OpEdNews - Article: Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry

OpEdNews - Article: Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry: "The predictions of the climate scientists about global heating have been coming true.   Already we have seen droughts, floods, rampant wildfires, shorter winters, insect infestations, dying fish, dying polar bears, melting glaciers, permafrost destruction, crop failures, climate refugees, and species destruction. The only thing the scientists have gotten wrong so far is the timetable.   All of the model predictions have been underestimates."

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More provincial money needed for transit, group says

More provincial money needed for transit, group says: "EDMONTON - Edmonton’s transit use is growing but it will need the province’s support to develop the system to its full potential, says the head of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
Michael Roschleau presented his organization’s Transit Vision 2040 to city councillors Tuesday, asking them to commit to a goal of 120 rides per capita by the year 2040. The vision also calls on cities to put transit at the centre of new developments, expand regional transit, and focus on excellent customer service and financial health."

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Parking: An endangered species for downtown dwellers? - The Globe and Mail

Parking: An endangered species for downtown dwellers? - The Globe and Mail: "“Cars in the future will be reserved for very wealthy people. So, in fact, what may happen is that parking stalls may become superfluous because people can’t afford to drive, or won’t drive.”"

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As if #tarsands were not enough, now arctic to be polluted by oil industry

m.guardian.co.uk: "Melting ice caps, the influx of trawlers and tourists, and Shell's £4bn investment to drill for fossil fuels in the Chukchi Sea all raise fears"

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Ecology Bubble Bursts

Ecology Bubble Bursts: "Global ecology, the biggest bubble of all, is now collapsing and will soon burst. Voracious economic and human growth have raged for three centuries upon the back of dismantling ecosystems globally. Humanity’s economic outputs have been over-valued relative to the ecologically mediated resources incautiously razed for their production. Earth’s carrying capacity – meaning ecology’s finite ability to provide ecosystem services and absorb pollution – has been surpassed. Having grown beyond what Earth can bear, the human family is said to be in “overshoot”, which can only lead to collapse."

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For today’s youth, cars no longer represent freedom - Technology - Macleans.ca

For today’s youth, cars no longer represent freedom - Technology - Macleans.ca: "She’s one of a growing number of younger people who shrug their shoulders at the idea of getting a driver’s licence, leaving car companies fretting and older generations perplexed."

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Transit Not Tankers Petition | Wilderness Committee

Transit Not Tankers Petition | Wilderness Committee: "Automobiles are the number one source of climate changing pollution in BC and across Canada. And currently, the Canadian government spends more than three times as much on highways than on all other forms of ground transportation combined.

Investing in public transit and passenger rail is not only good for the environment, but it also ensures that alternatives are available for everyone — rich and poor. Public transit investment creates three times as many jobs per dollar than building highways."

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If peak oil has peaked, why the race for gas? Asians pumping billions into Canada gas, not even sure it will be allowed to pipe through BC

The Race for Energy Resources Just Got Hotter  |  Peak Oil News and Message Boards: "That level of demand from a part of the world fairly short on supply means high prices. LNG in Asia is currently worth between $17 and $18 per million British Thermal Units (MMBtu) – six to seven times the price of natural gas in North America."

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++ Go Evergreen! ++: Canadian Urban Transit Association Launches Campaign to Raise the Importance of Investing in Public Transit

++ Go Evergreen! ++: Canadian Urban Transit Association Launches Campaign to Raise the Importance of Investing in Public Transit: "TORONTO, July 6, 2012 /Canada NewsWire/ - The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) announced today the launch of its summer-long online campaign to underscore the importance of making public transit a central pillar of the next Long-Term Infrastructure Plan.

"Take Action! Write to the Minister" is a grassroots advocacy campaign rallying CUTA members and the public to voice their support and call on the federal government to increase funding for public transit. At its core is an action center designed to send a letter to Minister Lebel with recommendations to make public transit an integral part of the next long term infrastructure plan, and a social media campaign to spread the word and take action."

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Harper believes environmentalism is terrorism

Carol Linnitt | Terror is in the Eye of the Beholder: Alberta’s Counterterrorism Unit to Protect Oil and Gas Industry: "One month after the slanderous attacks against Canada’s environmental groups began in January, the Harper government released their new Counter-Terrorism Strategy which listed ‘environmentalism’ as a domestic terrorist concern. The Strategy, according to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, was intended to “promote an open discussion with Canadians on the threats we face.”"

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STM launches summer kid freebie

STM launches summer kid freebie: "MONTREAL – This summer, children under 12 can travel free on Montreal Island any day of the week on buses and the métro.

Up to five children can ride for free when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.

The free-travel offer is available until Sept. 3."

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Car Racing? We still have car racing? Seriously?

Councils warned of gridlocked, crumbling cities

Councils warned of gridlocked, crumbling cities: "Many Canadian cities will spiral into a morass of traffic gridlock, sky-high housing costs and crumbling roads and bridges unless senior governments can address their growing financial uncertainty, a new report by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities predicts."

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Canadian Oil Sands Flyover - Business Insider

Canadian Oil Sands Flyover - Business Insider: "Then the trucks and shovels come in to scoop up the oil sand— that shovel is electric, runs on 15,000 volts — and scoops up 90 tons in one load — it takes about 2.5 tons of sand to produce one barrel of oil"

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Student discount for pots and pans

Twitter / ClaudineJPilon: Rabais étudiant sur les c: "Rabais étudiant sur les casseroles au Jean Coutu "jusqu'à conflit réglé" ‪#ggi‬ ‪#casserolesencours‬ ‪#manifencours‬ pic.twitter.com/KSAuNm1q"