coal transport – motomo flickr.jpg The coal industry in the United States has found a way to increase their profits, while at the same time avoiding the cumbersome environmental standards in place to protect American citizens from coal emissio…

coal transport – motomo flickr.jpg

The coal industry in the United States has found a way to increase their profits, while at the same time avoiding the cumbersome environmental standards in plac…

… complete with a little sleaze history Contributor: “Newfieby”Well this is a fine how do ya do Good Morning – and I haven`t even had that 2nd cup of instant yet … Lordy Ding Dong.The HarperCONS caught again … I can’t believe that enough MPs on t…

Sino-Forest’s troubles give a valuable glimpse of the inner workings of Chinese “capitalism”

The HarperCons are certainly giving the regina mom a lot of opportunity to diss them.  And that would be fun! Perhaps, if we give them enough rope… I know.  It’s wishful thinking, mirroring theirs, apparently. As a poster at one of the we…

From the Wall Street Journal:
BEIJING—China’s crude-oil imports from Iran last year were up…

It wasn’t something we would normally sign up for when traveling. We’ve been all over the word and while we enjoy eating food, we had never thought of learning how to cook it.

Franke James, the artist who was blacklisted by the HarperCons, lives in Joe Oliver’s riding. She was excited to learn that he is open to meeting with environmental groups. So, she’s issued a public letter, taking him up on his offer and requesting a…

Franke James, the artist who was blacklisted by the HarperCons, lives in Joe Oliver’s riding.  She was excited to learn that he is open to meeting with environmental groups.  So, she’s issued a public letter, taking him up on his offer an…

Foxconn is one of the better options in a country still grappling with astonishing levels of poverty

Excited Delirium Chapter 67, where China experiences a massive quake created by our villians. – Syndicated from http://www.exciteddelirium.ca

The Regina Mom’s amassed a number of links about the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline and, though other bloggers have moved on to the HarperCon’s potential attack on Old Age Security (OAS) [See Alison@Creekside], TRM’s staying on this issue a bit lon…

the regina mom‘s amassed a number of links about the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline and, though other bloggers have moved on to the HarperCon’s potential attack on Old Age Security (OAS) [See Alison@Creekside], trm‘s staying on th…

Wow! This media AlerteInfoAlert from the Prime Minister’s Office is a sight to behold, dear Reader.  Do take a moment to thank Kady O’Malley for postponing her book-reading and sleep in order to share it with us.  the regina mom is also f…

By Michael J.W. StickingsSo you like your iPhone, do you? And your iPad? And maybe you’re even one of those Apple cultists. (I’m not, but I do love my iPod Touch. I go Samsung/Android with my phone.)Maybe you love all your gadgets. Maybe you think tech…

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and IDF have arrested 10 high-ranking Islamic Jihad terrorists in the West Bank who were planning a series of attacks against Israel, including the abduction of an IDF soldier. The Shin Bet, which released details…

Eww. If you thought Stephen Harper was a little creepy and his methods suspect, you will think even less of our PM after last night’s South Carolina GOP primary. Newt Gingrich, disgraced in so many ways over his career for not just his philanderi…

Eww. If you thought Stephen Harper was a little creepy and his methods suspect, you will think even less of our PM after last night’s South Carolina GOP primary. Newt Gingrich, disgraced in so many ways over his career for not just his philandering but his breach of ethics, referenced Harper in his acceptance speech after his huge victory in the state. Of all the candidates to praise our PM,

… “We have the capability to take the world down with us. And I can assure you that that will happen before Israel goes under.”Contributor: “YYC”CartoonStockCanada, as represented by the Harper eschatological “Christians”, blindly supports the most d…

China’s Communist Party members can now carry a tablet PC to verify identification cards, read the blogs of cadres and manage state-owned firms without fretting that using a bourgeois Apple Inc iPad…