Yup. And 63% of all eligible voters did not vote in the last US election. In Canada about 65% of all eligible voters voted in the last federal election and about 40% of young people voted (21 yrs or younger).
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What the conservatives have done
1. Contempt for CanadaThe reason you’re being called to vote again, is because on March 25th, 2011, the Harper administration was found to be in contempt of Canadian parliament. This is the first time in the history of any commonwealth government that this has happened. The Speaker of the House of Commons had to rule …
Canada Dead Last
Last year, a report released by the Washington-based Center for Global Development ranked Canada’s environmental protection record dead last among 27 wealthy countries. The Center noted that Canada is the only country whose environmental protections have deteriorated since the index began in 2003. More…
Mobilization by elites and advocacy groups is critical in shaping US values
Source: http://www.quora.com/ Recent international poll cited by CBS: Agree/Disagree? “The climate change we are currently seeing is largely the result of human activity.” In order of agreement: China 93% Argentina 84% Italy 84% Spain 82% Turkey 80% France 80% India 80% Brazil 79% Belgium 78% S. Korea 77% S. Africa 76% Total 76% Sweden 74% Germany …
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Hockey stick curve
Two years ago the topic of AI and automation were almost mute. A year from now we will be engulfed in this bit of future shock. Here is a video bound to move the awareness curve upwards.
Climate denial response kit..
Here are some answers to the repertoire off the most common denial positions.. Climate’s changed before It’s the sun It’s not bad There is no consensus It’s cooling Models are unreliable Temp record is unreliable Animals and plants can adapt It hasn’t warmed since 1998 Antarctica is gaining ice View All Arguments…
The power of $B (Bitcoin)
Bitcoin is generally lauded for characteristics which align to those of a perfect currency; anonymity, fungibility, security, stability, etc. Here is a short video to the other side of Bitcoin – I guess I would call this monetary autonomy – the ability to constrain the sovereignty of a unit of currency so that it had conditions …
The Internet of Sound
This is quite an idea. Extend the Internet into the world of audio. The network of audio devices – speakers and microphones – could greatly extend the reach of the Internet – no more air gaps and you could have Internet access at the bottom of the deepest ocean trenches. We are talking about non verbal …
In Canada – B.J. Snowden
Moving Oh Canada forward ?
AGW
Bloomberg report on global warming 2015 here!