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YOUR -TAX-DOLLARS-AT-WORK

In a leaked auditor general of ontario report apparently the childrens aid society likes to provide its staff with $50,000.00 suv's to travel around in.^^^^Even though this is outrageous spending on gas guzzlers,the timing of the report gaurantees little or no action will be taken since we are now into the Xmas and holiday season and people are easily diverted to visions of sugar plums,reindeer and endless retail sales.Such is politics.The auditors report will be ignored.

RRSP- -DID U KNOW ??

THAT 30 PER CENT OF RRSP FUNDS IS INVESTED INTO OIL COMPANIES^^^^^IT BRINGS IN A GOOD PROFIT FOR YOUR MONEY,BUT AT WHAT PRICE ?EARTH DESTRUCTION ?THE OIL EXTRACTION INDUSTRY IS VERY DAMAGING TO THE ENVIROMENT AND DOES NOTHING TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION EFFORTS^^^^NEXT TIME YOU TALK TO YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISER,ASK THEM WHERE YOUR RRSP MONEY IS INVESTED,ALSO ASK THEM ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

NOT ALONE

It seems I'm not alone when I write about climate change.This past week I attended a lecture at U of T. A book writer from england george monboit ( I think that's his name) spoke to a standing room only crowd about the subject of global warming.His book "HEAT how to stop the world from burning"echoes most of my thoughts on the subject.

RANT - -RANT

Before i start a posting i need to be inspired by some thing or event.I had a topic in mind but by the time I got to the puter I forgot the topic.Oh well,there are others.OK one of my favorites is transportation.How come our civilisation picked the automobile as the main method of transport.Imagine a 100 pound adult driving a very expensive 2800 pound car to the corner ? store to pick up whatever.What utter stupidity ! what a waste of resources for what? convenience? efficency ?the car offers none of these.Yet we as a society insist in promoting this motorized monster as a glamourous necessity of life which it is NOT.The standard 2 wheeled bike is the most efficient earth friendly form of transportation bar none,yet in a lot of soceties even this is discarded in favour of the gas guzzlers.Its a crazy world.

NEW EASY INSTALL SOLAR

I JUST READ AN ITEM IN MOTHER EARTH NEWS ABOUT A NEW WAY TO INSTALL ROOF SOLAR PANELS.IT looks like quite an improvement over previous methods using panels.The new way uses special made solar collectors much like roll roofing with peeled backing and installs very fast and simply.The only fly in the ointment is the price which is still high,but I believe this problem can be overcome if WE all collectively lobby and/or pressure the relevent governments.Please do ur part.^^^^^