Hey all, I'm going to try updating my blog once in awhile, but I'll be moving to http://prisonersdilemmablog.blogspot.com/.

I'm writing again this week for my friend's blog, Sharp Tooth Heart. I'd love it if you'd take a gander and drop a comment or two.

A number of United Churches in Canada have started to make themselves bottled water-free. In addition, these churches are asking their members to avoid purchasing bottle water. Although many individual church-goers cite environmental concerns as a reason for their choice, most of the churches' official statements argue that it is unethical to ( Read more... )

The New York Timese is reporting that Chevron has discovered an oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, a field that may be the biggest source of oil discovered in decades. Already, oil prices have begun to fall.

Certainly, this will be a boon to the Bush administration's goal of securing energy resources, as stated in the White House's energy plan. ( Read more... )

I am doing a full week of guest posts on SharpToothHeart. Please read and enjoy the tunes.

Also, if you happen to be interested in seeing Ben Harper Saturday, let me know.

How do you attack a problem with no solution?

I found myself asking this question while reading of Liberal front-runner Michael Ignatieff's plans for the environment. Ignatieff has essentially abandoned the Kyoto Accords, instead opting for a more modest plan to be updated every decade. And I'm not sure this is such a bad idea ( Read more... )

Bruce Cockburn once said "you gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight".
I didn't know you that well, but you deserved better than this. I hope you find peace. Rest easy, JD.

Just wanted let you all know my good friend Richard Laviolette is playing a FREE CD release show at Mitzi's Sister tomorrow night (August 8th). He will be starting at around 9pm I highly urge you to come out. You can listen to some of his new tunes here.

According to the New York Times, 15 states have expanded the right to self-defense over the past year. People can now use deadly force to defend themselves before taking the option to flee, even if they are defending only property, not their own physical safety ( Read more... )

Peter MacKay has been generous enough to urge Israel to use the "utmost restraint" to prevent human casualties.

The parents of those 34 Lebanese children killed on Sunday must find those words even emptier than I do. Unsurprisingly, the New York Times is reporting that it the Israeli invasions are marginalizing the democratic elements in Lebanese ( Read more... )