Summing up Ralph Klein
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ciroccojA new edition of Summary Executions is up. Read and tremble in awe and fear:
http://mctabby.livejournal.com/392206.html
Not stouthearted or masochistic enough to go read the carnage? Here are some of the highlights:
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In other news, every so often I wonder at Chris' ability to belong wherever he lives, and not miss his home town. I was away from Ottawa for twelve years, and for the last eight, I wanted to go home. No matter how nice it was where I was - and Kingston and London were both great cities to live in - I didn't feel like I belonged. I was missing something. Feeling... centred, or anchored, or something. A lot of it had to do with missing my mother and my childhood friends, but they weren't the only reason I was homesick. I think a childhood spent moving around from one continent to another, with only my mother as a constant presence in my life, left me with an almost pathological need to set down roots and hang on to them for all I'm worth.
Chris doesn't have that. He misses his family, enjoys visiting Calgary, would've been happy to live there, but I longed to be back in Ottawa so he was just as happy to have us move here. And I'm not sure why the difference, because he moved around frequently too, as a kid. I think maybe the fact that he had a large family helped cushion the moves a bit.
Or maybe it's that his home province is Alberta that makes the difference. Who knows.
Why am I musing about this?
Alberta premier slams Al Gore interview attacking oilsands projects
By Jim Macdonald
EDMONTON (CP) - Premier Ralph Klein has criticized former U.S. presidential candidate Al Gore for comments he made in a magazine interview in which he attacked the massive oilsands industry in northern Alberta.
Gore told an interviewer in the latest issue of Rolling Stone that oilsands processing is a huge waste of energy and creates an eyesore on the landscape of Western Canada. "For every barrel of oil they extract there, they have to use enough natural gas to heat a family's home for four days," Gore told the magazine.
"And they have to tear up four tonnes of landscape, all for one barrel of oil. It is truly nuts. But you know, junkies find veins in their toes. It seems reasonable, to them, because they've lost sight of the rest of their lives."
Gore concluded the United States must reduce its dependence on oil as the primary source of energy to save the planet from the devastating impact of global warming.
Klein, who was recently in Washington to promote the oilsands as a reliable source of energy for the U.S., said Gore's views are simply not realistic.
"I don't know what he proposes the world run on, maybe hot air," Klein told reporters Tuesday. "I don't listen to Al Gore in particular because he's a Democrat. And not only that, he's about as far left as you can go.
"The simple fact is America needs oil. They need gas. And unless he can find some other source, fine."
Klein has stirred controversy in the past by rejecting scientific data suggesting industrial pollution is one of the leading causes of global warming.
He has even said global warming trends that occurred millions of years ago may have been caused by "dinosaur farts."
But the premier conceded for the first time Tuesday that the current causes of global warming are "man-made."
"I don't argue with the science that all of us - as we exhale, as the population grows, as there are more vehicles on the streets and more carbons produced - that we contribute to global warming."
Klein said although Alberta strongly rejected measures in the Kyoto accord to reduce global warming, he believes the province is taking a prudent approach in reducing emissions.
"We take the matter of global warming very seriously. We just don't think that the Kyoto Protocol is the way to go," he said. "As far as I know, we're the only jurisdiction in Canada to put in legislation to reduce greenhouse gases."
But Kevin Taft, Alberta's Liberal Opposition leader, said he doesn't think Klein's Conservative government has given the issue of global warming the kind of attention it deserves.
"For the Alberta government to stick its head in the sand on this issue is just nuts," Taft said. "The world is going to switch to other forms of energy. There will be no choice."
Taft said Alberta needs to keep pace with the rest of the world by investing in research of alternate forms of energy.
Klein said Alberta is taking the right approach for a province which has a resource-based economy.
"We're a carbon-based economy."
Link to the article
http://mctabby.livejournal.com/392206.html
Not stouthearted or masochistic enough to go read the carnage? Here are some of the highlights:
- Entering his six year Harry with come face to face with his deepest fears. Death will be a common factor in his life this year, and trying to cope with those already lost leaves Harry tittering on the edge of sanity.
- Looking back, it was all because of those blasted boxers. Yes, he would blame it on the boxers. That and her stupid knickers. And his sofa. And Blaise. And Colin. And that dratted cat. Oh, and buggering sperm. Yes, it was a conspiracy. Yes, that was it.
