Hijacking Environmentalism: Green Capitalists & BC's Carbon Tax

It was a posh restaurant in Gastown. Good Australian wine flowed freely, and the hors d’oeuvres were out of this planet. I had expected to see men in worn-out jeans and beards, kind of like those streakers on...

Gas Prices to Rise Again in 2009

Canadians have enjoyed a few months of low gas prices due to the dropping price of crude oil, but industry experts and watchdogs are predicting a drastic change that will see prices at the pump back over the dollar...

Bernanke wants new stimulus package to ease credit crunch

Federal Reserve Chariman Ben Bernanke is asking that more taxpayer money be used in a new stimulus package designed to bolster stalled credit markets.  Bernanke made the announcement today stating that the...

Piper Alpha - 20 Year Anniversary Of Worst Offshore Oil Accident

Steve Rae stood on the edge of the burning platform, contemplating the black and unwelcoming waters below. Jumping was his only option but that did not make it any easier. The sound of a pipe exploding near by...