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Korean Steel Giant Pitching BC Mine Caught in Criminal Probe
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Who's vetting the foreign companies, critics ask.
By Jeremy J. Nuttall, Today, TheTyee.ca
A South Korean company at the centre of a controversy over a proposed coal mine in British Columbia is embroiled in a slush fund scandal in its home country, which the provincial government only learned of recently.
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This Tool Lets You See Exactly Who is Tracking What You are Reading Online
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Have you ever been reading a newspaper and noticed a stranger reading it over your shoulder? Reading the news online is like having Google, Facebook, or Twitter do the same thing. Known as third-party trackers, these companies collect data about who you are, what you’re reading, and what you’re interested in, usually without you ever knowing it.
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Ten Years after Uzbekistans Massacre, the Tragedy
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May 12, 2015by Alisher IlkhamovEurasia Program
May 13 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the bloodiest events in the history of modern Uzbekistan. On that day in 2005, thousands of Uzbek citizens took to Babur Square in the city of Andijan in protest. The demonstration was a reaction to the three-month trial of 23 entrepreneurs from the Andijan suburb of Bogi-Shamol who practiced the moderate teaching of self-taught theologian Akram Yuldashev. As part of their religious practice, the businessmen donated to various nonreligious charitable projects—including nurseries, orphanages, and sports activities—that went against the system of corruption that reigned, and still reigns, in Uzbekistan. During the course of their trial, the community rallied respectfully in support of the entrepreneurs.
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Food Not Lawns: An Interview With California Water Activist Susana De Anda
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This article is published in the upcoming print issue of Bitch, the Blue issue.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015 00:00By Sarah Mirk, Bitch Media | InterviewCalifornia is running dry. The drought continues to gain national attention with its fourth year of record-low rainfall. But to many people living in mostly rural, low-income communities, water scarcity is nothing new. One and a half million Californians have toxic, fertilizer-laced water pouring from their taps—runoff from farmland that brings in $35 billion annually for the state in agriculture. And Latino communities—83 percent of farmworkers are native Spanish-speakers—are disproportionately affected by polluted water.
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Susana de Anda works to make sure all Californians have access to clean, safe water.
(Photo courtesy of Bitch Media)
Mega-Dam Projects Will Force Tens of Thousands of People From Their Land
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On a 20-minute walk through the rainforest of Borneo, you will encounter more tree species than exist on the entire North American continent. The distinctive biodiversity of the area attracts tourists and researchers from all over the world, in spite of the intense destruction of the rainforest from logging and palm oil plantations in the past few decades. Now, there’s a new threat to the people and the wildlife of Borneo: mega-dams.
The Baram Dam blockade on the road to the dam site. Photo credit: Jettie Word
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Smithsonian Stands By Wildly Misleading Climate Change Exhibit Paid For By Kochs
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BY JOE ROMMPOSTED ON MARCH 23, 2015 AT 4:26 PM
"Smithsonian Stands By Wildly Misleading Climate Change Exhibit Paid For By Kochs"
The Smithsonian risks damaging its reputation by having a polluter-funded science denier on the payroll and a wildly misleading Koch-funded exhibit that downplays the risks posed by human-caused climate change. It’s time for the world’sself-proclaimed“largest museum and research complex,” to live up to its mission — and its own climate statement — and cut ties with the anti-science, pro-pollution crowd.
How Smithsonian visitors get introduced to the wildly misleading Koch-funded exhibit.
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Media Policy and Independent Journalism in Greece
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May 2015 by Dimitris Boucas & Petros Iosifidis Independent Journalism, Open Society Initiative for Europe
Media Policy and Independent Journalism in Greece
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Media Policy and Independent Journalism in GreeceDownload the complete 44-page report.577.77 KB PDFToday, Greece is the European Union member state where journalism and the media face their most acute crisis. This study identifies the urgent problems facing media policy in Greece and how they affect independent journalism.
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The U.N. at 70: A Time for Compliance
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By Dr. Joan Russow and Lori Johnston Reprint |
Dr. Joan Russow is Founder of the Global Compliance Research Project and member of Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and Lori Johnston (Yamasi) is Chair of the Southeast Peoples’ Center.
If states comply with these many instruments, the global community will have more respect for the rule of international law, and more faith in the United Nations, including for the compliance with and implementation of the SDGs. Credit: UN Photo/Joao Araujo Pinto
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada , Apr 27 2015 (IPS) - At key anniversaries of the U.N., there have been calls for compliance with international instruments.
Were hitting the road: join us in our BC-wide workshop series! Also, watch a video of Mayor Ted Clugston, support the Poverty Reduction Act & more
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Internet Insider: ZuckerNet, your Senators on C-51, and Fast Track sputters
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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South Africa's Xenophobia of a Special Type
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South Africa's Xenophobia of a Special Type:
Historical and Global Perspectives
David Moore
In the past weeks a few South Africans -- possibly inspired by an artificially resuscitated Zulu ‘king’ who mused that it might be a good idea for foreigners to go home to till their fields -- murdered seven migrants, pillaged hundreds more and scared thousands into temporary refuge camps. The vast majority of their compatriots responded in shock and sympathy with the victims. Most South African interpreters of this carnage repeated a tendency typical to that corner of the planet: exceptionalism. It might be helpful to challenge this patriotic particularism with wider global and deeper historical comparisons.
Even whilst nearly 1,000 other Africans seeking refuge from zones of war and economic...
BCSEA E-News - Can Vancouver Really Become a 100% Renewable Energy City?
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BCSEA is a non-profit society that relies on memberships to advance the low-carbon economy. Will you please join us?
CAN VANCOUVER REALLY BECOME A 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY CITY?
By This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., BCSEA Founder and Communication Director MAY 14, 2015
http://www.bcsea.org/policy-corner/can-vancouver-really-become-100-renewable-energy-city
In March, motivated by the climate crisis, Vancouver City Council took the bold step of declaring that Vancouver would become a 100% Renewable Energy City, obtaining 100% of its energy from renewable sources, and asked its staff to get back to them by fall with a clear articulation of the date by when it might be feasible.
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - May 14, 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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Save Our Water, End Investor Rights As the world looks for innovative solutions to solve the rapidly worsening water crisis, two Salvadoran experts are touring Canada this week to promote a simple strategy that could save the public billions of dollars.
St. John's chapter co-hosts book launch for...
Monsanto joining forces with bee supervillain
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RoundUp might cause cancer? This isn't working.
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[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - May 13, 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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Media Release: Groups Ask National Energy Board to Close Energy East Pipeline File, Stop Reviewing New Energy East Information From TransCanada
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Members of Parliament urged to take action on
fracking by Indigenous lawyer and American doctor
Yesterday morning Indigenous lawyer Caleb
Behn, pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Nolan and I
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