joseph's blog

The CON artists are up to no good again, with proposed legislation modeled on the scary Patriot Act in the US.  Rallying behind a favourite fear-mongers cry of "protect the children", they attempt to deprive us of basic civil privacies.

I've been supporting Eco-justice, formally Sierra Legal Defense Fund, for nearly 2 decades.  I've been consistently impressed by the results these folks get by using our legal system to force corporations and governments to play by the rules.

Anyone remember Phillip Vannini - here doing interviews for an academic study on off-grid life last summer?  Here's a cute video he posted:

Kiva.org is an organization that coordinates "micro-loans" to people around the world to help them finance endeavours to improve their own lives.

Archeology and DNA evidence sheds new light on the disappearance of local herring...

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/WEEKEND+EXTRA+back+school+fish+sc...