After initially sounding somewhat limp with respect to President Bush's proposed "US led" global warming strategy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has since come out strong saying that it was "non-negotiable" that the United Nations should take the...
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Heading into this month's G8 climate change talks in Germany, North America is rapidly asserting itself as the world's biggest nemesis.Bush has made a new proposal that threatens to hijack the international process - by placing the US in a lead role in negotiations...
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May 29, 2007 captainsquartersblog.com
Earlier this year, I noted that the Associated Press either did a poor job of research or revealed their bias against the Bush administration by incorrectly recounting the...
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"The federal government may have to explain to the Federal Court why it is not sticking to the Kyoto Protocol thanks to a landmark lawsuit filed in Ottawa on Tuesday.
In papers filed to the Federal Court on behalf...
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A pair of dire warnings on climate change were issued today from two of the world's leading charities - Christian Aid and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).The report from Christian Aid, titled Human Tide: The Real Migration Crisis, is predicting that forced migration due to...
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One of the biggest criticisms of the Conservatives' climate change plan is that it relies on "intensity based reductions" in greenhouse gases. In the real world, this means that industry has to use less energy for every unit (ex. one barrel of oil, one car, one...
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A reduction in carbon emissions, and other pollutants, can be directly
influenced by consumer buying habits. Small scale local agri-business
leaves a smaller pollution foot print and is more...
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"A government reveals a lot about itself by what it says it can't do. The Harper government, for instance, insists that Canada can't possibly meet its Kyoto targets on greenhouse gas emissions."
Editor's Note: The story of the Suzuki bus first originated here with Tom Brodbeck in the Winnipeg Sun (posted by atomcat), but it wasn't until this week that it's really gained traction, probably because of Al...
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"1877 - Edison made the first recording of a human voice ("Mary had a little lamb") on the first tinfoil cylinder phonograph Dec. 6 (the word "Halloo" may have been recorded in July on an early paper model derived...
"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
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Canadians have always been extremely aware of environmental problems and the world around them — except, of course, for those people who drive their big pick-up trucks or Hummers to navigate urban traffic due...
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"We sometimes overlook the most obvious connection between deniers, those who deny global warming, those who deny evolution and those who deny the holocaust. They suffer from the same kind of groupthink and conspiracy theories. Its not denial they say, it's debate they...
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