Greenspiration News - climate crimes

Bischoff Angela greenspi at web.ca
Tue Sep 22 01:22:48 EDT 2009


Greenspiration News

To be truly radical is to make hope possible, not despair convincing.
- Raymond Williams

While I agree with all the recommendations I see being advertised to  
avoid the H1N1 virus, I am a bit surprised that no one has mentioned  
one of the most important steps of all and that is to improve your  
diet and get some exercise to boost your immune system. Increasing  
your intake of whole foods such as vegetables, avoiding refined and  
processed foods (ie. high in sugar and flour) as much as possible,  
and taking some extra vitamins will go a long way to protecting you  
from any form of flu.
  - Rick Tufts, Nutritionist

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Canada's Dirty Oil - Dirty Tar Sands
A threat to the new energy economy

Watch a brand new video documenting the trouble with the tar sands

Click here to watch the video, “Canada’s Oil Sands: Breaking the  
Addiction”

www.tarsandswatch.org

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Pedal Power

Thursday September 24, 2009 at 8 pm on CBC-TV

Repeating: Friday September 25, 2009 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld

In Canada, bicycles "don't get no respect." From the story of Igor,  
and the anatomy of the underground world of bike peddlers in Toronto,  
this film spins out to how other cities are making riding safe. Using  
innovative "bike-cam" techniques to convey, up-close, the sensation  
of bike riding, a series of character-driven mini-narratives propel  
the film through a study of what makes a city "bikeable". Whether  
it's the public bike program in Paris, bike mega-garages in  
Amsterdam, bike paths in Vancouver and Montreal, or the surprising  
leadership of New York City, we follow the story of this remarkable  
little conveyance as it wheels though the first decade of the 21st  
century.

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/doczone/2009/pedalpower/

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Using Cell Phones while driving banned in Ontario

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario carried Bill 118, an amendment to  
the Highway Traffic Act now bans drivers from using handheld devices  
with display screens while operating a vehicle on the road. The bill  
has undergone several revisions during its consideration, but the new  
rules of the road will be as follows:

- Holding or using a wireless communication device (a cell phone) or  
a portable electronic entertainment device (iPod) while driving is  
prohibited.

- Commercial GPS units along with similar dashboard-mounted devices  
that provide gauges and displays relating to logistical or navigation  
uses are fine.

- Using a cell phone or wireless communication device in hands-free  
mode, as long as you're not holding it during use, is fine.

- Using any device while pulled-over or parked in a way that you are  
not disrupting traffic, is fine.

- The systems used by Ambulances, Fire Departments, and Law  
Enforcement are exempt.

The ban is in effect as of today, September 1 2009 and will carry a  
fine of $500. Demerit points will not be included, but depending upon  
the violation, police will have the option to also use existing  
careless driving laws for additional penalties.

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Free Documentaries!

Stream interesting and provocative documentary films for free!

http://www.freedocumentaries.org/index.php

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Shared Space

One Dutch community made an attempt to change the rules of the road  
by implementing no traffic lights or street signs.

http://tinyurl.com/nhd5a3

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Climate of fear grips gas country

Farmers remain on edge 11 months into enCana bombings in northeastern  
B.C.


The farmer is too nervous to have his name published, for fear of  
becoming the target of RCMP interrogations, harassment and phone  
tapping. This is what happens to anyone who openly criticizes the  
oilpatch in the area, he says, a view echoed by others in the area.


  http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Climate+fear+grips+country/ 
1969167/story.html

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Stephen Harper: Unfit to govern

Anticipating another federal election feels like being in the movie  
Groundhog Day with the same players (save one) going through the same  
routines, everyone stuck in the same place, doing the same thing. <snip>

Despite all that, we need to take the opportunity of an election the  
Liberals have decided they have to force to save face, to get rid of  
the most destructive and mean-spirited prime minister the country has  
ever had. There is no good reason to wait as next spring or fall will  
simply see a longer list of victims of Stephen Harper's disdain for  
Canada and the whole notion of democratic government.

