CBC docs; oil; pills; clearcutting; tar sands; bicycle contest

[angela bischoff]

OIL: THE WORLD OVER A BARREL
(Sunday February 3 at 8pm ET on CBC Newsworld)
THE OIL CURSE

The discovery of oil is usually celebrated as a one-way ticket to wealth
and economic growth. Oil companies are now scouring the earth to uncover
new sources in some of the world's poorest countries.

But recent history shows that the presence of oil in a developing country
makes life worse, not better, for most of its population. It's the poorest
who pay the most to satisfy the West's growing thirst for fuel.
http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/oil/curse.html

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ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM (120 minutes)
(Sunday February 3 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld)

In Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, winner of the a best documentary
writing award from the Writers Guild of America for writer/director Alex
Gibney tells the story of the notorious scandal behind the crash of the
energy company. The documentary takes on the daunting topic of shredded
documents, private equity funds and false accounting and turns it into
something eminently compelling.
Discuss this film online
http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeyesunday/feature_030208.html

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Eastern Canada Vulnerable to Oil Shortages
New Report Calls for Canada to Set Up Strategic Petroleum Reserves
Jan. 31/08

Canada is currently the most vulnerable country in the industrial world to
short-term oil supply crises, and we need to establish strategic petroleum
reserves to remedy the problem.

Freezing in the Dark: Why Canada Needs Strategic Petroleum Reserves points
out the precariousness of current global oil supplies, especially given
current tensions in the Middle East, and fact that Canada imports close to
1 million barrels of oil per day to supply the needs of central and
eastern provinces.

http://www.ualberta.ca/parkland

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A Pill for Every Ill—Or an Ill for Every Pill?
by Barbara Mintzes

http://heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/visions/medications/alt/2

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More Clearcutting in Temagami?  Take Action to Protect the Ancient Pines
Today!

Please send a personal letter to show your support for the protection of
Temagami's old-growth red and white pine forests.  Submitting your
comments will only take a few minutes of your time.  The public comment
period ends on Saturday, February 16th.

<http://www.earthroots.org/temag/temagfax.shtml>Send a free fax right now
by clicking on this link.

Planning is underway for the next stage of logging in Temagami. The
Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has indicated its desire to continue
logging old-growth red and white pine in important wilderness areas. It
has also selected harvest blocks that will threaten aboriginal sacred
sites. Please take a moment to let the MNR know that logging Temagami’s
ancient pine forests is not acceptable. Don’t let the government put a
price on our wilderness!

<http://earthroots.org/temag/LTMD_Summary_Final.pdf> To view a PDF copy of
the Long Term Management Direction summary for Temagami please click here.

GRASSY NARROWS: FIVE YEARS OF FIGHTING BACK
In 2002, the Grassy Narrows community erected a blockade on a logging
road on their traditional land. It has lasted five years, but the
logging companies are nowhere near putting an end to the clear cutting.
 > by Laura Janecka
 > http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?x=66967

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With an Alberta election imminent, now is the time to send a clear message
to Premier Stelmach: it's totally irresponsible to push ahead with more
development of the tar sands given what we now know of the dire
consequences of global warming. It's time to "Stop the Tar Sands".

What can you do to help Stop the Tar Sands?

Take Action

If you live in Alberta, send a letter to the Alberta premier Ed Stelmach
asking him to shut down the tar sands and stop polluting the atmosphere.
<http://ems01.com/a/l.x?T=ihcncopagokbehjejgnkfpmbeefo&M=5>Stop the Tar
Sands, Mr. Stelmach!

If you live in other parts of Canada, write to Prime Minister Harper
demanding that he end all access to the accelerated capital cost allowance
tax break to any tar sands project immediately, and ensure that hard
targets for reducing emissions are enforced in the industry.
<http://ems01.com/a/l.x?T=ihcncopagokbehjejgnkfpmbeefo&M=6>Stop the Tar
Sands Mr. Harper!

Find out more at www.greenpeace.ca/tarsands

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2008 STUDENT BICYCLE ESSAY CONTEST

A new Student Bicycle Essay Contest has begun.  All students, worldwide,
16 years old and under, are eligible to enter of „Bicycle Essay Contest‰. 
The deadline is May 1st.  For more information see
http://www.ibike.org/essays/index.htm.  Please share this information with
teachers, parents and students in your circles.

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