June 7, 2007
Sens Lose, Quebec Institutes Green Tax, And Sudoku Can Make You Sexier
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks win the Stanley Cup. Thus finally fulfilling the lifetime goals of Emilio Estevez. Asked to comment, the Ottawa Senators said "aggghhhhhhhhhhccckkk," then scored on their own net again.
Quebec to collect Canada's first carbon tax. Quebec's Natural Energy Minister says it's possible oil companies might not pass the tax on to the consumer. Petroleum companies agree with the minister—it is possible. Other things that are possible: the invention of a perpetual motion machine, self-propelled airborne pigs, and the Ottawa Senators winning the Stanley Cup.
Stephen Harper quietly backs American missile defence. Insert usual joke about the Tories choosing to support something we know for sure does not work here.
Dirty snow may have heated up the planet as much as or even more than greenhouse gases. Turns out that dirty snow—because it is not white and therefore doesn't reflect as much sunlight—absorbs sunlight more efficiently. And how do we solve this? Wait for it—by doing exactly the same things we need to do to stop global warming, namely burning less dirty fuel! How coincidental!
And it turns out that Sudoku will make you smarter, stronger, taller and get rid of the chickweed on your lawn.
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Wouldn't it be a good thing if the carbon tax was passed down to the SUV-filling drive-to-the-mailbox consumers? Maybe, just maybe, it'll get them driving less. Just a little?
Can we get rid of Harper yet? The US putting missiles in Poland has as much to do with Iran and Israel as it does with Russia -- there is no such thing as a defensive missile. They have the right to target the launchers if they feel threatened, and Bush's promises mean nothing. (It's strange to read about a country standing up for its sovereignty.)