ACTIVlist May 12
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 May 2015 14:00
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Media Advisory: Now is the time for federal action on fracking, say Indigenous lawyer and doctor duo / Le moment est venu pour le fédéral d’agir sur la fracturation hydraulique, affirment un avocat autochtone et une pédiatre
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Concerns about how Fortune Minerals exits the Sacred Headwaters
News last week of the... BC Government purchasing permits held by mining companies Fortune Minerals & POSCO Canada in Tl’Abona (the Sacred Headwaters), Tahltan Territory is a major victory for land defenders and the Klabona Keepers. But to be clear, while we celebrate the resistance of the community members and their allies the response by the provincial government is nothing to celebrate.
US rejects Malmstrom's proposals to amend ISDS in TTIP
The European Commission, the executive of the European Union, has been trying to rescue the United States-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) from its critics by suggesting the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision in the deal could be amended in various ways.
Hungary says it won't ratify CETA because of ISDS provision
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has encountered another roadblock in its ratification by EU member states.
French transnational seeks open-pit uranium mine near Baker Lake
The French corporation Areva is planning to build the Kiggavik uranium mine near Baker Lake in Nunavut.
Fredericton chapter has information table at Boyce Farmers Market
The Council of Canadians Fredericton chapter was at the Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market yesterday to share their concerns about the Energy East pipeline and a controversial forestry deal.
Barlow condemns TPP as a deal for the 1% as next round of talks approaches
Today's news report quotes Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow who states, “Once again the Harper government is forcing Canada into a major trade negotiation that will only benefit the 1 per cent. Like the Canada-EU deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership could force Canada to change its drug policies, its copyright policies, its environmental and public health rules — all without going through the normal parliamentary process."
Explosion at Calumet refinery prompts concern about extreme energy and Lake Superior
The Council of Canadians has been opposing a plan by Calumet Specialty Products to build a $25 million oil shipping terminal on the western tip of Lake Superior in Superior, Wisconsin. The company had wanted to ship 13 million barrels per year of crude oil across Lake Superior and through the Great Lakes on barges. On April 2, we received word that Calumet has withdrawn all of its applications for the dock project.
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