Port Alberni City Council considers legal action against BC Government

Concerned citizens and grass-roots organizations can make a difference! It's happening here in Port Alberni. At the City Council meeting this past Monday night (hattip: Westcoaster.ca, Keith Wyton, Chair of the Save-Our-Valley-Alliance (SOVA), presented Council with reasons why legal action should be taken against the BC Government for allowing private timberlands to be taken from …

Are Tasers a form of torture?

Under the Geneva Conventions electrocution of a prisoner would be considered torture. So what about Tasers? Last week, an Iranian student at UCLA got tasered: The Youtube video is below... the officers keep saying, after tasering him the first time.. "Stand Up!" "Stand Up!"... but really.. if you've been tasered, would you be able to …

Some Peak News

There have been a few interesting articles relating to Peak Oil that I wanted to pass peoples way. #1: Does the Peak Oil Myth Fall Down... to steal directly from the EnergyBulleting/Oil Drum release: With the release of Why the "Peak Oil" Theory Falls Down — Myths, Legends and the Future of Oil Resources by …