tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post3312148250271514851..comments2023-09-12T12:07:08.126-02:30Comments on Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador: Tory MPs Sell Out ConstituentsPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364831921954903098noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-53926633450872755702007-06-08T11:39:00.000-02:302007-06-08T11:39:00.000-02:30Accord Debacle Hurting Federal Tories: PollJune 8,...Accord Debacle Hurting Federal Tories: Poll<BR/>June 8, 2007<BR/><BR/><BR/>It appears the fuss over offshore resource revenues is taking a political toll on the federal Tories. A Corporate Research Associates survey conducted last month shows only 17 per cent of respondents in Newfoundland and Labrador said that they were satisfied, or mostly satisfied, with the performance of the federal government down from 47 per cent in February. 78 per cent said they were completely or mostly dissatisfied with Harper's government. In Nova Scotia, satisfaction with Ottawa declined from 50 per cent in February to 37 per cent in May, while dissatisfaction rose from 41 per cent to 56 per cent. Approximately 4-hundred people were surveyed in each of the provinces, and the results are considered accurate to within 4.9 percentage points 95 times out of 100. <BR/><BR/>Meantime, reports indicate the federal Conservatives are offering this province and Nova Scotia an 'insurance policy', which guarantees they won't lose anything from the Atlantic Accords if they sign a revised equalization deal. The federal finance minister says he's 'clarifying' government's position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-65929884785968631872007-05-30T21:03:00.000-02:302007-05-30T21:03:00.000-02:30I concede defeat since I do not have the time nor ...<B>I concede defeat since I do not have the time nor the money on my side to keep this exchange going.</B><BR/><BR/>What's money got to do with it? I'm not being paid to post.<BR/><BR/><B>Nor do I have the power to demand that Ottawa release the files to expose the information we both need. </B><BR/><BR/>Yes, you do. Write your MP and ask for it directly. Ask your MP to put a question on the Order Paper. And file an ATIP request.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-19306284536951234992007-05-30T19:20:00.000-02:302007-05-30T19:20:00.000-02:30WJM - An explosive end to a long line of dead-end ...WJM - An explosive end to a long line of dead-end questioning. I concede defeat since I do not have the time nor the money on my side to keep this exchange going. Nor do I have the power to demand that Ottawa release the files to expose the information we both need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-70776749347418603072007-05-30T18:32:00.000-02:302007-05-30T18:32:00.000-02:30WJM - I wouldn't dare. I do not want to be caught ...<B>WJM - I wouldn't dare. I do not want to be caught in your WEB. It would be too time consuming anwering your questions and then having a thousand more questions asked on the original question.</B><BR/><BR/>And you'd also have to de-lurk and no longer be anonymous. That's the real problem, isn't it?<BR/><BR/><B>WJm - You want to catch me in the web of your blogsite, don't ya?</B><BR/><BR/>Yes, and sprinkle you with pepper and vinegar, and slow-roast you for dinner. Sheesh.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-31090467375386771672007-05-30T18:06:00.000-02:302007-05-30T18:06:00.000-02:30WJM - I wouldn't dare. I do not want to be caught ...WJM - I wouldn't dare. I do not want to be caught in your WEB. It would be too time consuming anwering your questions and then having a thousand more questions asked on the original question.<BR/><BR/>A quote from a poem that I had to learn in grade school:<BR/><BR/>Will you come into my parlour said the Spider to the Fly, I have the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy, the way into my parlour is up a winding stairs and I have many curious things to show you while your there.......<BR/><BR/>WJm - You want to catch me in the web of your blogsite, don't ya?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-79037273672449456412007-05-30T17:30:00.000-02:302007-05-30T17:30:00.000-02:30Although I am pretty sure you are a very intellige...<B>Although I am pretty sure you are a very intelligent individual.</B><BR/><BR/>You have good instincts!<BR/><BR/><B>I would like to see you write a paragraph for once on your own.</B><BR/><BR/>All you could ever want and more:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://labradore.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">labradore.blogspot.com</A><BR/><BR/>That's:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://labradore.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">labradore.blogspot.com</A><BR/><BR/><B>I should think that after all these months of questioning, you certainly would have written an independent paragraph by now. Let us see your ability WJM? I know you can do it!</B><BR/><BR/>Come on down to <A HREF="http://labradore.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">labradore.blogspot.com</A>!<BR/><BR/>WJM why is it inherent in your nature to always bring others down? There is absolutely no need for it!WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-3653104590078000112007-05-30T16:03:00.000-02:302007-05-30T16:03:00.000-02:30While I am sure WJM can speak for himself, it's od...While I am sure WJM can speak for himself, it's odd you would make this sort of comment:<BR/><BR/>"WJM why is it inherent in your nature to always bring others down? There is absolutely no need for it!"<BR/><BR/>If you go through it, WJM has simply asked people who make comments and claims to explain what they mean.<BR/><BR/>If that brings them down, then they really weren't very high up in the first place, were they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-90781511795103767312007-05-30T14:46:00.000-02:302007-05-30T14:46:00.000-02:30She is much more intelligent than what you have di...She is much more intelligent than what you have displayed here by copying, pasting and asking a question on someone else's work. Although I am pretty sure you are a very intelligent individual.