Monthly Archives: September 2011

Dick Cheney Speaks in Calgary

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Amanda Achtman

Former Vice-President of the United States Dick Cheney spoke to an impressive, yet intimate crowd in Calgary. The Bon Mot Book Club, began by Leah Costello, kicked off its first Calgary speaker series on Tuesday evening. Vice-President Cheney spoke briefly reflecting … Continue reading →

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What does university education have to do with Climate Change?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Marco Navarro-Génie

Rex Murphy at a Frontier Event tomorrow in Calgary Continue reading →

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Oil sands protesters ignore impact on Aboriginals

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Joseph Quesnel

Many of those protesting the oil sands in Ottawa (especially the Keystone XL pipeline) likely believe they have the sanction of First Nation communities in opposing oil sands development. It is certainly true that some First Nations have stated their … Continue reading →

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Ethical Oil – A Commentary

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Les Routledge

The ethical thing to do is not to eschew all fossil fuels, but to make choices between their sources Continue reading →

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A sobering message to control debt

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Marco Navarro-Génie

UK and Canadian PMs call for debt control on the same day that coincidentally the markets had the worst day this year. Continue reading →

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Can We Really Call Climate Science A Science?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Les Routledge

Perhaps I am still locked in the 1980′s mindset, but I still like the idea of act local as a means to improving environmental stewardship. Continue reading →

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Is Multi-Party Democracy Emerging Alberta

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Les Routledge

it now looks like the province will be presented with a choice of voter options Continue reading →

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Stories from Along the Bi-Pole III Route

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Les Routledge

Gerald Flood took a road trip and his commentary is worth a read Continue reading →

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Congestion-based Road Tolls

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Les Routledge

The answer has already been discovered in other cities Continue reading →

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Phonebuster Alert

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Les Routledge

Phonebusters has issued an alert about a telephone – computer scam. Continue reading →

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Blinded by Orthodoxy – Why the telephone companies don’t run the Internet

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Roland Renner

Why didn’t AT&T or the Yellow Pages develop a dominant browser instead of Yahoo, Google, or Bing (Microsoft)?  How did Skype make a success of videoconferencing when the telcos couldn’t do it?  Why don’t the telephone companies run the Internet? … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Solar Energy

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Les Routledge

We call this energy capture system, “photosynthesis”, and this battery, “fossil fuels”. Continue reading →

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