Category: ‘Environment’
On May 28th, PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada) North held a panel discussion to examine the impact of trade agreements and industry on the access of local communities to clean water sources. The key speaker was Maude Barlow, international water …
Ezra Levant calls for Canadians to boycott “The Gap” for its boycott of oil from Alberta oilsands.However, in later breaking news, the Gap and Levi Strauss reportedly “clarified” that they are NOT part of any oilsands boycott. Apparently the…
Don’t expect a study released yesterday that shows water in the Athabasca River is being polluted by tar sands oil-extraction operations to change the way the Alberta government does anything.
The study by two University of Alberta scientists, Dr. Erin…
Media Release
For Immediate Release
August 30, 2010
The Green Party of Canada expressed shock that the federal government has reached a settlement with forest giant AbitibiBowater rather than fight the corporation’s Chapter 11 claim under NAFTA. Abitibi claimed that Newfoundland and Labrador had seized its assets in what was tantamount to expropriation. The truth is [...]
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
August 30, 2010
The Green Party of Canada is very pleased that the process for designating the Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area has reached a successful conclusion. “Tarium Niryutait is a key area for protecting our Arctic biodiversity and particularly the Beluga whale. We are very grateful to the many people [...]
Quebec could allow for the opening of many shale gas wells. This would need to be harvested not unlike the Alberta tar sands. Good. Let the companies collect the gas. However, they should pay for the damages against the environment. This means not just…
As we head into a new political season it looks depressingly like the old: a standoff between the malignant minority government of Stephen Harper, and the seriously diminished Liberal Party and its hapless leader Michael Ignatieff.
Both these parties a…
On Thursday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the creation of a protected area in the Beaufort Sea for belugas. Congratulations! This is a great gesture.. However, oil companies will be able to drill right outside the sanctuary. This, of course,…
The hottest year in Canada is predicted to be 2010 if current trends continue into the fall. The record was last in 1998 when the temperature was just 2.5 degrees above normal all year round, and so far this year the weather is 3.5 degrees above …
A Car built of hemp, (stronger and lighter than fibreglass) powered by hemp biodiesel? Why not! Your next car, a carbon sink?
2010
August 27
Like most of our recent “great ideas” this one was worked on in the 1940s and crushed by corporate interests in favour of gasoline and metal. A nickel per gallon fuel must have sounded like free lunch to industry moguls of the day. Perfect to build an auto-addiction among the consumer population still in its [...]
Prominent left-wing news rags like the NYT routinely publish op-eds by knee-jerk, Beck and Palin hatin’ lefties. Once in a blue moon it’s a reasonable article:… the local food movement now threatens to devolve into another one of…
Joe Miller, Sarah Palin’s choice candidate for one of Alaska’s Senate seats, does not believe in climate change. That didn’t bother Alaska voters: this week, Miller bested Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the state’s Republican primar…
A bit of reading material to close out the week…- Chantal Hebert rebuts her previous theory about the Libs’ chances in Quebec better than I did, pointing out exactly why high expectations figure to be thing of the past:Given that alone among the prov…
This mine would permanently destroy an area that is a place of worship for our people, a cultural school for our children, and a bread basket that has fed our people for centuries.
- Chief Marilyn Baptiste of the Tsilhqot’in
Should Canada allow mining…
I read a lot of books, newspapers, blogs, and journal articles. Sometimes I have the time and inclination to write a book review or a detailed deconstruction of something I have read. Sometimes I don’t. But that doesn’t mean the other things I read are not worth discussing. Many of them are very worthy of [...]
Saskatoon has bad traffic at the best of times (for Saskatchewan anyway), but it’s worse now with the closure of the Traffic Bridge. This leaves clever people to ponder why there aren’t more people in Saskatoon biking to work instead of driving cars. The weather is great, the exercise is good for most people, it [...]
On this week’s Not Rex, Humberto DaSilva, chews on the future of food and inaction by Canadian regulators. Potential outcomes? Food shortages and…cannibalism?!
