Archive for August, 2011

Wednesday Night #1539
August 31, 2011, 2 Comments

THE PROLOGUE I am not worried about inflation … The risk to the global economy is not inflation, the risk is that ...

The Role of Values in Driving Climate Disputes
August 31, 2011, Comments Off on The Role of Values in Driving Climate Disputes

Andrew Revkin: Dot Earth Reacting to yesterday’s piece on how better definitions of terms could help clarify climate d ...

Jack Layton, R.I.P.
August 27, 2011, Comments Off on Jack Layton, R.I.P.

CBC SPECIAL REPORT: The death and legacy of Jack Layton Layton to be honoured with rare state funeral Layton funeral sho ...

Wednesday Night #1538
August 24, 2011, 1 Comment

Jack Layton and Canadian politics Jack Layton is being laid to rest after having led a group, largely composed of neophy ...

U.S. Economy 2011 – credit rating
August 22, 2011, 8 Comments

Head of rating agency S&P stepping down NEW YORK (AP) — The president of Standard & Poor’s is steppi ...

Wednesday Night #1537
August 17, 2011, 1 Comment

Brian Morel introduced his good friend Jean-Louis Thémis, chef cuisinier at the Quebec Tourism and Hotel Institute (yes ...

Serbia & Kosovo
August 12, 2011, 2 Comments

Kosovo-Serbia talks off after renewed clashes (BBC) EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off ami ...

Wednesday Night #1536
August 10, 2011, 4 Comments

It was a great pleasure to have John Evdokias introduce his wife, Dominique Beauchamp, who, despite her youthful appeara ...

Capitalism's Insurance Not Citizens' "entitlements"
August 9, 2011, 1 Comment

By Beryl Wajsman, Editor, The Suburban The global economic crisis has led many commentators and politicians to engage in ...

Africa: Environmental degradation
August 5, 2011, Comments Off on Africa: Environmental degradation

Niger Delta oil damage needs decades, $1 billion to fix The environmental damage from oil spills in the small Ogoniland ...

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