I don't think

that Neil Young has lived in Canada for many years, has he?

Neil Young blasts oilsands expansion, launches fundraising tour

"4 concerts to fund First Nations legal fight against oilsands projects"

His politics still seem to be okay, though, and he got this right:

""I see a government completely out of control, and money is number one. Integrity isn't even on the map," he said."

Thanks, Neil. Your observation seems spot on...

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On its way...

The Kakapo Parrot: Staying alive despite its best efforts

I hope the plans to encourage the rebuilding of the population work. It would be a shame to see another extinction due to us again...

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Now,

this is interesting!

How tiny insects survive the rain

Really! It is interesting. It's an answer to a question I've actually asked myself in the past (in the case of bothersome mosquitoes, coincidentally) hoping that the answer would be slightly different...

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And for all

you conspiracy theorists and ufologists out there, perhaps the Moonians will take the opportunity to try to send super-powerful moon-rays our way? Who knows?

Super Moon to arrive Saturday night

Oh, those Moonians! They're such Moonsters!

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I'll proofread it for them. Oops! Correction!

Ottawa curbs ability of green groups to intervene in review process

That should be:

"Ottawa curbs ability of green groups to take part in review process"

I would have thought the Globe & Mail would be better at proofing than that. Oh, well.

You're welcome.

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Please show your support

Please shut all your lights off at 8:30 p.m. tonight for

Earth Hour.

Ol' Mom Earth really can use our show of support...

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Great Youtube for today

Annie Leonard and her fantastic animators do it again with Bottled Water

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Blame everyone

but the humans...

Seals blamed for lack of cod recovery

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Ideology über alles

ideology über sanity, anyway.

'Radical' groups working against oilsands

"Environment groups 'threaten to hijack' system, natural resources minister says"

See that little speck of dust over there? That's the environmental groups. See that huge mountain over there? That's the big oil companies. And that speck of dust is working against the huge mountain. It'll be UFOs next. Harper is losing it more and more. I mean, the rest of the Conservatives in government can't say anything but the words of der führer, so it has to be Harper who is losing it, trying to create conspiracies to create enemies for the public to consume.

Sadly, the public will generally lap it all up...

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It's really important

Bee Aware

It's not that we think only of our lifetime, it's that we only think of today, maybe tomorrow, and some of us think of next week. The next generation or the one after that? Well, I don't know. We can't think that far ahead.

We can tell this by watching drivers. So many will stay in a lane right up to a barricade before they realize the road lane is closed and they have to change lanes. They don't look two feet in front of their car...

The governments don't care. They only care about business and getting re-elected. We're doomed...

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Alas,

Spotted Handfish: Fish that walk

Another species that humans are doing their best to eliminate, though mainly through ignorance and accident this time, rather than through exploitation (our normal means of raping and pillaging having dominion over God's creation)...

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It's going to keep going up

with or without government intervention (and government intervention isn't something that Canadians should ever expect anyway).

Paying way more for gas sounds out of this world

Sometimes the most radical ideas are the best solutions. If people were to pay way more for gas we might look for ways to spend less...

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A 'Gentleman Visionary'

The Man of The Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker

This is a really good website to read about one man's vision and work of replanting the earth.

I originally learned of him when I was creating a website about Saskatoon's cemeteries, and discovered that he was buried in one of them. I've read things of and by him since then, and marvel at his farsightedness, concern, trust, faith and love for the earth and all it's inhabitants. He certainly was a very special individual. This website provides a great portrait of this man and his vision...

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Unknown bugs

E. Coli Strain Was Previously Unknown, Official Says

Are these things mutating in nature on their own or...dun-ta-dun-dun...coming from some biological research lab? Whichever it is, we're pretty much likely to be responsible ourselves...

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I just read this yesterday

in the daily newspaper.

WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk

The people most at risk of getting their brains cooked are the young people who have their cell phones almost permanently attached to their ears. Some major cell phone manufacturers have suggested, in a rather insane guideline, that people should "keep their device away from their body". Sure. Turn your cell phone volume up full and hold it at arm's length. That won't cause any problems at all for those around you...

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Once again

a European country, much older and certainly more mature than the West, is exhibiting great foresight and care for the future of the human race.

Germany: Nuclear power plants to close by 2022

Don't count on anything like this happening in the West any time soon. Concern for the future is left to those who have had a past. We've barely existed in history compared to Europe...

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Get this book!

The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change

This is such an important book that I think everyone should read it. I linked directly to the Amazon.ca site for it in hardcover, but it is available in paperback now as well. This isn't any kind of through-link that pays me a fee if you use it. I get nothing. I just think it's so important that more people read this book and become converts, so to speak, to change. I bought my copy at Coles, as a remainder, for about 7 or 8 dollars, so it doesn't have to be expensive. Perhaps see if your library has it. Just read it!

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Today, at 8:30 p.m.,

shut all your lights (and other electrical appliances) off for

Earth Hour.

Ol' Mom Earth really can use our support...

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Everyone should consider

signing up and pledging to use less energy, not just for Earth Hour 2011, but always...

Earth Hour 2011

But at least shut things off for an hour at 8:30 this coming Saturday, March 26th. Consider the conditions of ol' Mom Earth and give her a break, even for a short time...

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Feel like

a tangible reminder of what we've done to the environment?

BirdProject

AND do something good for the environment at the same time? This is good on so many levels!

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