by Sean Orr | The jury’s back: green power is way too expensive. The “jury” in this case is Gwyn Morgan via The Province. Such a conclusion is what we’d expect from the chairman of the board of SNC-Lavalin and the director at EnCana Corporation (the piece of work is also on the Board of Trustees of the right wing Fraser Institute, a director for The Manning Centre for Building Democracy, and a non-executive director of HSBC). Alas, we have to read elsewhere for the truth about corporate capitalism.

Another corporate media outlet to the rescue? Globe to Harper govt: Stop ‘smearing’ green critics.

The Masquerade: Masked protesters could face jail, fines under Tory MP bill.

Manhattan’s highline bridge concept for the old Patullo. In other news, Vancouver Needs a Brooklyn, and New West Could Be It. I guess that makes the DTES the Bronx? V6A: Decoding The Downtown Eastside with Poetry and Prose. Wait, the V6A is a postal code prefix? Funny how I thought it was that condo on Union Street…

The best thing Douglas Coupland has written since City of Glass is my tweet of the day (I’m going to make you click it for greater effect).

Boomerism: I’m aging the old-fashioned way. Yeah? Well fuck you and your new-fangled, modernist aging techniques.

Dome of the rock: The Province clears the way for a gondola up the Stawamus Chief. Why not just run an elevator right up the front of it?

Urban Planet: Growing Vegetables in Vancouver’s Parking Garages. Cool idea (and one that I’ve advocated before).

Bonus: 14 Day Trend- Weather Network.