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Heritage Policy is Good Policy
Paper submitted to City Council June 12th, 2017 by Queens Park resident David Brett in support of the Queens Park Heritage Conservation Area in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Quote from the Financial Times, London: “So the message to politicians who see … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, canada, economics, Government Policy, Heritage, Heritage Conservation, New West, New Westminster, Planning, politics, real estate, Royal City, Vancouver
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Crisis, No Crisis; the Case for Nuclear
As a result of pure chance, I ended up on CBC national television during Canada’s hotly debated Fall 2008 federal election. Producers of a program called the “X-Challenge” were looking for 100 “necessary polluters” to make up a studio audience … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, canadian federal election, carbon footprint, cbc, energy, environment, global warming, greenhouse gases, mining, nuclear, politics, power, uranium
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Environtology: Sacred Earth, Profane People
These days it is not uncommon for environmentalism to be described as a kind of religion. Even without analysing such a statement, it rings true to many people. Why? Some might assume that because the environmental arena is fraught with … Continue reading
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Tagged church and state, economics, environmentalism, global warming, mercea eliade, Michael Chrichton, politics, profane, Religion, sacred
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Corpophobia
It astonishes me how seemingly rational people buy into ridiculous conspiracy theories. A popular fantasy that people sucker into regularly these days is the myth of the evil corporation run amok. Bloodthirsty with greed, shadowy corporate operatives conspire to topple … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracy theories, corporations, crime, economy, evil, politics, prejudice
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