oil

Video: BBC Journo Cuts Through Minister's "Tar Sands" Spin

Government tar sands spin might be regularly regurgitated by soporific mainstream media here in Canada, but it doesn't wash with this BBC journalist.

Canadian Tar Sands: Focus turns to Northern Gateway Project

President Obama's decision to delay TransCanada's 1,700 mile Keystone XL pipeline from the Albertan tar sands to Texas is being seen as a temporary setback by the tar sands industry North of the border.

No future for plastics

For years, our household has been trying to reduce the amount of plastic we use. It's tricky. Most of the time you buy a loaf of bread, or a bag of potatoes it comes in plastic. Look around your house and there's plastic everywhere from the casing on all your tech gadgets and gizmos, the lining of tins of food, to the zipper on your clothing. It's even used in fillings for your cavities.

Try finding toys that aren't made of plastic. You can, but most toys seem to be made of the ubiquitous oil-based material.

So we push it to the back of our mind until our conscience is tweaked again.

Syndicate content