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The Dirty Dozen: ‘Carbon bombs’ threaten to blow up Canada’s climate commitments

23/11/22

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Nicholas Gottlieb, graphics by Elysse Deveaux

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Ricochet Media

The Dirty Dozen: ‘Carbon bombs’ threaten to blow up Canada’s climate commitments

Website Editor: A great summary of Canada's fossil fuels situation and politics in this article.

Nov. 22, 2022

Canada wants to be the last country producing fossil fuels, even if it kills us

COP27 is over. The UN summit took one big step forward on climate justice with the creation of a loss and damage fund for the most impacted nations, while taking two enormous steps backwards by failing to call for a phaseout of all fossil fuels.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Carbon trading: A tool for reconciliation or colonization?

23/11/22

Author:

Matteo Cimellaro

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National Observer

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger at a protest at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Deranger critiques how carbon markets may affect Indigenous nations. Photo by John Woodside / Canada's National Observer

Nov. 23, 2022

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger’s home community of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is in what she calls a “sacrifice zone.” The nation borders the oil production epicentre of Canada: the oilsands, which leak toxic chemicals and wreak havoc on local ecosystems.

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How much of Canada’s ongoing climate failure is caused by oil and gas industry pollution?

22/11/22

Author:

Barry Saxifrage

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National Observer

Nov. 21, 2022

Canada's failure to reduce climate pollution has left us far behind most of our peer nations. The primary cause of this failure has been surging emissions from our oil and gas industry. Unfortunately, it’s not the only Canadian sector with stubbornly rising emissions.

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Military spending and the climate crisis — new report connects the dots

22/11/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

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National Observer

Helicopters and other large military vehicles on display at CANSEC in Ottawa on June 1 and 2. Photo by Natasha Bulowski / Canada's National Observer

Nov. 18, 2022

The world’s wealthiest polluting countries spend at least 15 times more on military and arms than climate finance for the world’s most vulnerable countries, a new report revealed in the final week of COP27 negotiations.

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Delayed NDP Promise Boosts BC Extinctions

22/11/22

Author:

Ainslie Cruickshank

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The Narwhal

When born, fisher are blind, deaf and only partially covered with fine hair. In B.C., they're categorized as "red," which is reserved for "any species or ecosystem that is at risk of being lost," according to the province. Photo: Shutterstock

Nov. 10, 2022

The B.C. NDP campaigned on protecting species at risk. Years later, the province still doesn’t have stand-alone species at risk legislation

‘Huge legal gaps’ are driving B.C. species to extinction, conservation groups say

More than five years ago, during an election campaign that saw the B.C. New Democrats form government, the party committed to enact a stand-alone law to protect species at risk of extinction.

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Morbid Symptoms, Premature Obituaries: The American Empire

22/11/22

Author:

Sam Gindin

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The Bullet

"It is tempting to battle capitalist internationalization by countering it with a working-class internationalism. Specific acts of international solidarity are, of course, possible, and an internationalist sensibility is paramount. But we cannot act substantively on the international stage without being strong at home.

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Don’t ‘Stand With Ukraine.’ Push For Peace Instead

19/11/22

Author:

Davide Mastracci

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Passage

Photo via txmx 2 on Flickr, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Nov. 14, 2022

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Divide-and-conquer strategy at climate conference pits rich and poor nations against each other

19/11/22

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

The education of students in Gabura Upazila, Bangladesh, is facing uncertainty as their school is under threat of being washed away. Photo by Moniruzzaman Sazal / Climate Visuals

Nov. 18, 2022

The clock is ticking to land an agreement for COP27, and Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will support a proposal to launch a loss and damage fund — with a few conditions.

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Canadian banks, insurers pour nearly $2 billion into new fossil fuel projects in Africa

16/11/22

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

In 2014, the Okavango Delta was added to the UNESCO World Heritage sites due to its ecological and cultural significance to the San people. Photo by Photo by Roger Brown / Pexels

Nov. 15, 2022

Canadian companies are helping drive a wave of fossil fuel expansion in Africa, new data from German climate and human rights group Urgewald shows, and climate advocates say the federal government must step in with strong regulations to turn the tide.

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Who Holds Up Half the Earth? - Book Review of 'Half-Earth Socialism'

14/11/22

Author:

Alex James and Neil Johnson

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Cosmonaut

Promotional graphic for ‘Half-Earth Socialism.’

Though the text being reviewed here is being negatively evaluated, I find it useful to see the list of categories being used by the reviewers. Not being much of a consumer of theoretical and scholastic writings, I had no such list before reading this. Perhaps others might find this useful. Gene McGuckin

Oct. 28, 2022

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Canada wants to be the last country producing fossil fuels, even if it kills us

The B.C. NDP campaigned on protecting species at risk. Years later, the province still doesn’t have stand-alone species at risk legislation

‘Huge legal gaps’ are driving B.C. species to extinction, conservation groups say

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