Watch its inspiring journey to the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
–
Hat tip Franke
(Photo credit, Pat Moss)
On Tuesday, August 24th, representatives of Enbridge, Michelle Perret and Kevin Brown, received formal notice from Wet’suweten hereditary chiefs Hagwilakw (Antoinette Austin) and Toghestiy (Warner Naziel) that Enbridge was tr…
CARS – A massive traffic jam in northern China is in its 11th day today due to road construction in Beijing that won’t be finished until September 17th.Some drivers have been stuck in the traffic jam for 6 days and “survivors” of the traffic jam who ma…
Marijuana is used throughout the world for diverse purposes and has a long history. In Chinese medicine marijuana is one of the fundamental herbs. In shamanic medicine in North America it also has a lengthy history of use. Although smoking is tho…
“The People and the deer fused in my mind, an entity. I found I could not think of one without the other, and so by accident I stumbled on the secret of the Ihalmiut.”
I was reminded of this quote from Farley Mowat’s book, People of the Deer, when reading about the debate currently taking place over the impact of seismic testing on the marine wildlife in Lancaster Sound and, by extension, the northern communities that rely on that wildlife.
The connectedness of people with their natural environment, including the wildlife, is important and something you can’t put a price on. This was the message of Nunavut judge Sue Cooper and one of the reasons why she blocked a… Read More
- Don Pittis finds an important lesson in the PCS takeover reports, noting the importance of Crowns past and present in building wealth where it would otherwise have been siphoned off:The huge value the market is placing on Potash Corp. reminds us that…
I’ve grown up with a love of water. Swimming in it, boating on it, relaxing near it, drinking it. Water brings me peace and gives me life. I’ve often taken water for granted — both the free water that I have such easy access to and the affordability and convenience of bottled water. I’ve made [...]
Yesterday, a non-Pakistani friend emailed me: “I wanted to ask you which you think would be the best organization to make a donation to for the current crisis in Pakistan. We usually give to MSF, but their website doesn’t seem to offer the opportunity …
The massive floods in Pakistan that affect 20 million people are far from a random “natural disaster.” Rather, they are a predictable result of global warming, capitalist development, and US-backed war.read more
Harper has gained many enemies over the years he has served as prime minister. His archenemies, in my opinion, are environmental protection agencies. Harper continues to promise action to reduce emissions, yet he still doesn’t act to meet our little ta…
CANADA/ENVIRONMENT – The Green Party is a complete waste of time. For a number of years now the Green Party has been struggling to get attention in Canada’s flooded political party system. Their blip in The Green Party will NEVER get elected. The Green…
Genetic autism research has struck out. After decades of standing at the plate and swinging away with public and private autism research funding genetic autism research has provided little information about the nature of autism disorders, what ca…
Yesterday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) took Obama administration officials to task for encouraging Americans to believe that the majority of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico had dispersed.
“People want to believe that everything is OK and I think this r…
The Auditor General of British Columbia has given a qualified audit opinion on the Summary Financial Statements because the statements do not comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). All three of this year’s reservations were also…
The “Rethink Alberta” campaign made by environmentalists in California is telling people to avoid going to Alberta because of the tar sands. Now, they are putting ads in the U.K. I think they are doing it wrong. By boycotting the province you are …
Both the American and Canadian governments have problems determining when toxic contamination of the environment is toxic. Here’s a handy reference guide to determine if an oil spill is toxic or not. If oil’s earning the oil industry record profits: not toxic If it’s in your driveway or under a gas station, home, or school: [...]
Admit it, it’s been quite a summer. Epic rains flooding swaths of Pakistan and China, fires ravaging Russia, while on this continent the plague of viscous black death has seeped into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s barely capped Deepwater Horizon, its tru…
Events of recent weeks have repeatedly reminded me of some long-standing questions I’ve had surrounding the obligations of Aboriginal communities to their members, in particular, to their female members.
