February 6th, 2010

Petrobras CEO gives presentation stating that oil will peak in 2010

RCMP to quit investigating it’s own officers for serious cases

Intelligence Chief Confirms US Can Assassinate Americans Abroad

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair has confirmed US forces are authorized to kill US citizens abroad. Speaking before the House Intelligence Committee, Blair acknowledged President Obama is continuing a Bush-era policy authorizing the killing of US citizens if they’re considered a terrorist threat to the United States. In response, Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald wrote the assassination policy gives President Obama “the power to impose death sentences on his own citizens without any charges or trial.”

January 21st, 2010

Ontario farmer found not guilty in raw milk case

Homeless estimated at 2 million in Haiti, 200,000 estimated dead from the earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince

Disaster capitalism rises from Haiti’s ashes as calls for new ‘Marshall Plan’ are floated

US Supreme Court ends limits on corporate campaign spending in 5-4 vote …..just another reason for people not to have faith in a political system that costs too much and is inherently corrupted by the forces of big money

On this day, January 15th in 1919….

The Great Molasses Disaster who knew molasses could move that fast.

January 11, 2010

Transit passengers go pantless for No Pants Day

China short on women

Leading expert says H1N1 may have been deliberately exaggerated by pharmaceutical companies

Road projects don’t help unemployment

Full body airport scanners may damage human DNA

January 7th, 2010

Oil tankers off of BC’s coast : Government denies there ever was a moratorium

Use of harmful chemicals in industry kept secret by law

Here is a headline I never thought I would see especially after all the stories linking cell phones to brain tumours-

Mobile phone radiation protects against Alzheimers Call me not convinced……

If you go back to 2003 the BBC ran an article citing a study that said cell phones may trigger Alzheimers so what to believe…..

December 22nd, 2009

Winter hits hard in Europe

10 Greediest People of 2009

2010 Food Crisis Alert

Trends for 2010

Gold not actually going up in value; paper money is going down says analyst

Iran MP says Iraq owes $1 trillion in war reparations

Britons saving record amount of money to get out of debt

Volcano ready to roar in the Philippines

December 7th, 2009

Brazil thieves make off with $6 million through a tunnel

UBC researchers say coin tosses aren’t random

Morales reelected in Bolivia as President

December 3rd, 2009

On this date in 1976, Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt two days before the “Smile Jamaica” concert aimed at restoring peace amongst warring political factions. Despite fear of a follow-up attack, he would go on to play the concert for a crowd of over 80,000 people. When asked why he was going forward with the concert, Marley famously replied “the people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?”

Here is a potential world changer if it turns out to be viable….Scientists make plastic without using fossil fuels

Garlic vs. H1N1

According to this article from the Independent, trade in garlic is booming thanks in large part to swine flu;  one high school in China has bought 200kg to feed to their kids every day in order to ward off the flu.

Rich get richer, poor get poorer

Federal Liberals back the HST for BC and Ontario sealing it as a done deal

The article states that the HST will cost the average taxpayer and extra $800 to $1000 annually and save businesses $100 million a year. There is key information missing from the article such as exactly how many taxpayers are being affected. On the surface it seems that all taxpayers are getting screwed on this one (since many more things such as haircuts, energy, etc. that were previously exempt from PST are being subject to the new tax) and both major parties are either corrupt or incompetent by not being upfront about the fact that they are basically asking for more revenue. Not only that but there is no free vote on this bill. This is shameful and pretty much guarantees that people will lose even more respect for government and the rule of law.

To see more info on this issue you can see both sides of the story at the National Citizens Coalition site and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business site

Here is another take on it from an anonymous poster.. ‘Better a consumption tax than income tax increases. One way or another it is individuals who pay. If business pays the tax it gets passed on to the consumer in the end. At least with a sales tax we have a choice, to buy or not to buy.’

The HST comes into effect on July 1st, 2010 in BC.