Category: Environment
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Trudeau Climate Plan Challenged at Toronto ‘Town Halls’
The first two public consultations on climate action organized by Canada’s national government in Toronto, gave strong support to the demands of the People’s Climate Plan (PCP), an alternative to … Keep reading »
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Climate Justice Transitions
The devastating fires in Fort McMurray show the urgent need to transition to an economy that supports people and the planet, and this is part of a transition in climate … Keep reading »
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Toronto Teach-In Poses Climate Justice Alternative
The People’s Climate Plan Teach-in, held in Toronto June 4, took great strides forward in presenting a forceful alternative to the inadequate and deceptive climate action proposals of Canada’s federal … Keep reading »
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Austerity vs. the Planet: The Future of Labour Environmentalism
Last December members of the International Trade Union Confederation joined other civil society activists in a mass sit-in at the COP21 talks in Paris. Unionists and their allies, some 400 … Keep reading »
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Confronting Injustice, Choosing Social Activism
Bold and imaginative activism is difficult to find precisely at a time when we need it most. However, it is not the case that activism in general is in short … Keep reading »
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After the Sands
Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians Toronto — 7 April 2016. View on www.slideshare.net The Paris climate accords were strong on aspirations to keep the world below 2C temperature rise but … Watch video »
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Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go, Nothing to Say
How the broad climate movement has failed us It has been two months since the UN climate summit in Paris, aka COP 21. One might expect the kind of ebb and … Keep reading »
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To Change the Heart and Soul
How Elites Contained the Climate Justice Movement “The object is to change the heart and soul” — Margaret Thatcher. On the final day of the UN summit (COP21) held in Paris … Keep reading »
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After Paris: Unify Fights Against Austerity and Climate Change
The Climate Summit in Paris has once again reminded us of how vulnerable we are on planet earth. However, humanity is faced with a number of deep and challenging crises: … Keep reading »
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How Emissions Trading at Paris Climate Talks Has Set Us Up For Failure
The Paris Agreement has mostly been greeted with enthusiasm, though it contains at least one obvious flaw. Few seem to have noticed that the main tool mooted for keeping us … Keep reading »
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Our Fight for Survival
The climate negotiations entered their final day, and we geared up for our most audacious action. Several buses brought four hundred activists to different locations near the conference hall. Adrenaline … Keep reading »
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COP21 Fossil Fuel Addiction
A guide for intervention from the climate justice movement Author’s note: this article is meant to be both deadly serious and parody. It attempts humour and commits unforgiveable psychological reductionism of … Keep reading »