When the Gulf of Mexico oil rig blew, there was probably not a fisherman or fish plant operator in western Nova Scotia, where I live, who didn't have the same cold flash: an oil rig blows on Georges Bank; the enormous tides of the Bay of Fundy suck half the oil up and down twice a day, polluting everything from Cape Cod to Lockeport and right up to Moncton; while the other half is locked in the "gyre" of currents that goes round and round over one of the world's best fishing grounds
oil drilling
Fracking and its impact on groundwater: Lessons from Alberta
Mar 21 2012 - 7:00pm
Mar 21 2012 - 9:00pm
Location
Telus Building, Room 134, University of Alberta
Corner of 111 Street and 87 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6G 2M7Canada
Phone:
780-430-0608
53° 31' 22.4904" N, 113° 31' 4.1988" W
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Presented by the Council of Canadians Edmonton Chapter, co-sponsored by the Parkland Institute.
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Complicating the Arctic
Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America
(Douglas & McIntyre,
2010;
$39.95)
Once widely considered a vast, unremarkable frozen landscape, realities of climate change are changing the north's façade. Previously obscure concepts like Arctic sovereignty and categories of off-shore waters are now glaringly pertinent as the polar ice continues to melt.
In Polar Imperative, clarifying the history of the Arctic is precisely what Shelagh D. Grant sets out to do. Drawing on extensive archival research and personal experience, Grant covers the entire spectrum of Arctic history, starting with the area's first inhabitants and moving through 19th century colonial land deals, the development of sovereign titles, World War II and the Cold War, as well as the discovery of Arctic oil and the recognition of Aboriginal rights.
BP in B.C. drilling the Canadian Rockies
A new video calls for environmental reform and action against BP drilling in the B.C. Rockies.
Video by Truthfool.org
Not Rex's Humberto: Oil in the water, blood on the beach
In this week's Not Rex spot, Humberto says the EPA should act like the DEA and bust the corporate criminals who killed 10 workers and poisoned the ocean.
Two men who stood under the plunderers' knives
Ken Saro-Wiwa and Alberto Pizango never met, but they are united by a passion for the preservation of their people and their land, and by the fervour with which they were targeted by their respective governments. Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian government Nov. 10, 1995. Pizango this week was charged by the Peruvian government with sedition and rebellion, and narrowly eluded capture, taking refuge in the Nicaraguan Embassy in Lima. Nicaragua has just granted him political asylum. Two indigenous leaders -- one living, one dead -- Pizango and Saro-Wiwa demonstrate that effective grass-roots opposition to corporate power can take a personal toll. Saro-Wiwa's family and others just won a landmark settlement in U.S. federal court, ending a 13-year battle with Shell Oil.
Showing of "Rio Blanco" and talk/workshop on community resistance
Jan 16 2009 - 7:00pm
Jan 16 2009 - 9:00pm
Location
University of Toronto-Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
252 Bloor St. W- Above St. George subway station OISE Rm. 4422
Toronto, ON Canada
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On the 21st of April 2004 5000 farmers from Huancabamba province, Northern Peru, marched to peacefully protest against a proposed mine in their area.
The farmers feared possible contamination of their fresh water sources and were angry they had not been consulted over the project. Going with peaceful intentions to establish a dialogue with the mining company and representatives from the Peruvian government, the protesters were met with armed police.
In the ensuing chaos a protester, Reemberto Herrera Racho lost his life. According to the police he fell down a hill; according to eyewitnesses he was hit in the head by a tear gas grenade.