Another Catch-up Blog!

Hey there! Glad to do this like always. Busy preparing tomorrow's show and a bitt exorcised over a couplle of things so recapping Fri. Mon. & Tues.'s shows will help bring down the old blood-pressure!

Friday was pretty low key and stuck to slacker Friday format. I did cover disputes over Conservatives' Budget http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/11/budget-pbo-reax.html?ref=rss 

And then stuck to reporting on Climate Science; IPCC errors http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/02/more-problems-ipcc And how scientists respond http://bit.ly/dtM0S6 

MSM double-standard on sex related scandals http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_03/022811.php 

Glenn Beck is insane! http://bit.ly/9oaEvi

Republicans against majority rule (fun) http://bit.ly/9rnmKd

Monday was a bit of fun with the K-man sitting in and we started with our Conservatives immitating the Bush admin on climate science http://bit.ly/b7TU65 

Then we moved to new emission standards in the US http://bit.ly/9NMqi9 which is important because Canadaian policy is to align itself to US's - and what Canada's standards and emission levels are http://bit.ly/b4pPO2 (ridiculously high and poor) What they are here in Quebec http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BS3SM20091229 and finally a look elsewhere at Japan and how they're backsliding as well http://bit.ly/bP8Vs4

Never got to this story but it is curious in it's weird way - Jesse Ventura writes about what he thinks happened at 9/11 and is summarily censored http://rawstory.com/2010/03/ventura-youre-alloed-ask-911/ they protest too much? This has made me consider having a weekly feature on conspiracy theories - more on that soon!

Karl Rove lies http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/14/rove-iraq-oil/ sun rises in east http://bit.ly/bwX8et

In Afghanistan Kandahar sliding into lawlessness http://bit.ly/cc3T98 

Increased heat inhibits co2 uptake by trees http://bit.ly/9xJKln Melting permafrost accelerating arctic groundwater runoff http://bit.ly/9f8Jl0 And Prehistoric Response to Global Warming Informs Human Planning Today  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100310162831.htm I love the wonky stuff!

A story it was impossible to cover but might be of interest, modern day robber barons and who they are http://bit.ly/dac2is 

And listen to the whole broadcast on the John Birchers and their brand of paranoia now alive and well in the American tea party http://bit.ly/bqCm3h

Obama's Energy Secretary talking about the anit-science crowd http://bit.ly/aSj5v5 Compares their efforts to big tobacco's campaign of lies in years past.  Open letter from scientists to Obama admin on IPCC and related issues http://bit.ly/bXmzPQ 500 billion being spent to develop Canada's tar sands http://bit.ly/bnnboS

The many faces of imperialism http://bit.ly/9mJEwa 

Talk tomorrow!!