environmental justice
Harper's oily case for ethical oil
First of a series on the politics of oil and Canada's climate change goals.
environmental justice
Environmental sustainability is the core issue of our times
Sustain: to keep in existence, maintain. Sustainable: capable of being sustained. Sustainability: the property of being sustainable.
There is at least one clear fact about human society -- it is an integral part of the environment and the environment dictates how it functions. For human society to remain in a form similar to what we developed historically, it must have a stable environment that contains most of its historical features. How society treats the environment affects its stability.
As wake-up calls go, it's hard to beat the BP oil spill
If there is a God, she's surely bewildered by the apparent determination of the human race to ignore the deafening wake-up call she's recently sent our way.
As wake-up calls go, it's hard to beat the BP oil spill. The relentless gush of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for the past 85 days, captured live on camera, should be enough to finally force us to look critically at the deeply flawed concepts that have become the guiding ideologies of our times -- starting with unbridled capitalism, and its elevation of economic gain above the very sustainability of the Earth we inhabit.
Another dominant creed that cries out for rethinking is blind faith in technology and the human ability to solve any problem.
Compost at home
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ry little bit helps when it comes to cutting down on waste and living in more sustainable ways. Composting is a good place to start. Each year Canadians toss tons of food that could have been composted into landfills. Composting is good for your plants, the earth and allows you get more out of your food. Even apartment dwellers can compost! This guide will cover:
Finding a containing
How to assemble
Dos and Don'ts
What next
Tips
Contain yourself
Alberta and N.W.T. First Nations sign Fraser Declaration against Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines
| January 31, 2012
Activist Communique: Enbridge protest -- Wedding reception for Minister Oliver and Big Oil
| January 25, 2012Pipeline politics and Canada's 'national economic interests'
Has he gone too far this time?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has shown many times over that he has little regard for democracy. I mean, how did we learn to spell the word "prorogue"?
The long record is too wearisome to recount, but the ominous new attack on opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline has opened a front in his battle against civil society that makes you wonder. Now that we're watching the 1 per cent more closely, will the times still be on Harper's side?