[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - February 20, 2015
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Media Advisory:
Press Conference: Evidence Filed in Fair Elections Case / Conférence de presse : de nouvelles preuves dans le dossier de l’intégrité des élections
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Win! Indonesian Court rules against World Bank water law
In a landmark ruling, the Indonesian Constitutional Court ruled... earlier this week to annul a water law passed by the Indonesian government in 2004 under pressure from the World Bank.
Report on CUPE-Council of Canadians Health Accord campaign
The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are working together to defend public health care.
Barlow says Energy East pipeline not safer than oil by rail
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow disagrees with the editorial board of the Regina Leader-Post in their assertion that the Energy East pipeline would be safer than crude oil shipments by rail. She rejects the "either or" argument and instead points to the imperative of a sustainable energy future and climate justice.
Harper announces major tax cut to spur LNG export terminals
The International Monetary Fund has
stated that Canada's massive subsidization of the fossil fuel industry includes, in relation to natural gas, about $440 million in producer support and $360 million in untaxed externalities. The Tyee.ca
reports, "Canada provides more subsidies to petroleum as a proportion of government revenue than any developed nation on Earth besides the United States and Luxembourg."
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