Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Even the Oil Companies Need Bailouts?

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At least in Russia, where it seems that Gazprom is on the skids . It's interesting to ponder a bit. With oil prices at record lows and...
Friday, December 26, 2008

La Strada

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Vegaquarian?

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In a heated anti-vegetarian discussion on some forum in the world wide interwebs, someone brought up the term "vegaquarian" as the...
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Cat Got Your Wallet?

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Here's a half hour long documentary that appeared on CBC about how your vet's taking you to the cleaners with 100-450% mark-ups on ...

Sharon Astyk's Depletion and Abundance

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I recently treated myself (all self-Santa like) to a copy of Sharon Astyk's recently published book Depletion and Abundance . I've...
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On Being Sussed Out

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“When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own; and this is especially the case with...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Locked Out of Indoor Cage, Two Baboons Die at Moncton, NB Zoo

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Just in time for Xmas: Tragedy has hit the Magnetic Hill Zoo in Moncton after two baboons died of hypothermia when they were accidentally lo...
Saturday, December 20, 2008

The Tradition of Pretending Animals Are Rewards

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I've been avoiding writing about this whole "new dog in the White House" thing, but figured that enough was enough. So, to ke...
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Sharon Astyk's Predictions for 2009

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In 2007, Sharon Astyk figured that the economy would tank this year, as well as that the term "Peak Oil" would become commonly kno...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Thank You Amazon.ca!

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Less than three business days after ordering them, my twin copies of a much-wanted book arrived today, Super Saver Shipping and all. I usual...

On Getting McDonalded: Politics and Endangered Species

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Huffington Post has an article on yet another blemish on what will be the Bush administration's legacy concerning non-human animals and...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Without Soy, Are We Really Just Left with Fritos?

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I read over at the Vegan Freaks forum that The Atlantic 's Megan McArdle, previously a mainstream media advocate of veganism, has offic...
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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Raging Rudolph

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Watch Mad TV: Raging Rudolph on Fanpop
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Friday, December 12, 2008

GMOs in the US and Obama

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Grist has another great article dealing with the Obama administration and food / agriculture in the United States, particulary with respect...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

I've been MIA

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'Tis one of our busiest times of year at work (unrelated to the holidays, strangely enough), so I haven't had time to post. My stin...