tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post82179812700698204..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Glasgow Summit and the Triumph of HopeSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66044688950009728702021-11-16T14:36:46.107-05:002021-11-16T14:36:46.107-05:00Hi Pierre….Yes, it is indeed fantastic to see the ...Hi Pierre….Yes, it is indeed fantastic to see the Cons imploding. I too am disappointed that Legault seems to be cruising to a second mandate, but I am already working with others to try to defeat the bestial Ford. And O’Toole’s decision to restore Pierre Poilievre as shadow Finance Minister will prove to be a fatal mistake because not only is “pigeon” a dunce when it comes to economics, I don’t think he’s all there. Now as to the question of Irn Bru , it’s not an alcoholic drink, it’s a soft drink that some have compared to tasting like liquid bubble gum. But it’s incredibly popular in Scotland and a lot of my friends use to mix it with vodka to maybe it tastes better that way….🙄 Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73729412150661708352021-11-16T08:37:05.246-05:002021-11-16T08:37:05.246-05:00Are you sure the conference was in Glasgow? On the...Are you sure the conference was in Glasgow? On the 14th, BoJo was adamant that it was in Edinburgh. The next day, he declared the conference a resounding success. With BoJo's track record for telling porkies (Brexit anyone?), you'll forgive me for assuming the opposite is true. <br /><br />I suppose any climate conference where the fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber the delegates is bound to be a success from BoJo's point of view. After all, he's keen to open a new coal mine in Cumbria and an oilfield in the North Sea. Kinda like how our government foresees rising oil production until 2050. The Glasgow deal locks in a 2.4 degree temperature rise. I don't see too much triumph of hope - looks to me more like the triumph of nope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14372929638403659582021-11-16T06:10:55.640-05:002021-11-16T06:10:55.640-05:00When I saw Denice Batshit last night I told my wif...When I saw Denice Batshit last night I told my wife that meant Harper wants the old tool gone. The poor old guy wants to grind that organ with a different monkey.rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58619368651531814362021-11-15T23:08:58.227-05:002021-11-15T23:08:58.227-05:00It is indeed fantastic seeing CPC imploding, and K...It is indeed fantastic seeing CPC imploding, and Kenney likely on the way out for Notley. Sadly, here in QC the largest media is basically a campagn team for Francois Legault and he is looking at a second mandate, which is...awful. My only hope is that they kick Ford out, and quickly.<br /><br />And yes, progress is slow. I started doing my part years ago but not eating steak, cutting my red meat consumption and just living healthier in general. It's paid off, and has helped me thrive through multiple operations. There is much work to be done soon as well, for in a week the LPC will deliver a Speech From the Throne, and Pierre Poilievre is already losing his mind over being found out for his defunding CBC mania.<br /><br />The future is bright, but we must all vote and keep to the good side of he fight.<br />(And yes, I have heard that Im-Bru is like the Coors of Scots, and that's not a flattering comparison. Much better craft beers from there, I imagine.)Pierre D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7185766111141505162021-11-15T18:29:54.963-05:002021-11-15T18:29:54.963-05:00Hi Martin….Let me be clear, Glaswegians are the fr...Hi Martin….Let me be clear, Glaswegians are the friendliest people in Scotland ( except for the yob who stabbed me after a Rangers-Celtic game). Edinburgh may be a prettier town, but it has more snoots per square mile than any other place in Scotland. I was in Scotland during the Commonwealth Games and I was really impressed by the way an army of volunteers went out of their way to welcome and help visitors. Glasgow is also a great symbol of the kind of changes that we will need to make the move to a greener country. As you know it was once a mighty but very grimy steel town but managed to reinvent itself into a modern highly digital town. BTW did you see all the articles claiming that Irn Bru was the hit of the summit? I would rather drink a bottle of mouth wash, but out of loyalty to Scotland I’m keeping my mouth shut…😉Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39712949902959309232021-11-15T18:18:41.585-05:002021-11-15T18:18:41.585-05:00Hi Jackie….With both O’Toole and Kenney facing rev...Hi Jackie….With both O’Toole and Kenney facing revolts from their base I.’m in seventh heaven. And having Senator Batshit leading the charge against O’Toole is more than I could ever hope for. I think I should tweet her and offer to be her campaign manager. If she can be a Senator she can be Prime Minister!!!! 🤡<br />As for the Glasgow summit, I had hoped that we could get countries to be a little harder on coal and other fossil fuels. But I have no patience for the environmentalists who think you can close down a system as easily as you can switch off a light. And even the saintly Greta is starting to grate on me. We need to mount massive protests to force the politicians to do the right thing, but Greta looks like she wants to kill anyone who disagrees with her. Oh well, I guess it takes all kinds…Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23571535417458345952021-11-15T16:04:01.974-05:002021-11-15T16:04:01.974-05:00Simon, you should know by now that Glasgow’s miles...Simon, you should know by now that Glasgow’s miles better (and aye has been!). 😄<br /><br />Yes, I’m a native Glaswegian - I’ll happily admit to that!martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75034366387147937972021-11-15T16:02:19.068-05:002021-11-15T16:02:19.068-05:00Since so many policy matters require buy-in from p...Since so many policy matters require buy-in from provinces, it's possible that Canada will be able to make more progress once "The Resistance" is out of the way. Kenney is toast and Doogie might be next. Add the federal clowns to that long-overdue irrelevance, now that Senator Batshit has just lobbed a tarball directly at Elmer FUD's swelled head. Other than Skippy, who's slathered all the "ethical oil" Canada has on offer into his coiffure, the cons have no one else. The dino-fuel party deserves to go extinct.<br /><br />Nevertheless, they persisted. Rempelthinskin was whining on Twitter this AM that Denise the Menace's outburst means she won't be able to "hold the Libs accountable" on their refusal to coddle the reality-averse drillbillies in her dead-end riding of Oklahoma-Nose Pick. Sunny ways, Michelle... wake up (and shut up), grab some hair of the dog and learn to embrace the #1 most renewable energy source other than Conservative political fertilizer.<br /><br />https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/travers-solar-project-vulcan-1.6233629<br /><br />I'm still pissed off at the recalcitrant reps from China and India, though. And our own toothless hick from coal country Joe Manchin, who has been nothing but an obstructionist on everything decent that Biden and the party try to do. The "amigos" summit should be interesting, but I'm not at all optimistic down here about what 2022 holds and certainly 2024. The Democrats need to turn this ship around fast, or we'll end up back with the insane clown president (who thinks climate change, like COVID, is a "communist Ghina hoax") tweeting announcements of executive orders he signed with his Sharpie to "bring back tremendous clean coal" and repeal the law of gravity.<br /><br />But you're right Simon, at least some progress is better than no progress. As is often said of alcoholism, drug abuse and other addictions, the first step to solving a problem is acknowledging that a problem exists at all. Though I'm not sure what kind of rehab program there is to get out-of-touch bureaucrats and their entangled for-profit industries to kick the habit of greed.<br /><br />I understand Greta's overarching concern, and the fact that panic, anxiety and black-or-white obsessiveness are unfortunate components of her mental health condition, but the poor kid needs to learn some pragmatism and find a silver lining somewhere, or she's going to break down and burn out. Energy conservation is important for people's personal energy too. You can't even begin to fight for the future if you run out of fuel.Jackie Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221859743498420491noreply@blogger.com