<BR/><BR/>I would like to see you write a paragraph for once on your own. I should think that after all these months of questioning, you certainly would have written an independent paragraph by now. Let us see your ability WJM? I know you can do it!<BR/><BR/>WJM why is it inherent in your nature to always bring others down? There is absolutely no need for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-43749445033395418032007-05-30T13:37:00.000-02:302007-05-30T13:37:00.000-02:30I think she is the most intelligent person in Cana...<B>I think she is the most intelligent person in Canada</B><BR/><BR/>You need to get out and meet more people.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-36490964769653015352007-05-30T13:36:00.000-02:302007-05-30T13:36:00.000-02:30Hey anonymous!You still haven't told me how to do ...Hey anonymous!<BR/><BR/>You still haven't told me how to do the statistics correctly.<BR/><BR/>Let me know, mkay?WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-78799781833315109702007-05-30T11:33:00.000-02:302007-05-30T11:33:00.000-02:30Everyone knows that the PCs and the Liberals give ...Everyone knows that the PCs and the Liberals give people things to say. You and the other the anonymous get those messages, dont you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-7041367699211401002007-05-30T11:21:00.000-02:302007-05-30T11:21:00.000-02:30Plant a tree, jet to Cancun? Eco-conscious 'offset...Plant a tree, jet to Cancun? Eco-conscious 'offset' schemes are not that simple<BR/>28/05/2007 6:10:00 PM <BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/><BR/> Printer-friendly page <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - If you plant some trees, is it OK to drive an Escalade? The question isn't as silly as it sounds. People worried about global warming increasingly are trying to "offset" the carbon dioxide - the leading greenhouse gas - they spew into the atmosphere when they drive, fly or flick on a light. One idea popular with the eco-conscious is to have trees planted for them. You get to keep driving and flying, but those trees are supposed to suck in your trail of carbon.<BR/><BR/><BR/>MICHAEL HILL <BR/><BR/> <BR/>Whole forests have been funded by tree-loving celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Coldplay, and more modest packages tailored to typical consumers are proliferating. <BR/><BR/>But some researchers say planting trees - while a good thing - is at best a marginal solution to global warming. Still others decry tree planters who continue to jet off to Cannes, drive their SUVs or generally fail to reduce their fuel-hungry lifestyle. To those critics, plantings and other carbon offsets are like the medieval practice of selling indulgences to wash away sins: It may feel good, but it doesn't solve much. <BR/><BR/>"The sale of offset indulgences is a dead-end detour off the path of action required in the face of climate change," says a report by the Transnational Institute's Carbon Trade Watch. <BR/><BR/>Groups that offer tree offsets typically rely on Web calculators requiring users to type in how many miles they drive, how much electricity they use and how far they fly. Figure out how much CO2 someone is responsible for (output), compare it to the work average trees can do (input), and you have a formula for neutralizing a person's "carbon footprint." <BR/><BR/>While the band Coldplay famously funded 10,000 mango trees in India to soak up emissions related to the production of a CD, the average consumer can get off far easier. For $40, Trees for the Future will plant 400 trees in a developing country to handle your car emissions. In June, Delta Air Lines will allow online ticket buyers to help offset emissions of their flights through tree plantings in the U.S. and abroad: $5.50 for domestic round trips, $11 for international. <BR/><BR/>"It's easy to do and it makes a big difference," said Jena Thompson of the Conservation Fund, Delta's partner and one of many groups that will plant trees on your behalf. <BR/><BR/>The science is sound: Trees take in carbon dioxide as part of photosynthesis and store the carbon. But even conservationists caution it's not as simple as planting a sapling so you can crank up the air conditioning without guilt. <BR/><BR/>Offset groups use averages to estimate how much carbon a given tree or forested acre can capture. For instance, the nonprofit Conservation Fund figures that each tree planted captures less than 1 1/2 tons over 100 years. <BR/><BR/>To put that in perspective, consider that about 7.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide was produced from the burning of fossil fuels worldwide in 2003, the most recent estimate available. <BR/><BR/>And how much carbon dioxide a tree can soak up varies, said John Kadyszewski of Winrock International, a nonprofit that works on environmental projects. A huge California redwood might have 30 tons of carbon stored while a 100-year-old pine might have less than a ton. <BR/><BR/>"Trees are all different," said Kadyszewski, coordinator for ecosystem services for Winrock, "and the amount of carbon in the tree depends on how old it is and where it's growing and what kind of tree it is." <BR/><BR/>Kadyszewski notes that most of the calculators use conservative numbers, meaning they're not likely to exaggerate benefits. The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org both say they plant more than enough trees to deliver on promised offsets. <BR/><BR/>There are other potential problems, however. Some researchers suggest forests in the snowy North might actually increase local warming by absorbing sunlight that would otherwise be reflected into space. And dead, decaying trees release some of that captured carbon back into the atmosphere. <BR/><BR/>Maybe most importantly, some researchers say it's simply not possible to plant enough trees to have a significant effect on global warming. <BR/><BR/>Michael MacCracken, chief scientist at the nonpartisan