by G. Cornelis "Kees" van KootenI live on a Pacific Island off the coast of British Columbia (BC), Canada. Vancouver Island is about the same size as the Netherlands, but only has a population of about ¾ million (about 60% of whom live in the Victoria area) compared to 17 million in the Netherlands. As of April 8, 2020, BC had 1,291 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 43 deaths (mainly at long-term care homes), while the Island had 81 confirmed cases. The Netherlands had 20,682 confirmed cases and … [Read more...]
So, We’ve Rejected Science, Have We?
Occasionally we get hate mail. Here’s a recent example. I know who sent it but will hide his name to protect him.I hope your alliance members have a moment of reckoning. Don’t feel entitled to a vaccine, a ventilator, or the electric power it runs on. Those are the products of the same science that you have rejected and accused of lying and conspiracies.You’ve condemned the best tools we have to fight the pandemic and have misled many in subjects of prime concern to our survival. You … [Read more...]