Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Corporate media has blocked the biggest story

The Elephant in the Room: Climate Change | Group Think | BillMoyers.com: "The science is clear and unambiguous: climate change is real; it’s caused by humans burning fossil fuels; and it’s at or near an irreversible catastrophic tipping point.

But you wouldn’t know any of this if you’re getting your news from the corporate media."

Monday, December 24, 2012

Idle No More: Chief Theresa Spence's hunger speaks to all of us | rabble.ca

Idle No More: Chief Theresa Spence's hunger speaks to all of us | rabble.ca: "The greatest blessing of all, however, is indigenous sovereignty itself. It is the huge stretches of this country that have never been ceded by war or treaty. It is the treaties signed and still recognized by our courts. If Canadians have a chance of stopping Mr. Harper's planet-trashing plans, it will be because these legally binding rights -- backed up by mass movements, court challenges, and direct action will stand in his way. All Canadians should offer our deepest thanks that our indigenous brothers and sisters have protected their land rights for all these generations, refusing to turn them into one-off payments, no matter how badly they were needed. These are the rights Mr. Harper is trying to extinguish now."

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Canada Leaves Kyoto Protocol, Lets China Buy Into Oil Sands | Environment News Service

Canada Leaves Kyoto Protocol, Lets China Buy Into Oil Sands | Environment News Service: "In another move that critics warn will destroy Canadian environmental protections for future generations, the Harper Government has approved the C$15.1-billion sale of Nexen, an oil and gas company based in Alberta, to the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, the third-largest national oil company in China."

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