Quite simply, Stephen Harper is unfit to govern. Surely the only  
prime minister in Canadian history who has actually expressed  
contempt for his own country, Harper has demonstrated a disregard for  
the rule of law that should, in a rational world, disqualify him from  
leading any government.

http://rabble.ca/news/2009/09/stephen-harper-unfit-govern

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Statement on eco-justice and ecological debt

The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches at its recent  
meeting in Geneva unanimously adopted a Statement on Eco-justice and  
Ecological Debt  with a particular focus on climate change and  
climate debt; calling on churches to urge Northern governments,  
institutions and corporations to drastically reduce emissions and  
adopt a fair and binding deal, brnging emissions down to less than  
350 ppm, based on climate justice principles, which include support  
to vulnerable communities, and paying for mitigation and adaptation  
based on tools such as the Greenhouse Development Rights (GDR)  
Framework. The full text of the Statement can be found at:

http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/central-committee/ 
geneva-2009/reports-and-documents/report-on-public-issues/statement- 
on-eco-justice-and-ecological-debt.html

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Oil sands under attack on environment

The industry is accustomed to defending its image in North America,  
but it now faces a multifront war, with opposition growing from  
Norway to Washington

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/oil-sands-under- 
attack-on-environment/article1286239/

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For those of you interested in following the Michael Bryant / Darcy  
Allan Sheppard developments, check out:
http://twitter.com/Bryanttruths
Watch the surveillance video of Bryant hitting Sheppard from behind -  
footage Bryant's PR firm doesn't want people to see.

Darcy Allan Sheppard and Michael Bryant came from different worlds,  
but when they met in the heart of the posh shopping district on  
Toronto’s Bloor Street, their worlds violently collided. In the wake  
of that collision, one life ended, and another lay in ruins.

http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2009/09/16/when-worlds-collide/

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10 Popular Myths about Climate Change

http://climateactionnow.ca/10myths

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Going Green and Off Oil and Nuclear is Highly Profitable - Video
Renewable Energy and Sustainability are “more profitable” than  
nuclear and fossil fuels and reduce the risk of Climate Change

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4569577556800822039#

“We could be completely off oil at about 1/5th the cost of buying it,  
could get 1 million new jobs and save 1 million old  jobs, could get  
rid of ¼ the carbon dioxide emissions that cause global wierding and  
would make a very handsome return, which is why that transition  
beyond oil can be led by business for profit. We could also have  
largely or wholy phased out emissions that are changing the climate  
because it is cheaper to save oil than to buy oil.”
Amory Lovins, CEO and Founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

The Institute fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources  
so companies, governments and organizations are more efficient, make  
more money, and do less harm to  the environment.

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Hansen's summary of Harper's climate crimes
by James Hansen

Canadians are a compassionate people, concerned about the environment  
and the role their government plays on the international stage. And  
yet, there are few countries I can think of that have done more to  
undermine international efforts to fight climate change in recent  
years, than Canada. The evidence is easy to find:

Http://Www.Thestar.Com/Article/696244

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CLIMATE ACTION CAMPS
Training Activists to Stop Climate Change

Politicians talk about climate change, but do nothing. Tired of all  
the hot air? Now you can do something!

Register for a Greenpeace Climate Action Camp and learn how peaceful  
civil disobedience can make Canada a climate leader.

Climate Action Camps will be held:

1. Toronto, Ontario: October 2-4
2. Montreal, Quebec: October 16-18
3. Halifax, Nova Scotia: October 30-November1
4. Vancouver, British Columbia: November 6-8

All camps are on weekends - Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. We  
encourage participants to car pool to the camps & organizers will  
help link up participants for this purpose.  Depending on  
registration, group transportation may be organized.

To register online and for more information:
www.greenpeace.ca/en/action-camp

For more information, contact:
Angela Woodcock
angela.woodcock at greenpeace.org
t: 416-597-8408 X 3048

Background - In December 2009, the fate of the earth will be decided  
at the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen. We  
must demand leadership from our government to make Canada part of the  
solution, rather than part of the problem.

At the Climate Action Camps, experienced trainers will give workshops  
on climate change, peaceful civil disobedience, environmental  
justice, art and activism, action planning, and getting the message  
out to the media.

Suggested donation for the weekend is $20 - $50 (including meals) but  
no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

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