Video: Edward Snowdon at TED Conference
Mar 18, 2014 Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is … Read more
Month: March 2014
Pete Seeger
“live” and living on by Bruce Mason • a hammer of justice a cry for freedom a song about love I had the great pleasure … Read more
We can feed the world!
by Joel Salatin • Joel Salatin is an American farmer, lecturer and author whose books include Folks, This Ain’t Normal, You Can Farm and Salad … Read more
Dr. Warren Bell on the cannabis conundrum
DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels • The people’s briefing note on prescription drugs Dr. Warren Bell is a physician in Salmon Arm, BC and one … Read more
Substantial equivalence
GMO Bites by Emily Atkinson • Applying the concept of “substantial equivalence” to GMOs is problematic. Not only does it fail to capture the complexities … Read more
Conjuring a critter apocalypse
Rats and squirrels and jellyfish, oh my! by Geoff Olson • My partner, who works from home, found it hard to focus on her … Read more
A post-Fukushima masterpiece
READ IT by Bruce Mason • “On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown drew a line that divided time,” says writer, … Read more
Peter Seeger the activist
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • A man with a banjo can be a powerful force for good. Pete Seeger, who died January 27 at … Read more
BC Hydro grasping at straws
BC Hydro’s latest “electricity sale” announcement has become the last straw. Hydro has come full circle. It has arrived at the place it began, and … Read more