Climate Institute in Washington, said tree-planting has value as a stopgap measure while society attempts to reduce greenhouse gases. But University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver fears tree offsets could steal the focus of a problem that requires technological advances and behavioral changes. <BR/><BR/>"The danger is that you could actually think you're solving a problem," Weaver said. "It makes you feel good. It makes you feel warm and fuzzy, like changing a couple of light bulbs. But the reality is it's not going to have a significant effect." <BR/><BR/>Eric Carlson of the tree-planting nonprofit Carbonfund.org notes that his group does not promote trees as the only solution to climate change. Participants also can purchase offsets that support projects aimed at expanding renewable energy or improving energy efficiency. <BR/><BR/>Carlso bristles when critics focus on the perceived hypocrisies of the jet-setting, tree-planting rich people. <BR/><BR/>He fears the indulgence argument shifts the focus from what normal, everyday people can do to fight global warming: Cut down on electricity and gasoline use, support renewable energy and, yes, plant trees. <BR/><BR/>"You can find pluses and minuses to all the offset options," Carlson said, "but the worst thing is to do nothing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-88705466870549637642007-05-30T10:58:00.000-02:302007-05-30T10:58:00.000-02:30If you are referring to Sue Kelland Dyer, I adore ...If you are referring to Sue Kelland Dyer, I adore the person for what she stands for and I think she is the most intelligent person in Canada, but I have never met the lady. I hope I have quenched your thirst, if I haven't I can't help you in that department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-55268510430578393632007-05-30T08:06:00.000-02:302007-05-30T08:06:00.000-02:30But anonymous I did see you. And another anonymous...But anonymous I did see you. <BR/><BR/>And another anonymous used to run a blog but closed it down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-13894331565167588932007-05-30T02:31:00.000-02:302007-05-30T02:31:00.000-02:30You didn't sees this anonymous. I swear to God I d...You didn't sees this anonymous. I swear to God I didn't dine with any other anonymous in the Cafe. So anonymous, you are dead wrong on that count. Anonymous: Please stop spreading information that isn't factual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-64359966190421799982007-05-29T16:40:00.000-02:302007-05-29T16:40:00.000-02:30I had a government job once and I saw anonymous th...I had a government job once and I saw anonymous there. <BR/><BR/>She worked next to anonymous and they used to hang out in the caf with anonymous and his friend anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-29248831640137196222007-05-29T16:38:00.000-02:302007-05-29T16:38:00.000-02:30Anonymous, how do we know you never had a governme...Anonymous, how do we know you never had a government job if we don't know who you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-31351504242056406092007-05-29T12:28:00.000-02:302007-05-29T12:28:00.000-02:30I have never had a provinvial government job in my...I have never had a provinvial government job in my life. Nor would I post anything detrimental to my province which has been struggling to get ahead in this country, despite its resources and stragegic location. To do so on my part would be blackmail.<BR/><BR/>I see blackmail being carried out on this site by a couple of people who once worked for the provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador and it makes my stomach churn! How could these people be traitors to the province and its people? Some people will do anything to make an easy dollar, NOT ME!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-36716966433777837382007-05-29T12:24:00.000-02:302007-05-29T12:24:00.000-02:30Please forgive me WJM, I get a little indolent som...Please forgive me WJM, I get a little indolent sometimes with my punctuation. I guess since this is a casual thing, I thought I have the right to do it, but really I shouldn't. Sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-49561899127614040652007-05-29T07:48:00.000-02:302007-05-29T07:48:00.000-02:30so anonymous, you are the the same anonymous purpo...so anonymous, you are the the same anonymous purported to be writing from a provincial government IPO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-7548256889327345522007-05-29T07:47:00.000-02:302007-05-29T07:47:00.000-02:30so anonymous, are you an employee of the Premier's...so anonymous, are you an employee of the Premier's Office or perhaps a former Liberal staffer who organized a political rally for the Premier?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-13761758387710269882007-05-29T02:07:00.000-02:302007-05-29T02:07:00.000-02:30So you are the WJM who was purported to be writing...So you are the WJM who was purported to be writing from an IPO address belonging to the Government of Canada in Ottawa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-23392370115679718722007-05-28T23:24:00.000-02:302007-05-28T23:24:00.000-02:30You are still evading the question WJM, are you th...<B>You are still evading the question WJM, are you the person behind the initials of WJM who it was reported, a few months ago, posted from an IPO in Ottawa to this blogsite. </B><BR/><BR/>I'm not evading: There's only one WJM.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-53939223145424400122007-05-28T23:18:00.000-02:302007-05-28T23:18:00.000-02:30Anonymous: are you the person with a provincial g...Anonymous: are you the person with a provincial government IPO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-19650384532008545992007-05-28T23:13:00.000-02:302007-05-28T23:13:00.000-02:30You are still evading the question WJM, are you th...You are still evading the question WJM, are you the person behind the initials of WJM who it was reported, a few months ago, posted from an IPO in Ottawa to this blogsite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com