Things that go 'boom' in the night ...

Check out Mike K's incredible photos of the Spanish entry in the Celebration of Light Fireworks Festival. Some bird's-eye shots of the infamous crowds, as well.

Don't believe Ottawa's spin on carbon tax.

Click here to read about the Green Party's proposed $50/tonne carbon tax shift plan that has a very low price tag (less than O.1% of GDP) from now to 2010, net zero over the subsequent 5 years and starts turning a profit in 2015.

Summer = lush and Green

This is really a damn fine scotch.