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Retired engineer (electrical/communications), frequent N95 user, organic gardener, heat pump owner, green energy + clean air advocate. Like: hiking, canoeing, geocaching, wine, food, music (esp: singer-songwriters), Linux.
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"Some even fear that this may not even be ideology" is a seam so rich that I could happily spend the rest of my life unpacking it.

submitted 15 hours ago • 5 comments

The CBC is being asked to be more commercial, but not compete. More relevant, but not political. Slimmer, but still serve all Canadians. It's a surreal task—and one that’s becoming impossible by design. #SaveTheCBC #Canada #CdnPoli #elbowsup #TheTyee #StandUpForCanada

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Did you know... Bruce Fanjoy is running against PP in the federal election. Anyone in Canada can donate to his campaign. Here is the link. Go for it. Let's get him out of the gov't for good!!! Brucefanjoy.liberal.ca

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

I'm hopeful that, being a pragmatist with knowledge of the existential threat posed by climate change, Carney will steer in this direction after the election. But I'm also skeptical, as the fossil fuel lobby is extremely powerful and will pull out all the stops to keep it from happening.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"Driving under viral impairment" ▶︎ #SARSCoV2 PCR positivity rates (CDC) associated w/car crashes: OR 1.25 [1.23-1.26] ▶︎ independent of Long COVID status/vaccination status ▶︎ risk analogous to driving impairment w/EtOH at legal limits dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

Consumer sentiment has never tanked this far, this fast.

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

What he said. People need to wake up and start demanding improvements to indoor air quality monitoring and control. It should be recognized as a basic human right.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments