy surrounding the development of Alberta’s oil sands. This beautifully photographed documentary is an eye-opening investigation into one of […]
Apple: made in China, untaxed profits kept offshore, David Gewirtz, ZDNet Government: “It’s been a banner week for Apple. With Apple’s announcement of Q1 2012 results, the company is now apparently worth […]
Birds Boats Lake Off-Roading Rivers Scenic Drives Louis Helbig aerial art photography Big City Life
CBC Programming To Highlight “New” Standards? Harv Oberfeld, Keeping it Real
Confidential federal tar sands strategy targets Aboriginal and green groups, Greenpeace Canada, January 26, 2012 “As controversy increases over the Harper government’s attacks on environmental groups, Greenpeace Canada today released internal government […]
From Forbes, by Dr. Peter H. Gleick, co-founder and President of the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California. He is an internationally recognized climate and water expert with M.S. and Ph.D. from the […]
Have you noticed a lack of fairness and balance in reporting on Northern Gateway by corporate media? It is not accidental. A similar project in the USA has been examined in detail. […]
With the CBC’s stubborn refusal to deal with or disclose the conflict of interest faced by its BC Legislative Bureau Chief, Alex Tsakumis and I took the issue to our readers. We […]
For me, whatever might be worthwhile in Stephen Harper’s speech is degraded by his choice of location for delivering it. The Prime Minister of Canada flew to Switzerland to join the world’s […]
One of our readers supplied links to articles published by DesmogBlog and I moved the links into this separate item. These articles complement and expand on the message I intended in Regulators […]
Yosemite Time-Lapse Video, from Earthjustice.org Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo. “Everyone knows that Yosemite National Park is one of America’s most beautiful places. Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, and […]
THE CAGING OF AMERICA, Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, January 2012 “…In the past two decades, the money that states spend on prisons has risen at six times the rate of spending […]
National Post, January 25, 2012 “… For everyone’s sake, the CBC should offer Mr. Smart a better assignment.”
Craig McInnes is a member of the Editorial Board of The Vancouver Sun so I assume his column speaks with authority of the newspaper’s editors. Tuesday, he applauded the CBC’s refusal to […]
Federal government has no business micromanaging RCMP commissioner, Toronto Star, January 22 2012 “Where does Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government get off trying to micromanage the Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner’s day-timer? […]
“Tides Canada CEO, Ross McMillan,was informed by the Prime Minister’s Office, that ForestEthics is considered an “Enemy of the Government of Canada,” and an “Enemy of the people of Canada.” “This language […]
It was a bizarre speech but really little different from many of the things Donald Trump has said recently. His…
Millions of US, Americans support Trump! He is not an aberration! When Trump is gone there are many more to…
[…] I generally avoid spending money on American publications, but The Atlantic remains indispensable. Today, staff writer David A. Graham…
Osmatic Power? https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 Ocean solar? https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 Why Australia opted for a multi-purpose wave energy solution. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 Energy megaprojects https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 The…
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Unfortunately, about 130 million Americans support Trump according to major polling organizations. That's particularly scary and reminds us of a…