Random links
- March against police brutality declared illegal, broken up
- Interesting to me that this is in Canada.
- New York Might Be First State To Ban Facial Scrub Microbeads
- The author of a study cited: "We found more small plastic pieces in the Great Lakes than in the ocean garbage patches, and the majority were microbeads" - if you're curious how much plastic is in the oceans
- The half-million dollar club: See who ranks on the public sector's highest-paid list
- ... and investment banking takes over the Canadian public sector: "Six of the 10 highest paid public servants in B.C. ... work for an agency many British Columbians have probably never heard of: the B.C. Investment Management Corporation." (It's in theory merit-based pay but remember that this is the industry wherein monkeys throwing darts at random score about as well as the typical investment banker)
- Liberals May be More Morally Invested on Climate, but Conservatives Are More Likely to be Energy Efficient at Home
- "Aside from the purchase of energy efficient light bulbs, Republicans are just as likely or, at times, significantly more likely to be taking these energy efficient measures in their own lives." Reminds me of the Bush vs. Gore comparison in energy efficiency.