- dumbdore has adopted six sons that are lil demon that can use elements of fire, air, earth, water.... do i tell you that their also demons
- " Are you the shadow master?" Voldemort asked, turning to face the young Potter. Harry smirked darkly, holding up his hand to produce a ball of fire." What doe's it look like Voldie .. scared, well you should be, because right now I'm about to kick your a
- Harry and Ginny have just gotten married and this is a story of their lives and the tiny conflicts they face! Rated M for sexual preferences, which start in the 1st chapter!
- my version of Harrys 6th year. Dumbledore arrested, Sirius alive? im not a good writer so flame all you want i wont get better!
In other news, every so often I wonder at Chris' ability to belong wherever he lives, and not miss his home town. I was away from Ottawa for twelve years, and for the last eight, I wanted to go home. No matter how nice it was where I was - and Kingston and London were both great cities to live in - I didn't feel like I belonged. I was missing something. Feeling... centred, or anchored, or something. A lot of it had to do with missing my mother and my childhood friends, but they weren't the only reason I was homesick. I think a childhood spent moving around from one continent to another, with only my mother as a constant presence in my life, left me with an almost pathological need to set down roots and hang on to them for all I'm worth.
Chris doesn't have that. He misses his family, enjoys visiting Calgary, would've been happy to live there, but I longed to be back in Ottawa so he was just as happy to have us move here. And I'm not sure why the difference, because he moved around frequently too, as a kid. I think maybe the fact that he had a large family helped cushion the moves a bit.
Or maybe it's that his home province is Alberta that makes the difference. Who knows.
Why am I musing about this?
Alberta premier slams Al Gore interview attacking oilsands projects
By Jim Macdonald
EDMONTON (CP) - Premier Ralph Klein has criticized former U.S. presidential candidate Al Gore for comments he made in a magazine interview in which he attacked the massive oilsands industry in northern Alberta.
Gore told an interviewer in the latest issue of Rolling Stone that oilsands processing is a huge waste of energy and creates an eyesore on the landscape of Western Canada. "For every barrel of oil they extract there, they have to use enough natural gas to heat a family's home for four days," Gore told the magazine.
"And they have to tear up four tonnes of landscape, all for one barrel of oil. It is truly nuts. But you know, junkies find veins in their toes. It seems reasonable, to them, because they've lost sight of the rest of their lives."
Gore concluded the United States must reduce its dependence on oil as the primary source of energy to save the planet from the devastating impact of global warming.
Klein, who was recently in Washington to promote the oilsands as a reliable source of energy for the U.S., said Gore's views are simply not realistic.
"I don't know what he proposes the world run on, maybe hot air," Klein told reporters Tuesday. "I don't listen to Al Gore in particular because he's a Democrat. And not only that, he's about as far left as you can go.
"The simple fact is America needs oil. They need gas. And unless he can find some other source, fine."
Klein has stirred controversy in the past by rejecting scientific data suggesting industrial pollution is one of the leading causes of global warming.
He has even said global warming trends that occurred millions of years ago may have been caused by "dinosaur farts."
But the premier conceded for the first time Tuesday that the current causes of global warming are "man-made."
"I don't argue with the science that all of us - as we exhale, as the population grows, as there are more vehicles on the streets and more carbons produced - that we contribute to global warming."
Klein said although Alberta strongly rejected measures in the Kyoto accord to reduce global warming, he believes the province is taking a prudent approach in reducing emissions.
"We take the matter of global warming very seriously. We just don't think that the Kyoto Protocol is the way to go," he said. "As far as I know, we're the only jurisdiction in Canada to put in legislation to reduce greenhouse gases."
But Kevin Taft, Alberta's Liberal Opposition leader, said he doesn't think Klein's Conservative government has given the issue of global warming the kind of attention it deserves.
"For the Alberta government to stick its head in the sand on this issue is just nuts," Taft said. "The world is going to switch to other forms of energy. There will be no choice."
Taft said Alberta needs to keep pace with the rest of the world by investing in research of alternate forms of energy.
Klein said Alberta is taking the right approach for a province which has a resource-based economy.
"We're a carbon-based economy."
Link to the article
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Date: 2006-07-05 11:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-06 01:32 am (UTC)I don't understand what your cut-tag means... is this what the Premier thinks, or you? Either way, Al Gore is definitely not as left as they come.
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Date: 2006-07-06 01:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-06 01:51 am (UTC)