Monthly Archives: November 2018

Holocaust: Dutch rail firm NS to pay families compensation – BBC News

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

Getty Images — https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46370611 Archive

Posted in News and politics | Tagged Auschwitz, camp, company, compensation, death, Holocaust, murdered, Netherlands, rail | Leave a comment

Bitcoin tanks

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

I had some friends ask about my thoughts about investing in bitcoin when one was at around $15k. I had not traded directly even in equities for years but knew it was very volatile and high risk. It had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet, Financial, News and politics | Tagged apps, bitcoin, crime, crypto, currencies, currency, DApps, decentralized, equities, fraud, Internet, investing, trading | 1 Comment

Hustle in the oil patch: Inside a looming financial and environmental crisis – Investigation

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

Just a few years after the boom, energy companies are shedding distressed wells for next to nothing. It’s a brisk trade in junk assets — and it’s going virtually unchecked by regulators. Who will pay to clean it up? JEFF … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial, Nature, News and politics, Science & Technology, Sustainability | Tagged AB, AER, Alberta, barrel, bc, british Columbia, Canada, cleanup, corruption, Crude, environmental, fraud, funded, gas, government, impact, industry, oil, petroleum, pipeline, reclamation, regulators, Saskatchewan, SK, tar sands | 7 Comments

Concerns over Firefighter and EMS salaries and benefits.

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

I agree with you 100%. I have family and friends that are active or retired firefighters. One issue with people with poor opinions of them is due to misinformation or unions that put self and special interests above firefighters and … Continue reading →

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Hows Russian soldiers deal with militants when out of ammo – 🤣 Video

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

I have been told I am too serious, my uncovering of wrong doing with public advocacy is making me too negative so I am adding more humor to my blog 🙂

Posted in Humor | Tagged Funny, Militants, Russian, soldiers, Video | Leave a comment

U.S. court affirms verdict holding Monsanto weed-killers responsible for man’s cancer

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

This recent court case ruled the Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) RoundUp herbicide caused a man’s cancer. It got accidentally sprayed inside his suit and all over his skin. Bayer and their supporters will say it still safe to use … Continue reading →

Posted in Health and wellness, justice, News and politics, Sustainability | Tagged cancer, ghost writers, glyphosate, influenced, Jealth Canada, lawsuit, monsanto, research | Leave a comment

Concerns and impacts of a rapid rate of climate change

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

NASA graphic shows record global heat anomalies — Collection of information from multiple listed sources and added commentary. Kevin Yaworski – Canadian and Concerned Citizen Posted: Nov 16 2018 Updated: May 5 2019 : Update on environmental cleanup by industry, … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial, News and politics, Science & Technology, Sustainability | Tagged acidic, activists, alternative, average, bitumin, bleaching, cancer, Carbon, cash grab, change, cleanup, climate, contamination, coral reefs, destruction, dying, economy, Energy, environmental, false, fracking, gas, glaciers, global, Groups, hurricanes, impacts, intensity, lakes, lobby, Man Made Climate Change, mass, melting, misleading, oceans, oceans surface, oil, rate, regulations, Renewable, retreating, rivers, subsidies, Sustainability, tailings, tar sands, tax, tax breaks, temperatures, toxic, tropical storms, warmer, world bank | 7 Comments

Ocean Temperature Changes – Washington Post, National Post and NOAA

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

Here is one study on ocean temperature changes that may have had flaws in calculations . There has been others that have stood up to peer review. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/scientists-acknowledge-key-errors-in-study-of-how-fast-the-oceans-are-warming Here is data from NOAA as of 2016 https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-sea-surface-temperature Other articles in … Continue reading →

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Facebook hired a conservative lobbying firm with an ‘in-house fake news shop’ to combat PR crisis

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

Facebook hired a conservative lobbying firm with an ‘in-house fake news shop’ to combat PR crisis Nov 15 2018 – Media Bias / Fact Check The conservative lobbying firm that Facebook hired in the midst of an October 2017 public … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers and Internet, News and politics, Privacy | Tagged Definers Public Affairs, disinformation, Facebook, hypocrisy, Internet, Mark Zuckerberg, mislead, misleading, PR, Privacy, Public Relations, russia, Trump | Leave a comment

Not Impaired by Cannabis Court Decision

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

Interesting decision from 2011 in Saskatchewan. I think there will be many on both sides that agree or disagree with it. This after accused being pulled over by a police Checkstop. These are funded by MPI in MB and usually … Continue reading →