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Environment

A peaceful walk for friendship and a Freedom Train against tar sands pipelines

Posted May 13th, 2012 by dan kellar

This show includes multiple report backs from the April 28th Walk, Rally, and Potluck for Peace, Respect, and Friendship that was held in Grand River territory of the Six Nations (respecting the Two Row Wampum and the Haldimand Proclimation); followed…

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Economy

Accidental Deliberations: Parliament in Review – April 4, 2012

Posted May 13th, 2012 by Greg Fingas

After the Cons refused to listen to the opposition parties’ proposed amendments, Wednesday, April 4 saw a day of debate on the main budget motion in the second-last day before a Parliamentary break. The Big Issue Nycole Turmel rightly labeled the…

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Economy

Parliament in Review – April 4, 2012

Posted May 13th, 2012 by Greg Fingas

After the Cons refused to listen to the opposition parties’ proposed amendments, Wednesday, April 4 saw a day of debate on the main budget motion in the second-last day before a Parliamentary break.The Big IssueNycole Turmel rightly labeled the budget …

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Environment

Smash the State Report: April in review and resistance!

Posted May 13th, 2012 by dan kellar

Friday May 4th 2012 – The Dominion’s April in Review kicks off the Smash the State Report, which then has some G20 legal updates (from Mandy + Leah, Carmelle Wolfson’s most recent “2 years later” piece with Pat Cordette, and looks into police state a…

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Environment

Recognizing real radicals

Posted May 12th, 2012 by Norm Farrell

Britt’s Patterns of national behavior and abuse of power #3:
“Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause…”
Bill C-38, Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist, May 9, 2012
“…Over the past few months, the environmental laws that protect our natio…

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Northern Insight: Recognizing real radicals

Posted May 12th, 2012 by Norman Farrell

Britt’s Patterns of national behavior and abuse of power #3: “Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause…” Bill C-38, Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist, May 9, 2012 “…Over the past few months, the environ…

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Environment

Northern Insight: Need we say more?

Posted May 12th, 2012 by Norman Farrell

Link to The Michigan Messenger Be sure to read: Dare we trust Enbridge with BC coast? – Syndicated from http://northerninsights.blogspot.com/

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Environment

Need we say more?

Posted May 12th, 2012 by Norm Farrell

Link to The Michigan Messenger

Be sure to read: Dare we trust Enbridge with BC coast?

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Alberta

Saturday Morning Confusion about the ‘End of the World!’

Posted May 12th, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Well kids, here is another example of a left wing nut blowing things out of all proportion just to make a point. Yes, there are some environmental concerns with using ‘tar sands’ oil, but it hardly means the end of the world, folks. A guy with a job as a NASA scientist should know better [...]

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Environment

wmtc: elizabeth may: bill c-38: the environmental destruction act

Posted May 12th, 2012 by laura k

Elizabeth May, House of Commons, May 11, 2012: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-38. I am very sad, because this bill is the worst of all bills of this House, for two reasons. First, because the government has chosen to introduce fundamental…

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elizabeth may: bill c-38: the environmental destruction act

Posted May 12th, 2012 by laura k

Elizabeth May, House of Commons, May 11, 2012:Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-38. I am very sad, because this bill is the worst of all bills of this House, for two reasons.First, because the government has chosen to introduce fundamental c…

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Books

Haste Makes Waste

Posted May 11th, 2012 by saskboy

“Opposition parties accuse the Harper government of stooping to a petty, new low in the muzzling of dissent.” Note that says a “new low”, an acknowledgement that accountability is already at a low point. Rae cited the incident as one of many examples that Canadians are “now living in a democracy with dictatorial tendencies.” Garneau [...]

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Council of Canadians to launch Great Lakes Need Great Friends tour on May 15

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Making Waves

On Tuesday May 15, the Council of Canadians will formally launch the Great Lakes Need Great Friends speaking tour in Toronto.
Maude Barlow, the National Chairperson for the Council of Canadians, will be joined by special guests in eight cities in the G…

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Environment

Rare-Earth Mining Rises Again in United States

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Danielle Venton

A company called Molycorp has re-opened a California mine that was once the world’s leading source of rare earths, the elements on which modern technology relies.

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Capitalism

Seeds of change

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Michael Stewart

The beautiful image you see is not photoshopped. It is a photo of the heirloom “Glass Gem” maize variety recently rescued by seedsperson Greg Schoen and carefully stewarded by the Seeds Trust. When I saw this photo, I was overwhelmed. This, I…

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Activism

We Must Force the Politicians to Go Post-Carbon

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Stephen Elliott-Buckley

We need to leave the tarsands oil in the ground. We need an increasing carbon tax. We need to stop subsidizing carbon energy producers. We need public money invested in post-carbon energy. We need to do it now. I say all this, as does this NASA physicist: The science of the situation is clear — [...]

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Activism

on june 4: black out to speak out

Posted May 11th, 2012 by laura k

On Monday, June 4, websites representing thousands of Canadian people and organizations will go dark to protest changes introduced in the Harper Government’sTM budget act (Bill C-38).To join this online protest, go to Black Out Speak Out – or Silence, …

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Activism

wmtc: on june 4: black out to speak out

Posted May 11th, 2012 by laura k

On Monday, June 4, websites representing thousands of Canadian people and organizations will go dark to protest changes introduced in the Harper Government’sTM budget act (Bill C-38). To join this online protest, go to Black Out Speak Out –…

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Environment

Clear As Mud

Posted May 11th, 2012 by The Mayor

The Mayor believes it is already too late. Not too late to save the environment, but too late to save the entire universe from idiot environmentalists who believe the world is doomed due to daylight savings time. Their numbers are legion, and they are…

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Environment

Sloughs of Despond

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Tim McSorley

Fracking wastewater ponds languish in Hants County

HALIFAX—Hydraulic fracturing wastewater shown to contain high levels of radioactive contaminants ha…

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