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The unbearable cost of fossil fuel lobbying

24/01/23
Author: 
Anjali Appadurai
Link: 
National Observer
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January 18th 2023

The new year opened with a significant step forward for Canadian climate policy as the Glasgow Statement takes effect. Canada signed onto the policy, which promises to end international public support for the oil and gas industry, with an accompanying pledge to tackle the much higher domestic support for the industry by mid-2023.

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British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
Oil - Pipelines
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France: Over two million march, strike against pension cuts

24/01/23
Author: 
Gary Wilson, Struggle La Lucha.
Link: 
Popular Resistance
Photo: Workers gather on Place de la République in Paris, Jan. 19.

Jan. 21, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron’s retirement and pension cuts sparked more than 200 mass demonstrations and strikes across France on Jan. 19. Labor unions said more than 2 million people took part nationwide, including 400,000 in Paris.

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Global
Labour - Unions
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Direct air capture: Five things you need to know about this climate scam

24/01/23
Author: 
Oakley Shelton-Thomas and Mia DiFelice, Food and Water Watch
Link: 
Popular Resistance
Direct air capture

Jan. 21, 2023

Direct Air Capture Promises To Suck Carbon From The Sky.

But its proponents — including Big Oil — are hiding some dirty downsides. Here are five.

We know that the window is quickly closing for us to slash emissions and avoid climate change’s worst effects. So it’s easy to get excited about direct air capture: technology designed to suck carbon dioxide straight from the atmosphere.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy
Canada
Climate Change
Industry Spin
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The zero-fare public transit movement is picking up momentum

24/01/23
Author: 
Rebecca Picciotto, Portside.
Link: 
Popular Resistance
Photo: Passengers board bus headed for Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC. Ben Schumin.

Jan. 21, 2023

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Category: 
Climate Change
Social
Transportation
Urban
USA
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Counting the costs and contradictions of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

23/01/23
Author: 
Marc Lee
Link: 
National Observer
TMX is scheduled to be completed by year’s end and will open as a project that could not be more ill-suited to this moment in history. Photo via 2016 Archive TMX - Kinder Morgan handout

Jan. 23, 2023

Canada’s uneasy relationship between climate change and fossil fuel development was illustrated in November 2021 when seven atmospheric rivers hit southern B.C. The “big one” starting on Nov. 13 led to massive flooding and landslides that crippled infrastructure and isolated the south coast from the rest of Canada.

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British Columbia
Canada
Climate Change
Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
Oil - Pipelines
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The carbon bomb makers — Canada versus our peers

23/01/23
Author: 
Barry Saxifrage
Link: 
National Observer
Carbon-bombing the climate. Fossil fuel pollution is pumping an additional four atomic bombs worth of energy into our rapidly destabilizing climate system every second. Photo via U.S. National Archives

Jan. 23, 2023

When it comes to our exploding climate crisis, fossil fuels are the undisputed weapons of mass destruction.

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Canada
Climate Change
Coal
Global
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
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‘Assassinated in cold blood’: activist killed protesting Georgia’s ‘Cop City’

22/01/23
Author: 
Timothy Pratt
Link: 
The Guardian
Manuel Esteban Paez Terán. Photograph: Gabe Eisen

Jan. 21, 2023

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Ecology/Environment
Forestry
Protest - Revolt
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Inflation has been especially good for Canada’s extraction industries

22/01/23
Author: 
Jeremy Appel
Link: 
Ricochet Media
Photo: Depositphotos

Jan. 18, 2023

‘Wealthy oil and gas companies are using this opportunity to make their CEOs and shareholders even richer’

While most people struggle to afford the basics, executives at Canada’s oil, gas and mining companies have pocketed nearly a quarter of the extra money Canadians are spending due to inflation, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

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Canada
Capitalism
LNG - Fracking
Oil - Pipelines
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Canada must lead the way by imposing a windfall tax on oil and gas profits

20/01/23
Author: 
Kierstin Williams
Link: 
Ricochet Media
Tax Big Oil - protest

Jan. 20, 2023

‘Extraction is colonization in action’

Canada desperately needs a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. What will it take for this government to stop choosing fossil fuels over the lives of billions of people?

When it comes to all aspects of the climate file, Canadians are being lied to by our politicians.

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Canada
Climate Change
Indigenous Peoples
Oil - Pipelines
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The latest dangerous instalment in Scott Moe’s crusade against Ottawa

20/01/23
Author: 
Peter Prebble
Link: 
National Observer
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was the keynote speaker for the opening plenary of Day 2 of the Manning Networking Conference in 2018. Moe's government has opposed federal measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. © 2018 - Al.T Photography

Jan. 20, 2023

All Canadians should be concerned about the Saskatchewan government’s Bill 88. Known as the Saskatchewan First Act, it has already passed second reading with unanimous consent. It sets dangerous precedents and has serious implications for climate change policy in Canada. After it passes third reading, the federal government should send it to the Supreme Court of Canada for a ruling on its constitutionality.

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Canada
Climate Change
Global
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