Northern Insight: Recognizing real radicals

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 nation’s extraordinary natural legacy have been gutted,” [Peter] Robinson [CEO of the David

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Pop The Stack: Protect the trees

Rob Ford wants to see 5-cent bag fee abolished because : “I believe the taxpayers don’t want to pay the five cents any more. It is actually six cents with the HST.” – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Really? Is that a good enough reason? What about the disincentive to waste plastic? People want

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Pop The Stack: Protect the trees

Rob Ford wants to see 5-cent bag fee abolished because : “I believe the taxpayers don’t want to pay the five cents any more. It is actually six cents with the HST.” – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Really? Is that a good enough reason? What about the disincentive to waste plastic? People want

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wmtc: on june 4: black out to speak out

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, on parle! – and sign up. You’ll receive tools

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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Extending Habitability

What does “extending habitability” mean? It explains “sustainability”. I prefer to sometimes call it “survivability”, because without the delicate balance our ecosystem and societies are teetering on, there’s no possible way seven billion people will survive even a short term major disruption. Our environment has one shot to work in

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LeDaro: Harper government and environment

It is nothing new that the Harper government has put environmental issues on the backburner. Instead of making progress it is going for regression. It is a very depressing situation. Evan Solomon of CBC interviews Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughn who illustrates Harper government’s failure on environment.

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350 or bust: Water: A Wake Up Call

If you drink water, Last Call At the Oasis is a movie you should see, according to film critic Christopher Campbell. The movie …presents a powerful argument for why the global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century. Illuminating the vital role water plays in

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