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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015 08:22
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[coalalert] COALWATCH PRESS RELEASE 2/12/2015
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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015 06:44
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'Bushmen aren't forever' as Kalahari diamonds go on sale - News from Survival
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- Published on Monday, 16 March 2015 13:46
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How About a Memorial to the Victims of Harperism?
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 20:44
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1081 .... February 12, 2015
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How About a Memorial to the Victims of Harperism?
J. F. Conway
"Only a fool would deny that millions have been the
tragic victims of communism, but that number pales,
surely, in comparison with the victims of capitalism."
— Roy MacGregor, Globe and Mail, 31 January 2015.
Roy MacGregor was commenting on Harper's latest ideological propaganda foray into keeping us safe by reminding us of all the bogeymen out there on the very big, broad left. (Harper's definition of communism is really quite loose, just look at some of his past comments on Pierre Trudeau.) Harper is building a big ugly memorial to the victims of communism on a million dollar piece of public land right beside the Supreme Court. (Could this be revenge for...
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Love PAN all year round
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:22
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - February 11, 2015
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This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to www.canadians.org. Please forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.
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WIN! TransCanada to abandon Energy East pipeline port in
Cacouna
Public pressure appears to have forced TransCanada to abandon its plans for an Energy East pipeline marine terminal at Cacouna, Quebec.
Council of Canadians opposes BC's new Water 'Sustainability' Act
The Council of Canadians is opposed to Bill 18, British Columbia’s Water Sustainability Act.
Council of Canadians sends letter to Greek government about CETA
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VIDEO: Long-form census musical! Fact checking the Tory vote against facts.
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 13:22
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http://www.pressprogress.ca/en/post/video-147-conservatives-vs-long-form-census-ragtime-musical-edition
Thanks,Chris
Chomsky & Kissinger Agree: Avoid Historic Tragedy In Ukraine
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:44
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By Kevin Zeese, www.mintpressnews.com
February 5th, 2015
https://www.popularresistance.org/chomsky-kissinger-agree-avoid-historic-tragedy-in-ukraine/
A Ukrainian soldier holds a weapon as people wait on a bus to leave the town of Debaltseve in Artemivsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Since the unrest in eastern Ukraine surged anew in early January, the separatists have made notable strides in clawing territory away from the government in Kiev. Their main offensive is now directed at Debaltseve a government-held railway junction once populated by 25,000 people that lies between the rebel-held cities of Luhansk and Donetsk. Almost 2,000 residents have fled in the last few days alone. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine — $3 billion worth. The Times reports: “Secretary of State John Kerry, who plans to visit Kiev on Thursday [Feb. 5], is open to new discussions about providing lethal assistance, as is Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, officials said.”
This follows Defense News reporting that this spring the United States will be sending troops to train the Ukrainian National Guard and commence the shipping of U.S.-funded armored vehicles. The funding for this is coming from the congressionally-authorized Global Security Contingency Fund, which was requested by the Obama administration in the fiscal year 2015 budget to help train and equip the armed forces of allies around the globe.
Meanwhile, &x-yt-ts=142128030&x-yt-cl=84411374#t=197" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(116,51,153);text-decoration:none;outline:none!important">January footage from Ukrainian television shows U.S. Gen. Ben Hodges, commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, handing out medals to wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
The slippery slope of U.S. involvement in what is developing into a civil war is based on a great deal ofpropagandistic statements and inaccurate corporate media coverage, and it calls to mind so many wars started for false reasons.
The views of Henry Kissinger and Noam Chomsky on this conflict are quite similar, though it’s difficult to find two more polar opposites regarding U.S. foreign policy. Indeed, Chomsky has been a long-time critic of Kissinger for the bombings in Southeast Asia and the various coups against democratic leaders that occurred during his tenure. Chomsky has said that in a just world, Kissinger certainly would have been prosecuted for these actions. (These were the war crimes that CODEPINK recently protested before the Senate Finance Committee.)
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What the Corporate Media Arent Telling You About the TPP
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:44
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For hundreds of millions of people all over the world, generic drugs are a cheaper alternative to the more expensive drugs sold by Big Pharma. If the TPP goes through, real live breathing people (Doctors Without Borders estimates about half a billion of them) will effectively lose affordable access to the medicine they need to survive. (Image: Money Pills via Shutterstock)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP as it's more commonly known, is a public health disaster waiting to happen.
According to leaked documents, the proposed trade deal, which I like to call the Southern Hemisphere Asian Free Trade Agreement - SHAFTA - would extend patent protections for drugs made by Big Pharma to prevent rival companies from making generic version of those same drugs.
This a huge deal.
For hundreds of millions of people all over the world, generic drugs are a cheaper alternative to the more expensive drugs sold by Big Pharma.
So if the TPP goes through, real live breathing people (Doctors Without Borders estimates about half a billion of them) will effectively lose affordable access to the medicine they need to survive.
And that's just one small provision of SHAFTA - pretty much every major industry in the world has their own little honeypot in there.
See more news and opinion from Thom Hartmann at Truthout here.
The TPP would also let corporations sue countries in international courts owned and run by corporations, with judges handpicked from corporate law firms. In other words, if a corporation doesn't like a regulation, or thinks it'll diminish their profits, they can sue your town, state, or our federal government over it - and that would gut environmental and financial rules without any input from "We the People" or our elected representatives in Congress.
Considering what's at stake here, you'd think that the media would want to fill its broadcasts with wall-to-wall TPP coverage. I mean, half a billion people losing access to life-saving drugs just so Big Pharma can boost its profit margins? Corporate controlled courts? That's ripe material for a primetime special!
Apparently, though, the mainstream media could care less about the TPP or its disastrous effects on public health, the economy, and the environment.
