Environment

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Government must do more to address First Nations' water woes | Feb 15 2017 | David Suzuki | The David Suzuki Foundation and Council of Canadians have published a report card rating government progress on its commitment to ending drinking water advisories in nine First Nations in Ontario.

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Who will continue to research bribery and corruption in global oil and gas dealings? | Feb 15 2017 | Support organizations which will continue to scrutinize global corporate dealings.

A conversation on 'Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America' | Feb 15 2017 | Redeye Collective | A new book by Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber examines the increasing presence of Canadian mining companies in Latin America and the environmental and human rights abuses that occur as a result.

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Leduc No. 1 and Alberta's unluckiest lucky day | Feb 14 2017 | David J. Climenhaga | Maybe higher oil prices will be back soon, but the realities of the market, and the realities of the biosphere, won't be changed by the ideology of capitalism.

Lawsuits pile up as Kinder Morgan opponents prepare next pipeline battleground in the courts | Feb 14 2017 | Alyse Kotyk | Whales, corruption and contempt for Indigenous rights are just some of the court cases that activists hope will halt the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion project.

Corporations: For better or worse | Feb 8 2017 | Daryn Caister | New court decision against Monsanto building in California. Also a new breakthrough in flexible, printable solar cells could help bring cheap renewable energy to 1.3 billion people.

Newspaper headline, "Great Storm Hits after 4-inch rain"

Understanding climate change means reading beyond headlines | Feb 8 2017 | David Suzuki | Trying to communicate complex ideas and distill entire studies into eye-catching headlines and brief stories can open the door to misinformation and limited understanding.

11 wishes for 2017 that will make Canada greener, more just and more equal | Feb 7 2017 | Cheryl McNamara | Last January, KAIROS released its wish list for the year -- 10 plus one hopes for the federal government and the provinces to fulfill. Two of these were realized. Here are our wishes for 2017.

March in Bucaramanga, Santander against Eco Oro Minerals and other companies

Colombia's resistance to Canadian mining interests is multi-faceted and fearless | Feb 7 2017 | Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo | Indigenous people, Afro-Colombians, union leaders, farmers, students and academics in Colombia confront Canadian mining companies.

Joe Brusky, Love Resist Divest by the Overpass Light Brigade

Build the opposition to Trumpism in Canada | Feb 3 2017 | Maya Bhullar | New networks of organizers are building locally and globally to oppose the attacks on everything we believe in. Here are some Canada-focused tools to fight back against Trumpism.

Indigenous people are fighting for us all | Feb 1 2017 | David Suzuki | It's ironic that after a history of facing genocidal policies, North America's original peoples are leading a struggle on behalf of us all.

Plastic and capitalism are killing ocean life | Jan 31 2017 | Yves Engler | The world's oceans are set to have more plastic than fish by 2050. Based on externalizing costs and privatizing profits, 21st-century capitalism is turning our seas into a plastic blob.

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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois - the student spring five years on Unionist said... Listened to the first 10 minutes - sounds great! Thanks for this find, lagatta. Now what do you...

Rachel Notley or Jane Fonda? Mighty Middle said... Jane Fonda makes her case about stopping Oil Sands development below https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

How much opportunity do individuals have to affect climate change? Martin N. said... Home grid-tied solar systems. Payback is coming down to 10 years or so as both capital cost is...

Toll roads into Toronto... Urban... Suburban... Rural... sprawl lagatta said... I don't even "get" this post, which is so beside the place. The point is to favour active and pubic...

Support Bill C-228 - End open-pen salmon farming in BC mark_alfred said... Here's a site to help you send a letter to your MP in support of Fin Donnelly's Bill. http://...

48 countries act on climate change, to be 100% renewable by 2050 swallow said... Quote: Nearly 50 countries vulnerable to climate change have agreed to use only renewable energy by...

So which LNG plants will be going ahead and in what order in BC 2 NorthReport said... It sure is taking awhile. What is it now? Down to 2? Petronas & Shell? in

Why politicians must explain there are costs and sacrifices needed to combat climate change Sean in Ottawa said... I think it may be even better if this thread could focus on how to build that communication to...

West-east pipeline part 2 epaulo13 said... Drinking water measures could be in place for months due to oil spill: official Communities...

Liberal climate change plan coming, $7 billion expenditure mark_alfred said... A document was leaked to the Globe and Mail, describing a $7 billion climate change plan of the...

sites we like

Indigenous Environmental Network

Wilderness Committee

Defend Our Coast

Alternatives Journal

The Climate Reality Project

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International organizations celebrate precedent-setting step toward justice in civil suit against Tahoe Resources in Canada for violence in Guatemala

Canadian and US civil society organizations welcome a British Columbia Court of Appeals’ decision that Vancouver is the preferred forum for a civil suit to be heard against Tahoe Resources

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