Ecology/Environment

To avoid climate catastrophe, Canada must account for its hidden emissions

27/07/21

Author:

Fraser Thomson

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We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions both here in Canada and around the world. Photo by Pikrepo

July 27th 2021

The past month has been a wake-up call for many Canadians as large parts of the country sweltered under an intense “heat dome” that is believed to have contributed to at least 719 sudden deaths in British Columbia.

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Genocide and Colonialism: Challenging the Canadian State

26/07/21

Author:

Nouveaux Cahiers du socialisme

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The Bullet

July 26, 2021 • Nouveaux Cahiers du socialisme

Public opinion has been shaken by the ‘discovery’ of unmarked graves of children who died in residential schools. The word ‘discovery’ has to be placed in quotation marks because Indigenous communities have been saying for many years that terrible things happened at these places. The time has come to call this what it is – a genocide.

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Anthropocentrism versus ecocentrism: notes on a false dichotomy

24/07/21

Author:

Ian Angus

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International Socialism

Posted on 23rd July 2021

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Capitalism

Ecology/Environment

Ecosocialism

The Silence of the Dams: Canada’s Faux-Green Genocide

24/07/21

Author:

Matthew Behrens

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Homes Not Bombs

July 23, 2021

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Study using laser technology suggests Canada overlooks key sources of methane emissions

19/07/21

Author:

Inayat Singh

Link:

CBC News

Not leaks, the article says. Many emissions are designed "off-gassing." Can you say, "North Burnaby?"\

- Gene McGuckin

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Seven Big Warnings from the Killer Heat Wave

19/07/21

Author:

Crawford Kilian

Link:

The Tyee

Wildfire smoke that blanketed Vancouver last September was just a warning of the new reality for BC. Photo by Joshua Berson.

July 19, 2021

The ‘heat dome’ signalled our new reality. Here are key issues we must address now — or pay a big price later.

Problem 1: The destruction of the rural economy

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GreenLeft Canada website

19/07/21

Author:

GreenLeft Canada

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GreenLeft Canada

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Letter from John Cashore to John Horgan - very powerful

19/07/21

Author:

Thomas Oatis Sandborn, John Cashore

From: Thomas Oatis Sandborn
Date: Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 4:05 PM
Subject: Fwd: Letter from John Cashore to John Horgan - very powerful
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Unist'ot'en Solidarity Brigade - Updates from Camp

17/07/21

Author:

Unist'ot'en Solidarity Brigade

Updates from Camp and Direct Support for Lytton Fire Survivors

This summer has been rough. As communities across so called Canada and the world grapple with the direct evidence of genocide being shown in the media every day communities are also being subjected to climate disasters like the recent heatwave and the fire that tragically burned down the town of Lytton.

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Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat

17/07/21

Author:

David Hasemyer

Link:

Inside Climate News

Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alyeska pipleline) running through landscape with Mountain range in the distance in Alaska. Credit: Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics via Getty Images

July 11, 2021

The pipeline operator is repairing damage to its supports caused by a sliding slope of permafrost, and installing chillers to keep the ground around it frozen.

Thawing permafrost threatens to undermine the supports holding up an elevated section of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, jeopardizing the structural integrity of one of the world’s largest oil pipelines and raising the potential of an oil spill in a delicate and remote landscape where it would be extremely difficult to clean up.

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Ecology/Environment

Posted on 23rd July 2021

July 19, 2021

The ‘heat dome’ signalled our new reality. Here are key issues we must address now — or pay a big price later.

Problem 1: The destruction of the rural economy

The pipeline operator is repairing damage to its supports caused by a sliding slope of permafrost, and installing chillers to keep the ground around it frozen.

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