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June 2014
The Achievement Gap
Response to Annie Murphy Paul, whose newsletter appeared in my email today, on her article, Technology Is Making Achievement Gaps Bigger. In your email you state “I’d love to get…
Native law expert: First Nations hold power to stop Enbridge
Chiefs of the Tsimshian First Nation speak out against Enrbidge at a 2012 Prince Rupert rally Read this June 18 story by Carlito Pablo in the Georgia Straight, interviewing leading…
Second Earthquake in Under a Month Shuts Down Colorado Fracking Wastewater Injection Well
A second earthquake struck Greeley in northeastern Colorado on Monday, June 23 prompting the state’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to order a halt to the injection of contaminated drilling…
Northern Ontario Could Be Canada’s Biggest Loser from Northern Gateway Decision
The recent federal government approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline may prove to have far reaching consequences for Northern Ontarians, and ultimately may shape the development of the Ring of…
These famous Hollywood names are shining a spotlight on TPP censorship
Unexpected new allies are surfacing in the fight against the anti-democratic Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a secretive and extreme deal that experts say would make the Internet more censored, expensive, and…
How Shoddy Reporting is Stunting Canada’s Climate Change Conversation
This week, Natural Resources Canada released a major report on climate change and its potential impacts in Canada. The report is novel-thick, the first significant NRCan missive on climate change…
Rocco Galati launches lawsuit challenging Harper’s Citizenship Act changes
Prominent constitutional lawyer suing two Conservative cabinet ministers and Gov. Gen. David Johnston over the draconian changes Harper has made to Canada’s Citizenship Act through Bill C-24. The post Rocco…
Recent Federal Court Decision Could Muddy Waters for Keystone XL South, Flanagan South
On June 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit handed down a ruling that will serve as important precedent for the ongoing federal legal battles…
Fracking and earthquakes: US states mull new regulations
3.0-plus magnitude earthquakes in the midcontinental US. USGS By Emily Schmall And Kristi Eaton, The Associated Press AZLE, Texas – Earthquakes used to be almost unheard of on the vast…
Field Notes: a Visit to Lummi Nation’s Sacred Summit and the Protection of the Salish Sea
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 The 10 day Water Festival hosted by The Lummi Nation of Washington State wrapped up on June 22nd. I had the opportunity to attend part of…
Ontario results on the new map, and an EU update.
I’ve used some of the new poll maps to try to put Ontario’s most recent provincial election on the new approved Federal election map. There is no guarantee that this…
Have $10,000? Then You Can Join Heartland’s Climate Denial Machine!
The Heartland Institute is once again pulling no punches in their quest to spread misinformation on climate science. In the run-up to the odd return of Heartland’s infamous Denial-a-Palooza conference…
General Principles of Insurance Policy Interpretation
Simpson Wigle Law LLP v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, 2014 ONCA 492: As the application judge noted at para. 21 of his reasons, the Supreme Court of Canada recently reiterated…
New Study: High Seas Represent $148 Billion Carbon Sink
Marine life in the high seas soak up twice as much CO2 from the atmosphere as Canada emits every year, a new study by the Global Ocean Commission revealed Tuesday.…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Your news links for today: Supreme Court Issues Broad Defense of Digital Privacy In Cell Phone Case – TIME Canada Border Services Agency bows to privacy concerns, to keep cross-border…