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Ecology and Socialism: Introduction

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Excerpt“The American way of life is non-negotiable.”—George H.W. Bush, Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992“America is addicted to oil.”—George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, 2008“The world’s energy system is at a crossroads. Current global trends in energy supply and consumption are patently unsustainable— environmentally, economically, socially.” —International Energy Agency, ... [click title to continue]

Nova Scotia’s Tar Sands

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“Shale gas is the fossil fuel industry’s latest suicide mission”By Hillary Bain LindsayThe DominionJune 2, 2011 Protesters gather outside the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax HALIFAX—After years of learning about climate change and oil and gas development in other parts of the world, Michael Jensen was upset, but not surprised, to learn that natural gas exploration may be coming to his ... [click title to continue]

Opponents of natural gas in Quebec warn of civil disobedience

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The Canadian PressMay 31, 2011 QUEBEC — Opponents of shale gas development in Quebec have warned that they might engage in civil disobedience to keep the industry from taking off in the province.One protest leader said people would tie themselves to gas companies’ machinery and block their trucks if exploration activities went ahead.Several dozen opponents of shale gas are marching through Quebec ... [click title to continue]

Tories left oilsands data out of UN report

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Numbers indicate rise in annual pollution By MIKE DE SOUZAOttawa CitizenMay 29, 2011 8:01 PM The federal government has acknowledged it deliberately excluded data indicating a 20 per cent increase in annual pollution from Canada’s oilsands industry in 2009 from a recent 567-page report on climate change that it was required to submit to the United Nations.The numbers, uncovered by Postmedia News, ... [click title to continue]

Green MP Elizabeth May questions federal climate change plan

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By Stephen HuiStraight.comMay 26, 2011 Elizabeth May, Green Party leader Canada’s only Green MP claims she will “leave no stone unturned” holding Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s majority government to account on climate change, but she admitted that Canadians are probably looking at “four more lost years”.“The [emissions reduction] target we have is 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020,” ... [click title to continue]

Canada on Secret Oil Offensive: Documents

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Foreign ministry's tar sands team rebranding Alberta oil in Europe By  Martin Lukacs The Dominion May 25, 2011   Clayton Thomas-Mueller from the Indigenous Environmental Network during a protest against the Alberta tar sands in London, England, in 2009 – part of the "resurgence of highly critical public campaigns" that the foreign ministry's secret team is monitoring. Photo: Mike ... [click title to continue]

Canada a major exporter of virtual water, says new Council of Canadians report

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Council of CanadiansMay 25, 2011Ottawa - The Council of Canadians is releasing a new report today called Leaky Exports: A portrait of the virtual water trade in Canada. This report highlights the daily loss of massive amounts of the country’s fresh water used to produce commodities, minerals and energy for export. Virtual, or embedded, water is the sum of water used in the production of ... [click title to continue]

Canada Falling Behind Global Trend To Green Energy

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By Jim Harding Originally published in R-Town NewsMay 20, 2011Recent UN reports confirm that the shift to green energy (renewables, energy efficiency and bio-energy) is gaining ground globally. The United Nations Environmental Program's (UNEP's) report "Global Trends in Green Energy 2009" shows that for the second year in a row investments in green energy topped those in non-renewables - fossil fuels ... [click title to continue]

The Roads We Travelled

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Building the Toronto People's Assembly The DominionMay 18, 2011Photo: Marie Zahradnik"Whether it's the Alberta tar sands or our role in Haiti, The Dominion has the guts to look at Canada without the fairytales about our national virtue that comfort and blind us... Only readers like you can keep this crucial voice alive and growing louder. Please, pitch in!" --Naomi Klein. TORONTO—Copenhagen, December ... [click title to continue]