It's Not An April Fool Prank

April 1st, 2010

Unless a last minute bolt of common sense strikes from above, last night Environment Canada ended a program that has saved taxpayers millions and has resulted in environmental enhancement in Atlantic Canada. Ridiculous as this may seem, it is not an April Fool’s prank.

Maybe We Need More Radicals

March 25th, 2010

On the outskirts of a town in the Annapolis Valley, a homeowner often erects small hand-painted signs along his road frontage to express his frustration and displeasure with public policy issues of the day. Recently the signs have expressed views on the prorogation of Parliament, MLAs expenses, hospital closures, treatment of Afghanistan prisoners and other current issues.

Farmers and Consumers Pay Dearly

March 18th, 2010

This is the second in a two-part series about that can happen when one sticks their head in the sand rather than squarely facing as issue. The first Environmental Gremlin explored the widespread pollution of waterways in western Nova Scotia.

A Ticking Economic and Ecological Disaster

March 11th, 2010

As an old friend once said, when you stick your head in the sand another part of your body is exposed. This is the first in a two-part series showing what can or did happen when those responsible try to ignore a problem.

Changing the Rules

March 4th, 2010

Almost from the early years of elementary school, everyone learns that substances occupy more space as they get warmer. Almost initiatively understand that a balloon will quickly burst if put in the sun or shrink in stuffed into a freezer.

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