These reminders have come as a series of three n…
I had the honour of participating in a healing walk through the Alberta tar sands on Sunday, Aug. 14. Organized and led by Indigenous people and welcome to everyone, roughly a 100 walkers trekked through a 13-kilometre loop that could be called the Gro…
On May 28th, PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada) North held a panel discussion to examine the impact of trade agreements and industry on the access of local communities to clean water sources. The key speaker was Maude Barlow, international water …
Ezra Levant calls for Canadians to boycott “The Gap” for its boycott of oil from Alberta oilsands.However, in later breaking news, the Gap and Levi Strauss reportedly “clarified” that they are NOT part of any oilsands boycott. Apparently the…
Don’t expect a study released yesterday that shows water in the Athabasca River is being polluted by tar sands oil-extraction operations to change the way the Alberta government does anything.
The study by two University of Alberta scientists, Dr. Erin…
Media Release
For Immediate Release
August 30, 2010
The Green Party of Canada expressed shock that the federal government has reached a settlement with forest giant AbitibiBowater rather than fight the corporation’s Chapter 11 claim under NAFTA. Abitibi claimed that Newfoundland and Labrador had seized its assets in what was tantamount to expropriation. The truth is [...]
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
August 30, 2010
The Green Party of Canada is very pleased that the process for designating the Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area has reached a successful conclusion. “Tarium Niryutait is a key area for protecting our Arctic biodiversity and particularly the Beluga whale. We are very grateful to the many people [...]
Quebec could allow for the opening of many shale gas wells. This would need to be harvested not unlike the Alberta tar sands. Good. Let the companies collect the gas. However, they should pay for the damages against the environment. This means not just…
As we head into a new political season it looks depressingly like the old: a standoff between the malignant minority government of Stephen Harper, and the seriously diminished Liberal Party and its hapless leader Michael Ignatieff.
Both these parties a…
On Thursday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the creation of a protected area in the Beaufort Sea for belugas. Congratulations! This is a great gesture.. However, oil companies will be able to drill right outside the sanctuary. This, of course,…
The hottest year in Canada is predicted to be 2010 if current trends continue into the fall. The record was last in 1998 when the temperature was just 2.5 degrees above normal all year round, and so far this year the weather is 3.5 degrees above …
A Car built of hemp, (stronger and lighter than fibreglass) powered by hemp biodiesel? Why not! Your next car, a carbon sink?
Like most of our recent “great ideas” this one was worked on in the 1940s and crushed by corporate interests in favour of gasoline and metal. A nickel per gallon fuel must have sounded like free lunch to industry moguls of the day. Perfect to build an auto-addiction among the consumer population still in its [...]
Prominent left-wing news rags like the NYT routinely publish op-eds by knee-jerk, Beck and Palin hatin’ lefties. Once in a blue moon it’s a reasonable article:… the local food movement now threatens to devolve into another one of…
Joe Miller, Sarah Palin’s choice candidate for one of Alaska’s Senate seats, does not believe in climate change. That didn’t bother Alaska voters: this week, Miller bested Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the state’s Republican primar…
A bit of reading material to close out the week…- Chantal Hebert rebuts her previous theory about the Libs’ chances in Quebec better than I did, pointing out exactly why high expectations figure to be thing of the past:Given that alone among the prov…
This mine would permanently destroy an area that is a place of worship for our people, a cultural school for our children, and a bread basket that has fed our people for centuries.
- Chief Marilyn Baptiste of the Tsilhqot’in
Should Canada allow mining…
I read a lot of books, newspapers, blogs, and journal articles. Sometimes I have the time and inclination to write a book review or a detailed deconstruction of something I have read. Sometimes I don’t. But that doesn’t mean the other things I read are not worth discussing. Many of them are very worthy of [...]
Saskatoon has bad traffic at the best of times (for Saskatchewan anyway), but it’s worse now with the closure of the Traffic Bridge. This leaves clever people to ponder why there aren’t more people in Saskatoon biking to work instead of driving cars. The weather is great, the exercise is good for most people, it [...]
On this week’s Not Rex, Humberto DaSilva, chews on the future of food and inaction by Canadian regulators. Potential outcomes? Food shortages and…cannibalism?!
