No one is being hit with this sobering reality more than the Europe’s premier green trailblazer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country is currently in the grips of Europe’s record-breaking freeze this winter. Germany’s held up as the world’s wind and solar capital. Its millions of solar panels are blanketed […]
Without heat from carbon-based plants and animals — either long dead in the form of coal, oil or gas or not yet fossilized wood or grass — we’d all have frozen to death. On January 15, the coldest day of the period, the Alberta Electrical System Operator reported electricity generated in Alberta came 34.2% […]
«We have decided to merge our riding associations to make them more efficient and this will be important in view of the next general election,» explained Maxime Bernier. Next week, the right-wing libertarian party will start recruiting candidates for the next election, which could take place at any time because […]
The London tin market is facing the biggest supply squeeze in at least three decades as dwindling inventories, robust industrial demand and rising investor interest boost spot prices. Official London Metal Exchange cash prices on Monday settled at the biggest premium to three-month futures since at least 1990. «The fund […]
Bills that would allow legal cannabis businesses to access banks or claim normal business deductions have passed the House of Representatives. In a joint statement, new Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sens. Corey Booker and Ron Wyden said they would pursue and prioritize «comprehensive cannabis reform legislation» in the […]
Quick note: was just linked in Sprott Money’s twitter and facebook. Also wanted to give a quick shout out to the guys at wallstreetsilver for getting me some exposure. Be sure to check them out as I think they might be looking to pick up some steam and get in […]
ABSTRACT Background Previous studies have related vitamin D supplementation to a lower risk of acute respiratory tract infection. Emerging evidence suggests that vitamin D insufficiency is related to a higher risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection. Objectives We aimed to investigate the prospective association between habitual use of vitamin […]
No one could have predicted how online public shaming would mutate into the ubiquitous and toxic cancel culture that has become so powerful today. «A medieval mob, roaming the streets looking for someone to burn» — ROWAN ATKINSON Cancel culture doesn’t just come for celebrities and politicians. As an employment lawyer, […]
Lagging investment, stalled innovation are flatlining Canada’s economy and causing immeasurable harm It stopped Canada’s economy dead in its tracks. What’s even more surprising, though, is that we have just gone through the worst five-year period for per capita economic growth since the Great Depression. At the end of 2015, […]
A growing body of research indicates that a significant number of men and boys are facing substantial psycho-social difficulties, which manifest in a number of worrying statistics involving mental health, addiction and suicide. To start, males account for more than 75 per cent of suicides in Canada. Similarly, surveys indicate […]