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Idea #1: Link Money with Natural Capital
As currencies across the globe corrode, it's time to peg wealth to something real.
Time to Test Corporate Leaders to Weed out Psychopaths
Shark-like, they rise fast but risk killing the world economy, concludes a business professor.
Nothing's More American than Fighting Greedy Bankers
Way ahead of Occupiers, US founding leaders raged against powerful, corrupting financiers.
Europe's Own Arms Dealers and Loan Peddlers Took Down Greece
Profit-hungry bankers, weapons makers pushed EU member over brink.
If Global Economy Crumbles, Blame Murdoch
His greed driven agenda to misinform the US public has led to political meltdown and debt disaster.
Kinder Morgan's Grand Plan to Pipe Oil Sands Crude
Tankers in Vancouver harbour to steeply increase. Second pipeline to Kitimat could eclipse proposed Enbridge project.
Just Say No to Celebrity Extremists
Big name zealots locked in a symbiosis of hatred. Are we finally moving on?
'Stephen Harper vs. Canada': 2004 Case Could Spell Canada's Future
Change flow of money to parties and you control Parliament. Harper's plan for locking in a permanent Conservative advantage.
Alberta's Oil Wealth and the Big Question for Harper
PM's favourite province squandered its petro profits like a 'banana republic.' Is this any way to run an economy?
Ready to Pay to Stop Harper? Swing 33 Shows How
New website, not affiliated with any party, identifies races where political donations pack most punch against Conservatives.
If the $30 Billion We Give Oil Sands Went to Green Energy
What could Canada achieve then? Here's the jaw-dropping answer.
Why Is Canada Freezing out Geothermal Power?
We're a world leader at creating it -- just about everywhere except in our own country.
$1.7 Billion and Rising: Taxpayers' Gas Bill for Oil Sands
Extractors gobble natural gas, deducting the cost from their taxes. That already huge public subsidy, hidden from view, is due to balloon.
Feds' Foggy Reply to Tug Crewing Questions
Despite earlier denial, Transport Canada apparently OK with two-man crews at treacherous Second Narrows.
Regs Still Tight on Tug Crew Sizes, Says Transport Canada
Tug crew guild member stands by claim that risky staffing does occur in Vancouver's port.
Alarm Sounded: Tanker Tug Crews Too Thin in Vancouver
Dangerous 'loophole' lets tugs with half normal crew escort oil-laden ships in Vancouver port, says maritime guild official.
Ed Stelmach's Clumsy American Romance
Alberta's premier made citizens buy a heavy-breathing Washington Post ad pushing dirty energy. Embarrassing.
Global Forces Making Vancouver a Major Oil Port
China craves oil sands fuel. Ottawa wants to diversify its US market. So huge amounts of crude will have to pass through a risky Second Narrows.
Big Jump in Oil Tankers in Vancouver's Port
Flow of tar sands crude to Burrard Inlet rising, and will more than double: Kinder Morgan.
Feds Undercut BC's Oil Spill Prevention Panel
Tories rewriting safety regs with no input from their own expert panel, says member.
The Gulf Spill: Watch and Learn, BC Leaders
Oil corporations downplay risk, then duck responsibility. Maybe this catastrophe will finally sink in.
Feds Fire Back at Tyee's 'Muzzled Scientists' Column
And the column's author responds to Environment Canada's defence of its practices.
Harper's Humiliating Muzzle on Scientists
Canada is becoming a global joke as our world-class experts are prohibited from speaking.
Could Olympics Undo the Global Economy?
That's one looming disaster scenario as Greece, crushed by debt from hosting the 2004 Games, threatens to topple international lenders.
This Satellite Could Help Save Humanity
But DSCOVR remains grounded. That fact is key to interpreting the so-called 'climategate' emails.
Why Are Oddballs Like This Guy Winning?
Lord Monckton's bizarre climate change denials enthrall the Fraser Institute crowd, and ripple out.
Global Warming's New Scopes Monkey Trial
As economy crumbles, US Chamber of Commerce will 'put climate science on trial'.
Where's Our Global Warming Protest?
Americans are marching on their capital today. Canadians, have a donut.
It's the Tar Sands, Stupid
Canada home to global warming's new ground zero.
War Is So Over
The world has changed. War can't do what it used to.
Dion Could Make Huge Play
Perfect time to change way we elect politicians.
Premier's Shaky Global Warming Pitch
His targets are bold, but aim seems wobbly.
Harper's Green Mirage
PM weakly revived some programs he cancelled. But what about that dirty deal with Bush?
How Ottawa Sabotaged Our Kyoto Pledge in 2002
Quiet deal with oil industry locked in failure.
Harper: Hard on Nature
Four alarming enviro policy shifts in the Tory platform.
Let’s Keep Vote Reform Alive
STV was a dud, but we need more women in government.
In Praise of High Gas Prices
Pain at the pumps reflects the true cost of gas, from car wrecks to smog to the Iraq war. Ready for alternatives?
Don't Shoot the Whistleblower
Our early warning system for scandals fails because sounding alarms is too risky. Let's change that.
- Appeal court upholds ruling on protection of orca habitat
- Foreign takeover score is 14,218 to two calculates Mel Hurtig, who speaks Saturday
- Abbott blames teachers' union, hints at legislation
- Greens exaggerating fracking fears 'to control you': Santorum
- Prime Minister Harper mixes oil with human rights on visit to China
- Civil jury finds former BC premier Vander Zalm guilty of defamation
- Vancouver theatre runs down curtain on section of BC's outdated liquor laws
- BC Premier Clark to replace throne speech with radio appearance
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- 'The Kids Are All Right'
- 'Leave Your Shoes On'
- Glaciers, BC Hydro's Melting 'Batteries'
- Frankie Rose Makes Life Tougher for Journalists
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Could SOPA Pervade Canadian Copyright Law?
- Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?
- Economist Calls Gateway Pipeline an Inflationary 'Threat'
- Who Pays Huge Power Bills for Clark's Gas Plants?
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Economist Calls Gateway Pipeline an Inflationary 'Threat'
- Bill Rees' Last Lecture
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Is Canada Ignoring Signs of a Coming Economic Collapse?
- Eleven Oily Questions for Every MP
- How First Nations Are Gearing Up for Legal Battle Against Gateway
- Harper in China
- Bruce Carson Scandal Greased by Harper's Oil Sands Agenda
- BC Child Care Advocates in Geneva to Complain to UN
- Make It the Canadian Webcasting Corporation
- Harper in China
- How First Nations Are Gearing Up for Legal Battle Against Gateway
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Expert on Healthy Democracy Takes BC's Pulse
- Remembering Lloyd Dykk's Wit, Generosity and Superb Prose
- When the Prize Is a Chance to Toil on BC's Farms
- Three Ryan Gosling Pickup Techniques that Don't Work in Real Life
- BC, You Love You
- Tweet Us What You Read Today
- Scientists unveil bold new definition of addiction
- The most hellish ‘internships’: China sends 100,000 teens to work for a pittance at Foxconn making gadgets for Apple, others
- World Press Photo Contest: Editor’s choice pictures of the day
- Banks come first in a Greek rescue plan
- We’re more unequal than you think
- Cambodia launched restaurants for vultures
- Flavored vodka: sign of the imminent apocalypse?
- With Obama’s new foreclosure deal big banks win again
