Strong National Support for British Columbia’s Carbon Tax
by Luke Rodgers on May 29, 2008
A recent survey by the Pembina Institute found that 72% of Canadians support BC’s carbon tax, an idea that has been getting a fair bit of discussion recently in the blogosphere (I hate that word).
It seems like there’s a growing (…)
Say it publicly and you’re insane, Chocolate Rain
by Luke Rodgers on May 25, 2008
We’re all fracked
by Luke Rodgers on May 24, 2008
“In sharp contrast to denier’s claims that action against global warming will trigger economic catastrophe, a new study has concluded it would actually be cheaper to cut greenhouse-gas emissions than to suffer the consequences of a changing world.”
Costs of ignoring (…)
Classic case of slippery slope
by Luke Rodgers on May 9, 2008
The UK’s extensive network of security cams (about 1 per every 10 people), which research has repeatedly shown to be ineffective at both preventing and solving crime, is apparently being used to catch litterers, pooping dogs, and other such petty (…)
Best thing I have every seen in my life
by Luke Rodgers on May 8, 2008
Hands down.
Art show curator euthanizes living leather jacket
by Luke Rodgers on May 8, 2008
Victimless Leather was, for its short life, a small jacket made up of embryonic stem cells taken from mice. The MoMA curator decided she had to remove the jacket’s life support when it started to grow too big.
In other news, (…)
NASA will pay you $5K a month to lie in bed
by Luke Rodgers on May 8, 2008
The catch is, you can’t get up.
More befuddlement from Bjorn Lomborg
by Luke Rodgers on May 5, 2008
Lomborg, the “skeptical environmentalist,” is apparently organizing round 2 of his Copenhagen Consensus 2004 conference.
Feel free to refresh yourself on his unique brand of “environmentalism”.
