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Canada is a criminal colonial state complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people

18/11/24

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The Breach

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The Breach

Nov 13, 2024

UN expert slams Canada’s complicity in Gaza assault

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss Canada’s ‘crystal clear’ complicity in the Israeli destruction of Gaza and the ‘hope that remains in this darkness.’

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR9_cWkt-HA

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Canada's fossil fuel exported emissions leapt to more than a billion tonnes last year

14/11/24

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John Woodside

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National Observer

Nov. 13, 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions from the coal, oil and gas that Canada exports to other countries surpassed a billion tonnes last year — more than double the country’s total emissions, according to newly uncovered federal data.

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The déja vu in the energy transition

14/11/24

Author:

Deep Jigneshkumar Parekh

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National Observer

The Chemetall Foote Lithium Operation in Clayton Valley, a dry lake bed in Esmeralda County, Nevada, just east of Silver Peak, a tiny town that has been host to various kinds of mining for about 150 years. Photo by: Doc Searls / Flickr CC

Nov. 14, 2024

Where once we dug deep for fossil fuels, today, we dig even deeper for critical minerals. They may be different resources, but their extraction will leave a similar scar on the land, particularly for Indigenous communities who are once again at the forefront of resource extraction’s environmental and cultural toll.

Recent news highlights growing resistance from Indigenous communities worldwide as the global push for energy transition minerals clashes with local rights and ecosystems.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find

14/11/24

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Sandra Laville

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National Observer

View of a beach covered by plastic garbage on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde. Photo by CaptainDarwin/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nov. 14, 2024

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

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How Century-Old Slum Reforms Led to Today’s Housing Crisis

13/11/24

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Raphael Fischler

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The Tyee

The rear of 114-120 Elizabeth St., a dilapidated building used as housing in Toronto. Photo by Arthur Goss via Flickr, Creative Commons licensed.

Nov. 11, 2024

In North America, we chose right-wing solutions that haven’t worked. What we need to do instead.

Housing is an important political issue. Politicians and experts now talk about it as a major crisis that could threaten our economic and social well-being. But this is nothing new. Another housing crisis raged at the beginning of the 20th century.

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World Breaches 1.5C -- Five Years Early

13/11/24

Author:

Emily Beament

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Independent

The World Meteorological Organisation said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Archive)

Nov. 11, 2024

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

This year is on track to beat 2023’s record heat, the World Meteorological Organisation said.

This year is on track to be the hottest on record, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said as it issued a “red alert” over climate change.

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Much-Debated Site C Dam Reservoir Now Full

13/11/24

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Andrew Kurjata

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CBC News

The Site C dam pictured on Wednesday. (B.C. Hydro)

Nov. 8, 2024

Generating power but flooding land loved by locals

After 11 weeks, the Site C dam reservoir in northeastern B.C. is now fully filled.

B.C. Hydro announced the process was complete on Nov. 7, having started in August.

One electricity generating unit has already started feeding into B.C.'s power grid, and another five are set to come online between now and the fall of 2025, increasing the province's power production capacity by an estimated eight per cent.

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What We Just Learned about American Values

11/11/24

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Michael Harris

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The Tyee

Nov. 6, 2024

Donald Trump’s victory provides a vivid snapshot of what really mattered to most US voters.

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Democrats must choose: The elites or the working class

11/11/24

Author:

Bernie Sanders

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Boston Globe

Supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned outside a polling place in McAllen, Texas, on Nov. 5.Joel Martinez/Associated Press

Nov. 10, 2024

They can’t represent both.

The results of the 2024 election have confirmed a reality that is too frequently denied by Democratic Party leaders and strategists: The American working class is angry — and for good reason.

They want to know why the very rich are getting much richer, and the CEOs of major corporations make almost 300 times more than their average employees, while weekly wages remain stagnant and 60 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

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