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We got rid of one corrupt and abusive politician with Ford being removed, now it's time for Harper to go. Canadians can't stand Ford Over 80% of respondents agree Ford needed to go. Harper shows the same contempt for rules and respect for the democratic process federally, we should remove him...

The ice volume at this years summer minimum is 50% less of what it was just five years ago in 2007. Almost certainly the Arctic will be mostly ice free within a few years with a small area to the north and west of Greenland still with sea ice for several decades longer. Some of the projected...

Santorum: By 'Pursuit of Happiness,' The Founders Meant 'To Pursue God's Will' | rightwingwatch.org As interpreted by wingnuts like Pat Robertson no doubt. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The American Founding Fathers intended the nation...

Is it any wonder that America is so ****ed up. Daily Kos: The Rise of the Sociopathic Right

We keep being told over and over that there is no viable alternative to fossil fuels to power our society. Solar doesn't do it, it just has about 26% capacity the same for wind and tidal. Biomass doesn't do it, it needs too much land and resources to effectively replace coal, oil and gas...

Thorium(Th-90) is one one of the most abundant elements of it's type(actinides) and although it's not fissile, it is fertile. This means it can readily be converted into fissile material(U-233) in the presense of the kind of radiation found in a nuclear reactor. It can be placed as solid rods in...

Every year more than 1,000,000 people die from the air pollution produced by burning fossil fuels. WHO | Air quality and health

Why are almost all the stickies here on the climate change subforum about denial of the issue when most of the science is in support of Anthropogenic Global Warming. From what I've seen here most people post opinions as evidence that climate change isn't happening as opposed to real science...

I was watching this show on DVD the other day, there are some amazing people out there, almost in the superhero catagory. Bob Munden has reflexes so fast he can make two pistol shots look and sound like one. Bob Munden - Super Humans - YouTube

For me the big one is we need it. The Myth is us Canadians are so soft we need to keep relying on fossil fuels to survive no matter the long term consequences...put another way what's going on could be analogous to burning candles in a sunken sub to play poker. You might have a good time but...

It's no revelation that real wages haven't keep pace with rising costs over the years resulting in many people working at or below the subsistance level in this country and others in the developed world. But according to Jim Flaherty Canadians should be unquestioningly grateful for the little we...