To everyone jumping on the band wagon on “we have to conserve resources because fossil fuel prices keep climbing…therefore, food prices, electricity prices, travel prices,… go up too” . . .
Here’s some food for thought:
• Yes, times are changing and we should be more aware of reducing our ecological footprint…. so lets bike before driving, and recycle containers, etc… but also, ask “why is the average consumer being slapped with all this responsibility, while huge companies and our Government work against our efforts?”
• Canada is rich in fossil fuel from Natural gas to one of the world’s top Oil reserves (in Alberta). The world in general is still very dependent on fossil fuel operations…despite the tremendous problems this causes.
• Instead of nationalizing our product and selling only the surplus of what we need (while selling to Canadians at a fair, lower rate), Canada sells everything to the U.S., then asks if there’s any to buy back for our own survival…of course at a higher price.
• The U.S. actively prohibits Canada from cutting exports to them, even if we experience shortages!
“We cannot even guarantee eastern Canadians access to western crude,” says John Dillon, economic justice researcher at KAIROS and co-author of the report.
• Meanwhile, places like Venezuala and the Mid-East are looking after their own people before exporting any resources.
Canada is like the ignorant cousin to the U.S.
We want to impress them by giving up anything they want, even if it means us doing without.
Why aren’t our Goverment, NS Power, and other large organizations jumping on the conservation wagon with us hippies – Wind Power, Solar Power, and other renewable energy sources are available, and have been for years, yet only starting to pick up here now.
We need to model ourselves after places like Venezuela (with nationalizing), Holland (with biking and wind power), Curitiba, Brazil (with innovative transit), and other forward-thinking countries.
This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2008.
Is Canada really trying?NO!What most people don’t know is that theirs bigger plans on the horizon for all and because “most people” are actually asleep to this fact,that everyone around the world on May 11/09 (maybe sooner) are going to be hit with a realness to reality.I can’t say anymore but in time everyone will see for themselves of what I’m talking about.All I can say,is:start stocking up on water,food and repent now!
Are you kidding me? Do you escape from the NS Hospital?
opps – did, i mean did.
I thought it was December 23, 2012??
I just want to know what she’s plotting now……I prefer to know in advance about my world destruction or proletariat uprising, thanks very much.
I’m pretty sure the realness to reality is scheduled for July… Oh no wait, that’s the Calgary Stampede. I guess I should clear my calendar for May 11/09 instead… I do have quite a bit going on that day, but I really don’t want to miss a good realness to reality *sigh*… I guess I’ll have to pencil in some good ole fashioned repentance while I’m at it… has anyone seen my bible?
I think it’s in the garage next to the graven images.
“*Bllllaaaaaarrrrrghhh* ON MAY 11 2009, *burlble* *blargle* I WILL *snort!* *snargle* *snorf* KILL *bzzzzz!* *click!* *whhhhiiiirrrrrrrr!* ALL YOUR *mmmmph!* *gurgle!* PUPPIES!!! MMMMUUUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
well you know, if the end of the world is nigh, it might be prudent to have a couple of human sacrifices…or a goat or something at least….I mean, the aztecs were all about end-of-the-world, but they seem to have averted disaster rather nicely with a good bloodletting. I’m sure alison could provide a couple of suggestions on worthy candidates to take one for the team!
But she has to wait for December 2012 for THAT end of the world. I’m not sure she’ll have the patience. But I really think she’ll go for the puppies.- TAFKA “Jammie”
But first I’m fully expecting her to give us all a mouthful of Jam d’Homme.
I think we better have a lottery, and quick!
maybe whatever is going to happen will be in the form of a giant Jam d’homme bomb, spritzing us all while Alison cackles in self-rightous rage about how she was right, in everyway, about everything, despite her spelling errors?
Ali-G and Stephen Harper will be the only 2 spared, left behind to begin civilization anew, resulting in a master-race of inarticulate deludinoids.
A Jam d’Homme bomb. We need Alanis to write us a song about that.Ali-G will will be cackling so hard she’ll have Smegma™ squirting out of her nose.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9002284641446868316&q=Root+of+all+evil&ei=r2FaSL-NJpPs-gGu1ITwDghttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8210522903232438954&q=Root+of+all+evil&ei=uGFaSMZpnqL7AZuCydcO
LOL @ “deludinoids”….i’m adding that one to my lexicon.
Ad…..http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/13/chris_hedges/A middle of the road (and I would say fresh) perspective on that debate. A short book and worth a read no matter which side of the religious debate you find yourself on.
Other good or at least interesting stuff here too:http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=should-science-speak-to-faithhttp://templeton.org/belief/
“I think people who start dividing the world into us and them fail to have empathy.” Good read. Will check it out.