According to Media Matters for America, during the 17 month period between August 2013 and February 2015, only one nightly network news show, PBS Newshour, mentioned the trade deal - and they only mentioned it just eight times. ABC, CBS, and NBC didn't mention the TPP once.
Cable news stations did a little better when it comes to TPP coverage than their network counterparts.
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PressProgres Post: Why Harper's tough on crime agenda hasn't paid for Canada
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This may interest your members. We poked holes in the Tory "tough-on-crime' agenda/record since 2006. This is an important issue given they are about to introduce yet another justice bill, and is keeping with their record of embellishing/creating the facts when it suits their political goals:
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http://www.pressprogress.ca/en/post/what-conservatives-dont-want-you-know-about-their-tough-crime-agenda
Thanks,Chris
PressProgress Post: John Baird's nxt challenge? The same dismal job market facing everyday Cdns
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:22
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We used Baird's exit as an entry point to an informed-but-entertaining look at Canada's dismal job market - just as the minister makes his planned look for new employment... and we offered him some job-hunt advice based on the struggling economy, and his own record:
Please share:
http://www.pressprogress.ca/en/post/john-baird-resigns-joins-thousands-millennials-looking-first-private-sector-job
Cheers,Chris
[coalalert] Times Colonsit Editorial: Dont hurry Raven approval
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 08:44
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http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-don-t-hurry-raven-approval-1.1758731
Editorial: Don’t hurry Raven approval
The proposed Raven Coal Mine near Fanny Bay faces an uphill battle. That’s the way it should be. The developers must prove that economic benefits outweigh environmental risks, and the provincial government must put the protection of B.C. and its people ahead of short-term profits.
The Raven Coal Mine’s owner, Compliance Energy Corp., has re-applied for an environmental assessment certificate for the mine. The first application was rejected in 2013 because regulators wanted more information.
The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office has 30 days to screen the latest application. It can decide to reject the application a second time or order a more detailed, 180-day review.
The company’s website says the project would generate $1.1 billion for local economies...
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ITUC Newsletter 55: Hands off our right to strike.. Latest News from the ITUC
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:44
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Another Europe with Syriza
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:22
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1080 .... February 11, 2015
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Another Europe with Syriza
Donatella della Porta
There is no doubt that the near majority obtained by Syriza in the elections last month represent a point-of-no-return for Europe. This is the result most feared by the rulers of several countries and, above all, by the financial powers that have undertaken an intense campaign of threats, based on the idea of an increasingly liberal Europe, according to which a victory by Syriza would endanger stability and (purported) economic growth. But it is also the most desirable result for those who have a different conception of Europe, one of solidarity and democracy instead of competition and of decisions coming from on high -- ‘Another Europe’ of social justice and popular participation that in recent years has become...
Mount Polley Breach Report Faults Tailings Pond Design Flaws; First Nations Respond
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:44
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2/3/15First Nations reacted with firm resolve to a report that found design flaws had led to a tailings pond breach at Mount Polley mine last August that sent four billion gallons of mining waste gushing into British Columbia salmon habitat.
RELATED:Video: Watch 4 Billion Gallons of Mining Waste Pour Into Pristine B.C. Waterways
A three-person panel convened by the B.C. government two weeks after the disaster “concluded that evidence indicates the dominant contribution to the failure resides in the design,” theexperts said in a statementon January 30.
The experts said the design did not take into account the instability of sediment layers underneath the retaining wall, a failure likened to a “loaded gun,” according toCBC News. The breach occurred when the embankment foundation failed in a layer of glacial sediment, the panel said in its statement. Making the slope of the embankment too steep was like “pulling the trigger” in causing the August 4 breach, CBC News reported. Moreover, the volume of water was not an issue when it came to the dam break, though it did influence the amount that flowed into the waterways, the report said.
RELATED:Horrific Toxic Spill in B.C. Called Another Exxon Valdez
The report was delivered to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the T’exelc First Nation (Williams Lake Indian Band) and the Xat’sull First Nation (Soda Creek Indian Band). After taking the weekend to study the 150-page document, the indigenous leaders issued a measured but firm response.
“Safety has a price, and these companies have to quit taking shortcuts that prove disastrous,” said Williams Lake Indian Band Chief Ann Louie in a statement from the First Nations.
“While mining is an important industry and provides jobs for many it cannot be at the expense of the environment or public safety,” said Grand Chief Edward John from the First Nations Summit. “The best available technology (not the best practices standard) is required for existing and future mines instead of water/tailings storage and the use of lakes.”
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - February 10, 2015
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This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to www.canadians.org. Please forward this e-mail and encourage others to join our list! Thank you for your interest and support.
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UN special rapporteur on water says human rights should be a component of all SDGs
The Blue Planet Project is calling for the explicit recognition of the human right to water and sanitation in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Climate change and water scarcity are interrelated concerns
Don't let Monsanto block GE labeling
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Disinformation and Repression Against BDS
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- Published on Monday, 09 February 2015 22:44
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1079 .... February 10, 2015
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Disinformation and Repression Against BDS
Palestinian Civil Society Condemns Canadian Government Disinformation and Repression Against Boycott Movement
Palestinian BDS National Committee
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition of Palestinian civil society organizations that leads the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, has condemned the Canadian government's ramped up disinformation campaign and repressive measures against the BDS movement for Palestinian rights.
BDS is a global, Palestinian-led nonviolent human rights movement that aims to apply pressure on Israel, as was done on apartheid South Africa, to fully comply with its obligations under international law.
Canada and Israel signed a series of cooperation agreements recently, one of which included an unprecedented commitment to work jointly to counter the continued growth of BDS.
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#INMroots From Actions Against Fracking in the West to Activist Trainings in the Dakotas
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