[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - October 16, 2015
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WIN! European Parliament votes to ensure COP 21 agreement would not be subject to ISDS challenges
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution that supports a provision being included in the COP 21 climate agreement this December that would protect governmental measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from... investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) challenges.
Stephen Harper's politics put Canada to shame: don't be distracted by them
By Maude Barlow and Naomi Klein, Published in The Guardian
Ask Canadians about the most pressing issues facing their country and, alongside concerns about the economy and healthcare, they will inevitably raise the need for action on climate change.
Barlow to intervene at the COP 21 climate summit in Paris-Le Bourget
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow will be at the United Nations COP 21 climate summit in Paris-Le Bourget, which starts on November 30 and runs to December 11.
Barlow & Moist call on Trudeau to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, Canadian Union of Public Employees national president Paul Moist, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Linda Silas, Canadian Health Coalition national coordinator Melissa Newitt and others are calling on Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
NL fracking consultations: Port-au-Port East, night 3
I didn’t have the privilege of attending more than 1 of the NS Wheeler review panel public consultations so I can’t compare, but here in NL, every meeting has had quite a different feel.
Barlow speaks on water and climate change at Tufts University
Maude BarlowBlue Planet Project founder Maude Barlow will be speaking at the 'Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming' conference at Tufts University in Massachusetts this week.
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MEDIA RELEASE:
EU Parliament adopts robust mechanism needed for Paris climate talks. Are European national leaders ready to act?
MEDIA RELEASE: Election countdown: Students ready to vote in record numbers
MEDIA RELEASE: TransCanada blocking local residents from attending their Energy East Pipeline Community Liaison Committee meeting
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