Watch its inspiring journey to the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
–
Hat tip Franke
(Photo credit, Pat Moss)
On Tuesday, August 24th, representatives of Enbridge, Michelle Perret and Kevin Brown, received formal notice from Wet’suweten hereditary chiefs Hagwilakw (Antoinette Austin) and Toghestiy (Warner Naziel) that Enbridge was tr…
CARS – A massive traffic jam in northern China is in its 11th day today due to road construction in Beijing that won’t be finished until September 17th.Some drivers have been stuck in the traffic jam for 6 days and “survivors” of the traffic jam who ma…
Marijuana is used throughout the world for diverse purposes and has a long history. In Chinese medicine marijuana is one of the fundamental herbs. In shamanic medicine in North America it also has a lengthy history of use. Although smoking is tho…
“The People and the deer fused in my mind, an entity. I found I could not think of one without the other, and so by accident I stumbled on the secret of the Ihalmiut.”
I was reminded of this quote from Farley Mowat’s book, People of the Deer, when reading about the debate currently taking place over the impact of seismic testing on the marine wildlife in Lancaster Sound and, by extension, the northern communities that rely on that wildlife.
The connectedness of people with their natural environment, including the wildlife, is important and something you can’t put a price on. This was the message of Nunavut judge Sue Cooper and one of the reasons why she blocked a… Read More
- Don Pittis finds an important lesson in the PCS takeover reports, noting the importance of Crowns past and present in building wealth where it would otherwise have been siphoned off:The huge value the market is placing on Potash Corp. reminds us that…
I’ve grown up with a love of water. Swimming in it, boating on it, relaxing near it, drinking it. Water brings me peace and gives me life. I’ve often taken water for granted — both the free water that I have such easy access to and the affordability and convenience of bottled water. I’ve made [...]
Yesterday, a non-Pakistani friend emailed me: “I wanted to ask you which you think would be the best organization to make a donation to for the current crisis in Pakistan. We usually give to MSF, but their website doesn’t seem to offer the opportunity …
The massive floods in Pakistan that affect 20 million people are far from a random “natural disaster.” Rather, they are a predictable result of global warming, capitalist development, and US-backed war.read more
Harper has gained many enemies over the years he has served as prime minister. His archenemies, in my opinion, are environmental protection agencies. Harper continues to promise action to reduce emissions, yet he still doesn’t act to meet our little ta…
CANADA/ENVIRONMENT – The Green Party is a complete waste of time. For a number of years now the Green Party has been struggling to get attention in Canada’s flooded political party system. Their blip in The Green Party will NEVER get elected. The Green…
Genetic autism research has struck out. After decades of standing at the plate and swinging away with public and private autism research funding genetic autism research has provided little information about the nature of autism disorders, what ca…
Yesterday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) took Obama administration officials to task for encouraging Americans to believe that the majority of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico had dispersed.
“People want to believe that everything is OK and I think this r…
The Auditor General of British Columbia has given a qualified audit opinion on the Summary Financial Statements because the statements do not comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). All three of this year’s reservations were also…
The “Rethink Alberta” campaign made by environmentalists in California is telling people to avoid going to Alberta because of the tar sands. Now, they are putting ads in the U.K. I think they are doing it wrong. By boycotting the province you are …
Both the American and Canadian governments have problems determining when toxic contamination of the environment is toxic. Here’s a handy reference guide to determine if an oil spill is toxic or not. If oil’s earning the oil industry record profits: not toxic If it’s in your driveway or under a gas station, home, or school: [...]
Admit it, it’s been quite a summer. Epic rains flooding swaths of Pakistan and China, fires ravaging Russia, while on this continent the plague of viscous black death has seeped into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s barely capped Deepwater Horizon, its tru…
Events of recent weeks have repeatedly reminded me of some long-standing questions I’ve had surrounding the obligations of Aboriginal communities to their members, in particular, to their female members.
These reminders have come as a series of three n…
I had the honour of participating in a healing walk through the Alberta tar sands on Sunday, Aug. 14. Organized and led by Indigenous people and welcome to everyone, roughly a 100 walkers trekked through a 13-kilometre loop that could be called the Gro…