Winona LaDuke media interview at PowerShift Canada 2012
Winona LaDuke, a Harvard-educated economist and activist, speaks candidly about food, energy and Indigenous sovereignty during PowerShift 2012.
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Conference Board of Canada: Economic Benefits of Tar Sands Hinge On Climate Inaction
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Trick, Not Treat, For Canadians: Harper’s Scary Canada-China Trade Deal
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Clinton on Sandy and global warming
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PowerShift 2012 Concludes With Massive March Against Harper Gvt’s $1.4bn “Polluter Handouts”
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Americans and global warming—science bounces back
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Will Frankenstorm put climate change back on the political radar?
In recent years the world has experienced a sequence of climate-change-related disasters. Hurricane Sandy comes on top of massive drought through the summer that has led to 40% loss of…
Welcome To The New Normal: FrankenWeather
* The pictures and videos coming out of New York and New Jersey are a vivid reminder that Mother Nature always bats last; human technology, civilization, and hubris crumbles in…
Tales Of Ice-Bound Wonderlands
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The Big Storm and My American Nightmare
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Sandy Wind Blows
The largest hurricane recorded is underway, and it’s hitting the US and Canada. Is it because of climate change? The short answer is, yes. If you’re asking that question because…
Meteorologist At A Loss For Expletives To Describe What Hurricane Sandy Could Do
“If you think mitigated climate change is expensive, try unmitigated climate change.” Dr. Richard Gammon The “Frankenstorm” combination of Hurricane Sandy, super-storm conditions, and climate change is starting to pummel…
MTV Breaks Climate Silence
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Mother Nature weighs in
Not going to talk about climate change during the U.S. presidential election? Mother Nature may be taking her revenge, in the form of the storm bearing down on the U.S.…
FIPA Treaty to go into Effect Thursday…Is It Right For Canada? Why the Hurry?
This Thursday a new treaty is due to come into effect between Canada and China without debate or public discussion. It is called an Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement…
FIPA Treaty to go into Effect Thursday…Is It Right For Canada? Why the Hurry?
This Thursday a new treaty is due to come into effect between Canada and China without debate or public discussion. It is called an Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement…
PowerShift 2012 Conference Day 1 (VIDEO)
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Climate Change and the Frankenstorm
Reblogged from The Green Word: Frankenstorm Sandy. Image: Climate Denial Crock of the Week. A hurricane is coming to the Atlantic coast of North America. Nothing new for this time…
Power Shift 2012 Conference Begins With Powerful Presentations
Electric young keynote activist speakers and live performances before 1000 attendees kicked off the Power Shift 2012 conference last night at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau. MCs Brigette…