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Montreal boil-water advisory | Michelle said... Yikes - we've been hearing about it on the news here this morning too. Hope it's resolved...

Earth Day demos and other actions | KenS said... . In tiny Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, population several hundred in the greater metropolitan...

Its Earth Week! What are your book/article/movie suggestions for all the issues surrounding environmentalism | lagatta said... Jan Gehl, for example "Cities for People" (Pour des villes à l'échelle humaine, in French. No idea...

NDP Socialist Caucus Presents Spring 2013 Edition of Turn Left/Virez a gauche | kropotkin1951 said... Nice painting of Queneesh in the K'ómoks First Nation's territory. Whose art work is that? in

Seed libraries | Michelle said... I went to some excellent lectures on Seedy Saturday here in Toronto at the Evergreen Brickworks....

The Un-Natural Gas Boom: A Bridge to Nowhere | KenS said... A very thorough run through on fracking. And despite being long [not unusual for this forum...

Why Doesn't Mountain Equipment Co-op Really Support the Environment | Boom Boom said... I don't know anything about MEC. Where is it based? in

Most extreme climate change predictions proven most accurate so far | NorthReport said... Carbon pollution up to 2 million pounds per second The amount of heat-trapping pollution the...

Win! Company gives up plans for Mega Quarry | Catchfire said... And much credit to our own Rebecca West for her continuous hard work in raising awareness for this...

Think Left, Invest Left: How to do that? | Max Horkheimer said... I checked up on David Suruki's website, and found a link to this: http://www.socialinvestment....

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Who profits from blasting away water resources and valuable ecosystems? | May 24 2013 | Mary Galvin | Another true horror story for water and the environment: open cast mineral sand mining. This form of mining uses huge water cannons to send highly pressurized water to convert the soil to a slurry.

B.C. Election brings frustration to labour, indigenous and environmental activists | May 24 2013 | Roger Annis | The May 14 general election in British Columbia was a setback to progressive political forces in the province and throughout Canada. Roger Annis examines the damage and what to do next.

March against Monsanto: Global day of action to 'take back the food supply' | May 23 2013 | Lauren McCauley | Tens of thousands of activists are uniting in a global day of action to "take back the food supply," in a worldwide March Against Monsanto Saturday.

After the genocide trial, the long struggle for justice continues in Guatemala | May 23 2013 | Grahame Russell | Notwithstanding the intervention of the Constitutional Court, the genocide trial against former dictator Rios Montt is worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize.

Harper spins Canadian mining in Peru | May 23 2013 | Brent Patterson | The Council of Canadians and the Blue Planet Project stands with the more than 200 communities and civil society organizations in Peru who are demanding an end to destructive mining practices.

Thousands plan to march against Monsanto on May 25 | May 22 2013 | John Bonnar | On May 25, Torontonians will join activists around the world to “March Against Monsanto.” In Canada, events are slated in eight provinces and 30 cities.

Action needed to stop 'climate deniers' from winning the information war | May 21 2013 | Nick Fillmore | The global warming deniers are at it again, and it is high time that the environmental movement launched an organized campaign to expose these scientific community charlatans.

Ontario's wildlife needs continued protection | May 21 2013 | David Suzuki | Endangered species laws work. So, why is Ontario trying to weaken its act, which is considered the "gold standard" for species and habitat protection in Canada and beyond?

UNESCO expresses concern about fracking near Gros Morne National Park | May 20 2013 | Brent Patterson | Gros Morne National Park's status as a world heritage site may be in jeopardy due to plans for controversial oil exploration on Newfoundland's west coast.

Stephen Harper needs to answer for Mike Duffy | May 19 2013 | Elizabeth May | Mike Duffy committed several ethical lapses during the 2008 federal election, alleges Elizabeth May. Stephen Harper has some serious explaining to do.

Dear Ryan: Conservative climate change strategy | May 18 2013 | Linda Leon | Smoke and mirrors! That is what Elizabeth May said about our government’s strategy to deal with climate change.

This Week on Media Mornings: Vol 12 (May 18) | May 18 2013 | This Week on Media Mornings | B.C. election post-mortem: Éric Grenier (threehundredeight.com), Gurpreet Singh (Radio India), Grand Chief Stewart Phillip (UBCIC). Plus Jen Moore (MiningWatch) on Canadian mining abuses.

Harper faces protest in New York City over Canada's dismal climate policies and Keystone XL | May 17 2013 | rabble staff | The Big Apple proved to be an unfriendly landing spot today for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose sales job for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline was interrupted climate activists.

Chevron calls for strong investor rights chapter in U.S.-EU trade deal | May 17 2013 | Stuart Trew | U.S. energy giant Chevron is encouraging the U.S. to pursue a strong NAFTA-like investment chapter and investor-state dispute settlement process in the proposed U.S.-EU trade deal.

Update on Building Resistance Tour about fracking and PTP | May 16 2013 | Maryam Adrangi | Since my last post on Saturday, we have made our way along the route of the Pacific Trails Pipeline, making presentations in both Smithers and Burns Lake.