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    World's Largest Democracy Votes

    897,811,627 registered voters. That's gotta be a pain in the ass logistically. Will Modi be re-elected or knocked out of power by Mayawati?
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    Anti-Carbon Tax Convoy

    I'm stuck in its wake. It's massive. 20-30km worth of trucks rolled past so far. 1/2hr so far. Democracy at work.
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    ​No bids at B.C.'s March oil and gas sale

    OUCH!!! Nobody wants to invest in British Columbia... B.C. walked away empty-handed from its monthly sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights this week. Just a single 1,116-hectare lease near near Laprise Creek and Birley Creek was put up for this month's sale, held March 27. There...
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    The Dirty Secret Of Renewables Advocates Is That They Protect Fossil Fuel Interests,

    Atoadaso! Everybody from Greenpeace to student activist Greta Thunberg to Green New Dealer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) says we have to transition from fossil fuels to renewables in order to save the climate. But if solar and wind are substitutes for fossil fuels, why are the world’s...
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    Government of Canada Is Currently Seeking To Hire Wizards

    I thought this was bullshit when the Mrs mentioned it but the Government of Canada website confirms it. https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1279695...
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    Trudeau now has a lower approval rating than Trump, with Tories way ahead: Ipsos poll

    It's gotta be because of Putin, why else? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to have suffered more damage from the SNC-Lavalin scandal than U.S. President Donald Trump has from the Russia...
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    If you listen close, you can hear the whales....SCREAM

    Chinese demand leads to huge jump in crude oil exports from B.C. A combination of Chinese demand and increased pipeline space led to a massive increase in the export of crude oil out of the Port of Vancouver last year...
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    Eco-Stupidity. News Stories That Cross The Line

    Carbon Emissions Are Now 10x Higher Than When The Arctic Had Crocodiles And Palm Trees What kind of SUVS did the reptiles drive that created emissions...
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    Petition calls for U.S. to sell Montana to Canada

    It already borders three Canadian provinces and has a diverse terrain of Rocky Mountains and Great Plains that mirror those in Alberta and Saskatchewan. So, should the U.S. sell Montana to Canada as one online petition is proposing? After the U.S. national debt soared to more than $22...
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    Canadian Election 2019

    The poll standings, the platforms, the hopes and dreams. Post your relevant Election 2019 info here.
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    Be part of a Peer Reviewed Study

    Is Steadily Decreasing Church Attendance Causing Global Warming? In 1990, 20.4 percent of the population attended an Orthodox Christian church on any given weekend. In 2000, that percentage dropped to 18.7 percent and to 17.7 percent by 2004. Olson explains that while church attendance...
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    Global temperature has not increased under Republican presidents, only Democrats

    From the website Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science at Columbia University comes this hilarious but real bit of data analysis. Looking at short trends in the global surface temperature data, the analysis shows that global temperature has not increased under Republican...
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    First Nations say Alberta has no right to cut oil activity on their land

    Some First Nations in Alberta want an exemption from the provincial government's decision to mandate oil production cuts. The First Nations say the provincial government has no right to dictate the level of oil and gas activity on their land. They believe the oil curtailment policy could have a...
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    Who paid for such stupidity? Little Ice Age caused by death of 55-million Indigenous

    The elimination of nearly 55 million, or 90 per cent, of Indigenous people in the Americas during European colonization led to global climate change and the “Little Ice Age” of the 17th century, a recent study finds. Researchers at University College London found that the Great Dying — the...
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    Ecofascists Fund Fake Injuns

    My guess is that you’ve heard about the Coastal Gaslink gas pipeline that was being blockaded by eco-radicals? What you haven’t heard is this alarming side of the story. This pipeline is heading from...
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    Tesla to cut thousands of jobs as Elon Musk warns the ‘road ahead is very difficult’

    But but but... Tesla Inc. will cut its full-time employee headcount by 7 per cent, with Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk saying "the road ahead is very difficult to make electric cars affordable for the mass market." The shares fell 7.6 per cent in pre-market trading after the Palo Alto...
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    Nissan Leaf sales collapse in Ontario after incentive axed

    No shit? Since taking power, Ontario’s Doug Ford–led government has been heavy-handed with cuts across the board. The Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle and Charging Incentive Programs are a few of the rebate programs that got the axe in July. But the cuts aren’t just affecting...
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    2018 was 4th warmest year since 1951 climate change report finds

    Last year was the fourth warmest on record (since 1951 when the record started) extending a scorching streak driven by a buildup of man-made greenhouse gases, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday...
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    Researchers find bottom of Pacific getting colder, possibly due to Little Ice Age

    The rift must be closing. LOL! A pair of researchers, one with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the other Harvard University, has found evidence of deep ocean cooling that is likely due to the Little Ice Age. In their...
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    BC NDP/Green Alliance Are Dendrocidal Maniacs

    Logging watchdog probes government agency over felled B.C. old-growth trees Environmentalists allege government agency B.C. Timber Sales did not comply with provincial land use plans Chad Pawson - CBC News A provincial watchdog is investigating allegations that the...