Woman Nobel Peace Prize winner tells Harper to “Listen up” — Keep dirty oil out of New England
“I am proud to join this call” — Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize winner No 668 Posted by fw, January 31, 2013 “We will be united in telling leaders … Continue reading
“We must reject Keystone XL” insist four energy experts in new video
Watch the video and join tens of thousands of others on Feb. 17 for the Forward on Climate rally in Washington DC No 667 Posted by fw, January 31, 2013 “…approving … Continue reading
TransCanada uses legal sledgehammer to SLAPP down XL pipeline protesters
$5 million lawsuit used to “intimidate and silence activists” No 666 Posted by fw, January 31, 2013 “The suit brought was what is known as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public … Continue reading
Sinking oil prices and pipeline bottleneck cutting into Alberta’s bottom line
Bad news for the Alberta oil industry is good news for environmentalists and activists opposed to the tar sands and pipelines No 664 Posted by fw, January 25, 2013 Absent … Continue reading
Elections confirm that Israeli “is concerned solely with the interests of the chosen people”
There is “not a single Jewish party that has empathy towards Palestinians in its political agenda” No 663 Posted by fw, January 24, 2013 “In Israel there are no hawks … Continue reading
MURDERED by Israeli thugs, Lubna al-Hanash, 22, fourth-year political science student
Witness testimony contradicts Israeli claim that the woman was trying to hurl a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli vehicle No 662 Posted by fw, January 24, 2013 “An Israeli soldier … Continue reading
Senior Canadian bureaucrat suspended for launching court case against employer, Justice Dept.
Federal Court justice hearing the case not amused by suspension, saying, “Canada is still a democracy” No 661 Posted by fw, January 22, 2013 It’s such a relief to learn … Continue reading
Growing Canadian and US opposition to plan to pipe dirty tar sands oil from Alberta to Maine
Given disastrous 2010 Enbridge pipeline rupture in Michigan, and company’s “Keystone Cops” response, public has right to be concerned No 660 Posted by fw, January 22, 2013 Thanks to the … Continue reading
What deters us from acting on the climate change crisis?
We are more likely to yield to short-term pleasures than act in long-term self-interests No 659 Posted by fw, January 21, 2013 “If you’ve ever seen a person purchase a … Continue reading
Israeli Occupying Forces forcefully arrest Palestinian mom protecting her baby
Arrest part of Israeli policy of illegal, systematic cleansing of Palestinians from the South Hebron Hills area No 658 Posted by fw, January 20, 2013 “The last few months have … Continue reading
Quebec citizen activists gearing up to stop Enbridge tar sands pipeline
This project “is a bad deal for everyone and everything but Enbridge” No 657 Posted by fw, January 19, 2013 “Three years of organized civil resistance prevented the construction of … Continue reading
While Israeli forces butcher more young Palestinians, Western media distort the facts
BBC, New York Times, Reuters, and Associated Press routinely defer to Israeli military sources for information No 656 Posted by fw, January 18, 2013 ~ Names of Palestinian youths recently … Continue reading
Tar Sands Dirty Little Secret — “Petcoke” CO2 emissions being dismissed as ‘negiligible’
In fact, new study claims a ton of petcoke tar sands’ byproduct yields on average 53.6 percent more CO2 than a ton of coal. No 655 Posted by fw, January 17, … Continue reading
Spain prosecutor seeks ICC investigation of Israeli crimes for 2010 Mavi Marmara attack
But will Western governments thwart efforts to bring Israeli war criminals to justice? No 654 Posted by fw, January 17, 2013 “The prosecutor in the case, Pedro Martínez Torrijos, found … Continue reading
US scientist talks about barriers to climate change action in America and what to do about them
Scientist Anthony Leiserowitz describes his efforts to do what Superstorm Sandy couldn’t – galvanize communities over what’s arguably the greatest single threat facing humanity No 652 Posted by fw, January 15, 2013 … Continue reading
Climate change: How bad? Who’s responsible? Where-to now?
“What is required is action on a global scale before it is too late.” No 651 Posted by fw, January 15, 2013 In a concise article, Dr Andrew Glikson provides … Continue reading