Archive for July, 2005

Alberta separation

July 9th, 2005

Another reason why we need to reform our electoral system. Not that I think Alberta will separate in the near future, but the source of this discontent can be treated in other ways.

china, U.S. and Alberta’s tar sands

July 8th, 2005

I've been paying attention to stories about China's interest in tar sands oil since my friend Erin started talking about it back in January. It seems as though the U.S. is paying attention now, too. I'm a skeptic when it comes to China and Canadian oil partly because of the strong U.S. interest in secure energy supplies from Canada.

handy tool for measuring large distances

July 7th, 2005

Neato: Google maps pedometer (via Paul).

a survey worth taking

July 2nd, 2005

Take the MIT Weblog Survey

first anniversary

July 1st, 2005

Today was our first anniversary. It's been a good year. Happy birthday Canada and happy anniversary to us! The coincidental fireworks were cool.