MPs, MLAs and council members seem to prioritize salaries, expense accounts, and pensions. If only they would have the same concern for action on homelessness. If they did, this would happen…
Homelessness and extreme poverty
Old and uncollectible
Our magazine collection is rather large. Beyond hundreds of Scientific American, Archaeology, craft, cooking and gardening publications, we have about 500 National Geographic, including editions from the middle of the last century to the beginning of the current one. If you want some free reading material, contact me in the next few days. Rescue these old publications from destruction.
Global Peace Index
The 19th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. It covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population. Produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness…
Foolish and deadly
Defunding mRNA Vaccine Research Is a Catastrophic Mistake
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New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Delivers Stunning Results, Sparks Universal Treatment Hopes.
Bear with me
Our family has lived for decades at the edge of the forest in North Vancouver’s Seymour River valley. Bear encounters are not rare. We’ve had these animals in our yard countless times, […]
Note to readers
Renovation work underway in and around our home explains why this site has been quiet recently. That and the July trip Gwen and I took across the ocean, which allowed us to spend a short time in Amsterdam. This historic city offers wonderful places to visit, including museums and galleries that feature important collections by Rembrandt, Vermeer, van Gogh, Verspronck, and other masters.
A plea for help – UPDATED July 17 and July 23
Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal sent an email to people on the organization’s mailing list. I hope everyone reading this will respond to her plea for financial assistance for their lawsuit against the RCMP about the egregious treatment of Amber Bracken. She was arrested and kept in jail for days for doing nothing more than her job as a journalist…
Moral numbness
Writing for The Atlantic magazine, journalist David Brooks comments: There’s a question that’s been bugging me for nearly a decade. How is it that half of America looks at Donald Trump and […]
Terawatts of clean energy
American company Quaise Energy is developing a new way to access the largest untapped energy source available. It will use established production methods of the fossil fuel industry, but the technology employed is new. Quaise intends to use beams of energy to vaporize bore holes through rocks and access deep geothermal heat.
Economic power = political power
The video embedded here is not the least bit critical of its subjects. There is no discussion of wealth building through tax benefits, strategies that eliminate competition, or the use of political influence to advance economic interests. The following families are mentioned…
The Efficiency of Electric vs Fossil Fuel Economies
Markham Hislop and Professor Mark Jacobson dive into the rarely discussed fact that the electric economy is significantly more efficient than the fossil fuel economy, and therefore, less energy is required to power it.
A Reader asks…
Regarding Hydro boss Mr Clark’s odd and unsubstantiated assertions that geothermal is just “too expensive”? Says who? Where? In what scientific context? Enhanced geothermal systems: An underground tech surfaces as a serious […]
Fact versus Fiction
People of this world have many problems. Not least among them is climate change. Environmental activist David Suzuki discussed his pessimism about the future. Dr. Suzuki thinks we have now lost the fight against climate change. An image here explains the loss.
Democracy, protect it, or lose it
The concept of collective policy-making has existed for a long time, but democracy, which allows most adults to vote, has a relatively short history…
Lew Edwardson on BC Hydro
Always articulate and thoughtful reader Lew Edwardson left a comment on the IN-SIGHTS article THE HEAT BENEATH OUR FEET. I think it needs to be amplified. Drought in northeast BC continues to be a problem. If the situation of FY 2024 continues, Site C will produce about 3,350 GWh, not the promised 5,100. These numbers suggest the dam’s capital cost for each MWh of electricity produced would fall between $142 and $215. Of course, the utility incurs operating and overhead costs as well. Those would be around $30 per MWh. At the midpoint between those numbers, BC Hydro would be paying over 20 cents per KWh for Site C electricity, far more than the utility is willing to admit.
The heat beneath our feet
After writing about geothermal energy, I made a remark on Facebook regarding a Western Canadian company having to go to Bavaria to launch its first commercial clean energy project. I said that was because European policies are not dictated by oil and hydropower interests. That led to a response by Glen Clark, Chair of BC Hydro…
Carbon tax cost BC taxpayers $24 billion
Introduced in July 2008, British Columbia’s Carbon Tax cost BC taxpayers $24 billion before it was eliminated at the end of fiscal year 2024-2025. People in BC were encouraged to lower their carbon emissions, but the government provided subsidies worth billions of dollars to encourage increased fossil fuel consumption. That program was successful since the volume of natural gas produced in BC almost tripled after the carbon tax was imposed.
Geothermal, Eavor present energy
Months ago, I wrote Geothermal — clean, non-destructive renewable energy. It was about Calgary-based Eavor and the company’s use of unique drilling technology to realize geothermal energy. I have followed Eavor’s activities and noted recent developments, particularly in the Bavarian town of Geretsried…
July update
After being focused on personal issues for a while, I will resume publishing a few pieces each week. Thank you to the people who have continued to support IN-SIGHTS. Please check here regularly.
Regular activity at In-Sights will resume
Our world has had no shortage of bad news and bad actors in recent times. Two hours spent with Cirque du Soleil remind us that humans are also capable of incredible artistry that brings joy to people of all ages.
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Political Logic 101-a. More Always Works Best. Political Logic 101b. Less Is More Efficient. The current economic argument (101-b) favours…