Why was Manitoba not represented at this meeting on the flood response on the Souris River?
Environment
Charles Manson Energy: It’s time to apply endangered species, wildlife and economic laws fairly and equitably
Put bluntly, wind energy is unsustainable. It kills unconscionable numbers of bats, raptors and other birds. It requires billions in perpetual subsidies – and billions more for (mostly) gas-fired backup generators. Its expensive, unreliable electricity kills two jobs for every one supposedly created.
City Can’t Be Its Own Watchdog: Separate operator from regulation
Recent sewage spills into the Red River could have been prevented if the utility was privately-owned as it would have actually faced fines, instead of a slap on the wrist.
Fixing Flooding in Manitoba
All the Manitoba gov has to do is pick up the reports of the Souris Valley Commission reports that were prepared in the mid to late 1970’s at a significant cost to government
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Copper is Signaling Expansion and Rising Inflation; Gold and Silver are Confirming Those Trends
The price of copper has long been a bellwether for economic conditions. The price is strongly correlated to economic activity, industrial production and economic growth in general. It is also highly correlated with the Canadian dollar and economy. The red metal’s...
Climate Pandering is Self-Defeating for Canadian Banks
Canada’s national policy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 necessitates divesting from fossil fuels. There is just one problem: massive outstanding loans from banks to the oil and gas industries. The oil and gas sector makes up more than 10 per cent of the...
Tuberculosis and Elk in Riding Mountain
Both the Federal and Manitoba governments need to move fast to contain and eliminate TB in and around Riding Mountain National park.
Opening Up Cottage Country
Coverage of the last provincial election campaign ignored a gem-in-the-rough tossed out by the winner, Gary Doer.
*Prepare for the Big Chill
The Earth’s climate is changing in a dramatic way, with immense danger for man and the natural systems that sustain him. This was the frightening message broadcast to us by environmentalists in the recent past. Here are some of their prophecies.
Blame Sun For Global Warming
The weekend line-ups at nursery outlets signal our relief after one of the coldest springs ever recorded, which followed on the heels of the 2001 winter, one of the coldest in history.
*Kyoto As “Blankie”
On the weekend, some friends told us their nine-year-old still has a scrap of his “blankie.” Whenever he is overwrought or scared they give it to him, he clutches it and is instantly calmed.
Environmental Politics Is Big Business
Environmental indicators are all improving despite the litany of doom and gloom promoted by various activist groups
An “Eco-Judas” Comes to Brandon
Back in January during Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon the Canola Growers sponsored a visit by Dr. Patrick Moore, one of the founders of Greenpeace.
A Conversation with Patrick Moore
In the mid-1980s I became convinced that aquaculture offered some solutions to the depletion of world fish stocks. I tried to convince my Greenpeace colleagues to support sustainable aquaculture as a positive policy.
Something Fishy This Way Comes
A new regime of direct federal control over inland waterways, imposed by fiat from Ottawa, is about to descend on the Prairies.