Man, I totally want to be hit with a realness to reality, what a killer trip that would be!We basically screwed ourselves with NAFTA. There is a clause in there that we can’t reduce the supply of oil going stateside. We could in theory brake that, but then I’m sure we’d be slapped with trade embargos on everything, and our economy would just tank. ALthough if Obama gets in and decides to renegotiate, I’m hoping that would be yanked.Viva la proles!
Well here it is Pete and to everyone else!Type in Ron Strom on Google.Then click on WorldNet Daily -A free Press for a Free People.You will then come to Ron Strom’s Archives.Skroll down to article that’s titled,”Is coming national ID,Mark of the Beast”!We we’re suppose to have been instinct last year,but unfortunately they blasted that astroid.and yes there is another one coming in 2012,twice the size.This national ID was suppose to be implemented May/08,but it’s been put on hold till May/09,BUT,as the article says,it can come at any time from now to then.
Oh NO! Not instinct!
Um, Alison? I think you’re confusing reality with the movie “Armeggedon”. What’s next, dire warnings of a computer virus that’s going to cripple the entire planet and leave us scaveging like savage beasts for food and shelter at the precise stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve?1999 called. They wan their irrational fears back.
You can’t seriously be using the internets rambling of some random guy as proof can you? I was expecting something much more exciting, like the ancient mayan calender that may or may not be predicting the end of the world in 2012, depending on how you interpret it.Incidentally, the article was American. Pretty sure the cosmic fate of the world does not revolve around whether or not they issue id numbers. Incidentally, social security numbers already fit the bill for that. Wait.. oh no! We’re foxed! THE END IS NIGH! REPENT FOUL SINNERS, PREPARE TO MEET THY MAKER! PREPARE FOR THE RETURN OF THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER! BLESS HIS NOODLEY APPENDAGES! RAMEN!(if you’ve never heard of that, and have ten minutes to kill, check it out here; http://www.venganza.org/ , funny stuff.)
I see that your all for the mico-chip being planted into your hand,huh?Well Revelations does speak of what this actually represnts.I’ll help you locate it;Revelations Chapter 13 – Verses 16 and 17If your all for this,then this totally explains alot regarding your attitudes towards life.
I’m expecting 666 microchips in my hand, to be exact.
Well, if it’s in the book of Revelations, it MUST be true!!!
Anybody else smell purple Kool-Aid?Speaking of crazy, anybody else going to see Nikki Payne tonight? Whoo-hoo!
Gotta love those crazy kids who read their first copy of Adbusters and then go all David Koresh on everyone’s asses like they’re enlightening us.
“And the meek shall inherit the earth” (First vocal line of Rush 2112; also, somewhere in the bible…)Jammie… How did you know my favorite cala was Purple…Happy Summer to ALL and to all a good night…You too Homie,,, when you are on the road,,, you should log on as “the Roadie” and tell us how much BETTER the city you are in is better than Hfx…
It’s the MEEK who shall inherit the earth? Jesus, I thought it was “the MEERKAT shall inherit the earth”!!! So I’ve been praying to frisky rodents all this time for nothing?How embarrassing.
No No… You were thinking of “Muskrat Love” by that Captn & Tenille duo…
Something about Purple Haze, Floyd. I know you like your classic rock.Off to the show!Happy Solstice. Gotta find my bongos for the Commons. (Though that was probably this morning.)
Muskrat Susie… Muskrat Sam…
S’cuse me while I kiss this guy….
Its ok… I’m going to STFU now…
Are you guys serious!? It’s amazing how fast you guys get side-tracked! None of you have posted anything even remotely related to agreeing or disagreeing with the ORIGINAL POST!!! There were several very good statements made regarding our Country and the lack of thought Canada puts into business. This says a lot about Haligonians…When a real issue (like our Government looking out for the United States before Canada’s needs) is at hand…you all distract yourselves with mindless comments like “Bllllaaaaaarrrrrghhh MMMMUUUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”.Do any of you lemmings know how to read? Perhaps you should prove that talent by reading the original post before putting in your two useless cents on Armageddon…Get a backbone and brain all of you….and post something forward-thinking and RELATED to the post you are commenting on!
Uh oh! Better smarten up, guys. The On Topic Police are in the house…
I traded in my brain and backbone for a couple of lemmings and a used Armegeddon dvd. My bad.
if the original post had anything to say, other than self indulgent, first year arts degree twaddle, maybe we would have. yes, there were some points buried under all that smug, but it’s hard to see for all the finger wagging. How is this even a bitch? the op was just showing off what a intensely smart left wing radical they are by spewing out a bunch of factoids they picked up in the latest issue of adbusters. people here treated it accordingly.