Sunday Linkblast - Sept 7

• Oh yeah, the voters
  Canada's political elite suddenly remembers we're here and show up at the door with flowers.
  
  
• The civilizations of the green Sahara
  Once heavily populated and lush with life before desertification, a glimpse into the past - and the future?
  
  
• Solar power could meet all of the world's energy needs
  Literally all of them.
  
  
• International Day of Protest Against Surveillance
  World wide October 11.
  
  
• Praying for the End
  Joel's Army. A youth group of hard core theocrats eager to kick ass for the Lord, with links to Sarah Palin's congregation.
  
  
• Never really a Liberal
  But Emerson felt comfortable in the Liberal Caucus until it didn't suit him. How many other Liberals are just as expedient?
  
  
• Accountability, without any of that messy...accountability
  Harper sets the terms of the Listeriosis probe: Investigators will not express any conclusion or recommendation about civil or criminal liability of individuals or organizations.
  
  
• Economics for the rest of us
  It's worth knowing when 'There is no alternative' is bullshit rhetoric.