So do you feel better now?
Earth Hour:
After the orgasmic display of darkness, led by the cheerleading of the Toronto Star (how many extra trees were chopped to print the large editions?) we are now in the throes of post-darkness "So what do we do now?" It will be interesting to do the calculations of the lost revenue, here in Cobourg. Because as expressed in the past, lost revenue has to be made up by the local utility. But the bigger question is: "What's next?"
The greater population that has fallen for this gimmick designed to draw attention to the problem of Global Warming now has to get off the pot and decide to force the Politicians to do something. How about more money for mass transit, how about tax breaks for telecommuters, how about low cost loans and grants for home renovations, how about power at cost.
And before you beat me over the head for criticising the gimmick let me tell you that on Monday a new furnace is going into my house, and it ain't cheap to buy the most efficient furnace available but it has a very nice payback in reduced gas and hydro costs. So the four large bills needed to get this unit should be a very nice investment. I've lowered my carbon footprint, what have you done except feel good about switching some measly lights off for an hour?
The County Budget may be eclipsed:
As you know the County Budget came in at a whopping 6 something percent. This is totally unacceptable, especially when considering that two Mayors were absent for the vote and a vote to defer to reconsider was voted down. But now we have a Provincial handout of approximately $2 million. This will definitely lower the increase and make all the budgeteers look good, but making silk purses out of pig's ears shouldn't be the case here. We should still be calling the County Mayor's to task, as Deputy Mayor Jeff Lees has done, for approving an exorbitant increase.
I ran into another former vocal critic yesterday
She told me that she was laying low for a while, "You know it just isn't worth it (to speak out) if you have to endure a month of criticism." A failing comment on the merits of dissent. Sad!
Two different wage increases
Two population groups received wage increases today: MPPs and workers on the minimum wage. Guess which group got the 75 cent increase? Not the MPPs, receiving their third increase in 16 months their base wage, and none of the government members get this as they are Parliamentary Assts or Cabinet members, now tops out at $116,000. A contrast in values!
After the orgasmic display of darkness, led by the cheerleading of the Toronto Star (how many extra trees were chopped to print the large editions?) we are now in the throes of post-darkness "So what do we do now?" It will be interesting to do the calculations of the lost revenue, here in Cobourg. Because as expressed in the past, lost revenue has to be made up by the local utility. But the bigger question is: "What's next?"
The greater population that has fallen for this gimmick designed to draw attention to the problem of Global Warming now has to get off the pot and decide to force the Politicians to do something. How about more money for mass transit, how about tax breaks for telecommuters, how about low cost loans and grants for home renovations, how about power at cost.
And before you beat me over the head for criticising the gimmick let me tell you that on Monday a new furnace is going into my house, and it ain't cheap to buy the most efficient furnace available but it has a very nice payback in reduced gas and hydro costs. So the four large bills needed to get this unit should be a very nice investment. I've lowered my carbon footprint, what have you done except feel good about switching some measly lights off for an hour?
The County Budget may be eclipsed:
As you know the County Budget came in at a whopping 6 something percent. This is totally unacceptable, especially when considering that two Mayors were absent for the vote and a vote to defer to reconsider was voted down. But now we have a Provincial handout of approximately $2 million. This will definitely lower the increase and make all the budgeteers look good, but making silk purses out of pig's ears shouldn't be the case here. We should still be calling the County Mayor's to task, as Deputy Mayor Jeff Lees has done, for approving an exorbitant increase.
I ran into another former vocal critic yesterday
She told me that she was laying low for a while, "You know it just isn't worth it (to speak out) if you have to endure a month of criticism." A failing comment on the merits of dissent. Sad!
Two different wage increases
Two population groups received wage increases today: MPPs and workers on the minimum wage. Guess which group got the 75 cent increase? Not the MPPs, receiving their third increase in 16 months their base wage, and none of the government members get this as they are Parliamentary Assts or Cabinet members, now tops out at $116,000. A contrast in values!
3 comments:
Was interested in reading that another woman has decided to stay off the blogs rather than face the slings and arrows hurled at her by the various men who participate.
I have made the same choice. Maybe blog moderators need to be more discerning in posting some of these tirades, and insist that participants be respectful of the other folks who comment. Veiled personal attacks must not be tolerated.
I didn't make myself very clear this dissident doesn't post on the internet, just appears at Councils and writes letters. She has found that dissent definitely has a price to pay.
Nothing veiled about my comments; I reveal my name.
I recently read a report that burning a candle during Earth Hour caused a larger carbon footprint than a single bulb.
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