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From the Oil Drum:Somewhere along the way, we-the-
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From the Oil Drum:Somewhere along the way, we-the-people seem to have reached a consensus that when it comes to allocating natural resources, money should do the talking. In fact many true believers contend money is the only legitimate communicator. How much oil should I be able to burn? Every barrel I can afford. How big a house how many houses should I be able to buy? Just as many as I can afford. How much CO2 should I be able to emit? Not one damned molecule less than I can afford. And if I want to burn and buy and emit more, then acquiring more money naturally give...
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The underground economy is all around us.
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An interesting question; why has the proportion of British Columbians living in low income been greater than those living in other provinces over the past decade? In 2006 the BC Progress Board commissioned Statistics Canada to help explain why the ...
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topics: crime, economy, employment, unemployment
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Exaggerating child poverty.
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The BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition is calling on the BC government to do something now to reduce child poverty, with almost 21 percent of kids in the province living in poverty. The national anti poverty group, Campaign 2000 set the poverty li...
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topics: bc government, economy, liberal, political, tax
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White House Ignoring Big Business Push For Mandatory Carbon Caps
For a while now, major corporations have been pushing for mandatory greenhouse gas emission caps from the US government. Big business understands the inevitability of having to deal with the global warming issue and the sooner they can see a strong e...
12 views | aggregated: 1 year 4 days ago
topics: business, climate change, economy, emissions, environmental
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Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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When Jesse Was Born
Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
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