7 Solid Reasons Coal Should Never be King Again in Alberta

 

 

Nothing makes these two chicks squawk louder than manipulative, short-sighted men with power selling off stuff that isn’t theirs and telling people that the little bit of money that will find its way to them is worth trading away their air, water, soil and health – and that of the next generation and the one after that (should there be one). Damn, we’re mad.
[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”a” icon=”bast” name=”Bast” ]In the category of incompetent governments falling back on a 19th century industry in the 21st century, we have Alberta Premier Jason Kenney aligning himself with coal companies, inviting them to set up open-pit coal mines in formerly protected areas across the province. You think we’re kidding? Check this out.[/speech_bubble]

Training Your Mind

[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”b” icon=”cooch.jpg” name=”Cooch” ]Been thinking about trains a lot lately … [/speech_bubble]
[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”a” icon=”bast” name=”Bast” ]It’s hard not to, right? They’re all over the news these days. And then of course there’s the fact that you just took an epic cross-country trip by train.[/speech_bubble]
[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”b” icon=”cooch.jpg” name=”Cooch” ]Right – and what I’ve been thinking about is how those two things are connected. A week ago, I was touting that trip as a surprisingly entertaining experiment in lessening my carbon footprint, and talking about how government types should take the train once in a while rather than flying, to connect better with Canadians and the places where we live. I mean, you really get a grasp of the country when you spend 60+ hours winding through trees and rocks and prairies. And you really get a grasp of where people come from when you spend 60+ hours with them in coach. [/speech_bubble]

20-20 Visions

[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”b” icon=”cooch.jpg” name=”Cooch” ]Did you know I starred as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be in our grade 7 interpretation of A Christmas Carol? Fun fact. [/speech_bubble]
[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”a” icon=”bast” name=”Bast” ]You don’t say. [/speech_bubble]
[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”b” icon=”cooch.jpg” name=”Cooch” ]Yup. I think it was pretty well received, from all accounts. [/speech_bubble]

The World is Round. Isn’t It?

[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”a” icon=”bast” name=”Bast” ]Watching a documentary on the Flat Earth Society [/speech_bubble]
[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”b” icon=”cooch.jpg” name=”Cooch” ] Um … [/speech_bubble]
[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”a” icon=”bast” name=”Bast” ]Just because. And I learned I am considered heliocentric because I believe that the Earth is round. [/speech_bubble]

The Allure of Utopia – Part the First

Articles we’re discussing in this bloxt:

A truly libertarian country

Utopia: Nine of the most miserable attempts to create idealised societies

[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”b” icon=”cooch.jpg” name=”Cooch” ]Hey, just reading about Vit Jedlicka’s Liberland – if you were to create a Utopian society, what would be the founding principles? [/speech_bubble]

[speech_bubble type=”ln” subtype=”b” icon=”cooch.jpg” name=”Cooch” ]One of mine would be that everyone has to have a personal commitment statement (a.k.a. a personal mission statement). [/speech_bubble]