Toronto council wants a say in Enbridge’s proposal to pipe western Canadian oil, including oil sands crude, through Toronto John Spears Toronto Star Toronto council wants a say in a proposal to pipe western Canadian oil – including oil sands crude – through the city. A report from city lawyers warns that a study
Fracking’s future an illusion at best: Olive
Strip away “possible” and “speculative” reserves, add in surging demand and costs, and a century’s worth of resources plunges to 11 years’ worth of supply. By David Olive Toronto Star The industry’s irrational exuberance migrated to the industry-friendly International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA predicted in 2011 that burgeoning U.S. oil
Department of Defense Launches Attack on Climate Change
February 23, 2013 Tina Casey The U.S. Department of Defense has been among the most aggressive leaders on climate change action under the Obama Administration, and they have just stepped it up to the next level. Last week, DoD released the new Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, its blueprint for addressing the effects of climate change in a national security context.
Quebec makes dent in greenhouse gas emissions
BY HENRY AUBIN, THE GAZETTE MONTREAL — A little-noted report, published this week, contains upbeat news for a province that can use some. The report by Quebec’s environment ministry shows that the province is steadily pushing onward as a North American leader in the reduction of climate-disrupting greenhouse gases. Remarkably, in 2009 and 2010 (the
John Kerry speech ominous for Keystone XL pipeline
First policy address urges action on climate change AP In yet another potentially ominous sign for TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, John Kerry used his first major address as secretary of state on Wednesday to make an urgent call for comprehensive action on climate change. “We as a nation must have the foresight
Why is the house of “sober, second thought” the first line of attack on Indigenous rights?
BY DAN DAVID MediaIndigena Why has the Canadian Senate been the birthplace for so many new pieces of legislation undermining the rights of Indigenous peoples? Indeed, the chamber has attracted a lot of attention of late, and for all the wrong reasons, as names like Duffy, Brazeau, Wallin and Harb star in a bizarre bit of reality
Colorado Idle No More Won’t Back Down, Rallies Opposing Keystone XL Pipeline
Indian CountryTodayMediaNetwork The controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, if approved, will be “built through sacred sites, traditional camp grounds and areas full of Native history,” warned a young Native woman whose organization, Idle No More, was one of 30 Colorado groups rallying in Denver February 17 as thousands of activists gathered in the
IDLE NO MORE & INDIGENOUS NATIONHOOD
By taiaiake Our collective action in Idle No More has shown that there is support among Canadians for a movement that embodies principled opposition to the destruction of the land and the extension of social justice to Indigenous peoples. When we as Indigenous people have a political agenda that’s consistent with our Original Teachings –
Decolonize the New Indian Agent: Bernard Valcourt
http://decolonizingmedia.tumblr.com Meet the new face of federal power tasked with managing “the Indian Problem”. We couldn’t cover up those eyes…we needed you to see his particular wild, drunken glare of Conservative crazy first. Valcourt steps into his new role of Aboriginal Affairs minister, filling the disgraced shoes of former AANDC Minister John
Ban Ki Moon: green growth insurance against uncertain future
RTCC Sound environmental policies are an insurance policy against an uncertain future,and should be framed as an investment and not a cost. That’s the message from United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon, speaking at the launch of a new ‘Green Economy’ initiative from four UN agencies. “You have a responsibility to articulate these truths
UN panel hears natives’ complaints against Harper government
GLORIA GALLOWAY OTTAWA — THE GLOBE AND MAIL Twenty Canadian first nations have taken to the world stage to accuse the Harper government of violating the human rights of their people and of failing to take action against “racist” media reports. The communities – most of them Cree – made two presentations
Satellite Tracking of Middle East Aquifers Points to the End of ‘Data Denial’
Andrew C. Revkin NY Times Jay Famiglietti, one of the authors of an important new study on the rapid depletion of aquifers under the Tigris and Euphrates river basins, has posted an excellent overview of the work and its context for policy, and noted that he and other authors are preparing for a two-week “water diplomacy” tour to
Permafrost Melting Rate Could Be Faster And Worse Than We Thought, New Study Finds
From Climate Central’s Michael D. Lemonick Nearly a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere’s land surface is covered in permanently frozen soil, or permafrost, which is filled with carbon-rich plant debris — enough to double the amount of heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere if the permafrost all melted and the organic matter decomposed. According
Federal elections commissioner says robocalls probe his “highest priority”
By Stephen Maher & Glen McGregor, Postmedia News One year after Canadians first learned of an active Elections Canada investigation into misleading robocalls, the Commissioner of Canada Elections says the probe is making “significant progress” and remains his highest priority. In a rare public statement, released to Postmedia News, Yves Cote called
