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Green Party blues (and how to help save the country)

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Murray Dobbin's BlogApril 5, 2011 Elizabeth May has lost her court challenge of the decision to exclude her from the party leaders’ TV debates. That’s too bad. I would like to see May in the debates – she is the most natural of all the leaders, actually answering questions like a normal human being would rather than the scripted, anal and cautious replies of all the other “leaders.”But it ... [click title to continue]

‘Beyond capitalism’? Québec solidaire launches debate on its program for social transformation

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By Richard FidlerLife on the LeftApril 4, 2011MONTRÉAL – At a convention held here March 25-27, Québec solidaire concluded the second round in the process of adopting its program. More than 350 delegates from party associations across the province debated and adopted the party’s stance on issues in relation to the economy, ecology and labour. And they reaffirmed their determination to build the ... [click title to continue]

Energy and climate change review of Liberal Party platform

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By Andrea Harden-DonahueCouncil of CanadiansApril 4, 2011 UPDATE: Budget 2011 meets (lowered) expectations I blogged shortly after the budget was announced and provided some analysis on key priority areas of funding for actions addressing climate change; you can find my blog here.Here are a couple of updates:Will this budget see Canada prioritize green infrastructure spending? Will this budget ... [click title to continue]

Indigenous Environmental Network tar sands campaign continues

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An Interview with Ben Powless (9:25) By MarkEarthGauge Ben Powless I recently had the opportunity to interview Ben Powless, a young Mohawk from Six Nations in Ontario. Ben is a  member of the Indigenous Environmental Network and a Founder of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition. Among other causes, he has been very active in the IEN’s tar sands campaign.   He also sits on the board of the ... [click title to continue]

Harper’s record on climate change

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The Government of Canada's record on climate change (2006-present)Climate Action Network CanadaNews Release March 25,2011 The current government has taken a reckless approach to one of the greatest challenges of our time. Despite the fact that the impacts of climate change have become increasingly obvious, the government has failed to take this crisis seriously. What follows lays out the government's ... [click title to continue]

Surprise, Surprise: The Koch Brothers Have their Dirty Hands All Over the Tar Sands

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Written by Mike GThe UnderstoryMarch 25, 2011The secretive Koch Brothers — two billionaire oilmen who own Wichita, KS-based Koch Industries, the second largest privately owned company in the US — have been getting a lot of attention lately. And I’m willing to bet they’re not too happy about any of it. The latest revelation is that Koch interests process a quarter of the climate-destroying tar ... [click title to continue]

An interview with Naomi Klein

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Rob HopkinsTransition Culture 23 Mar 2011 At the end of Naomi Klein’s two-day visit to Totnes, which included a talk (film of which is still to come) and meetings with many of the key players in Transition Town Totnes, I managed to grab an hour with her for an interview. Here, in two parts, is the discussion we had. You’ve spent two days here in Totnes and met lots of people, and I wondered what ... [click title to continue]

Kochs Profit from Canadian Eco-Nightmare

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By Geoff DembickiTheTyee.caMarch 22, 2011What do Tea Party rallies, Republican victories, climate-change deniers, Wisconsin's anti-union push, and attacks on a cap-and-trade market for carbon emissions have in common?They're all fueled in part by profits derived from Alberta, Canada's oil sands.Those profits, flowing to a single company, are helping bankroll a libertarian offensive many observers think ... [click title to continue]

Leading climate change and energy experts respond to the 2011 Federal Budget

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David Suzuki Foundation March 22, 2011Leading climate change and energy experts from diverse organizations in Canada have responded to the 2011 federal budget as follows:"This budget fails to eliminate over a billion dollars in handouts to big oil. At the present rate ($15 million this year and $30 million next year) the $1.4 billion in subsidies will end in 2109! It seems like year after year, ... [click title to continue]