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Who will speak up for Canada's water? (Eaton warns Wolfville town council about CETA)
Submitted by Janet Eaton on Tue, 2012-02-21 11:41
By Wendy Elliott It looks like Wolfville activist Janet Eaton was wise to warn
Wolfville town council recently about a possible ramification of the
Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Eaton
believes municipalities should be concerned about how CETA might impact
our water supply. I think we all should be.
According to Geoffrey Lean writing in the Telegraph, Britain is
facing the biggest water crisis since 1976. The south of England is
looking at its third dry winter in a row and the public could soon
face restrictions.
Last week, the Guardian suggested half of all households in Britain
could face water restrictions, unless exceptionally heavy and
prolonged rain falls by April. Caroline Spelman, the UK environment
secretary, is going to hold a crisis meeting of companies, wildlife
groups and other river users this week.... Read more »
'Perpetual Growth Myth' Leading World to Meltdown: Experts
Submitted by Janet Eaton on Mon, 2012-02-20 17:56
UN-Sponsored Papers Predict Sustained Ecological and Social Meltdown
- Common Dreams staff"The current system is broken," says Bob Watson, the UK’s chief scientific advisor on environmental issues and a winner of the prestigious Blue Planet prize in 2010. "It is driving humanity to a future that is 3-5°C warmer than our species has ever known, and is eliminating the ecology that we depend on for our health, wealth and senses of self."
"We cannot assume that technological fixes will come fast enough. Instead we need human solutions. The good news is that they exist but decision makers must be bold and forward thinking to seize them."... Read more »
Canada threatens trade war with EU over tar sands
Submitted by Janet Eaton on Mon, 2012-02-20 14:57
guardian.co.uk , 20 February 2012 by Damian Carrington
The row over the EU's plan to label tar sands oil as highly polluting escalates as Canada says it 'will not hesitate to defend its interests'
Canada has threatened a trade war with European Union over the bloc's plan to label oil from Alberta's vast tar sands as highly polluting, the Guardian can reveal, before a key vote in Brussels on 23 February.
"Canada will not hesitate to defend its interests, including at the World Trade Organisation," state letters sent to European
commissioners by Canada's ambassador to the EU and its oil minister, released under freedom of information laws.
... Read more »
Will Chevron Case Take Down Trade Pact `Investor-State´ Enforcement System?
Submitted by Janet Eaton on Sat, 2012-02-18 15:28
Unprecedented Ruling Today by International Investor Tribunal Orders Ecuadorian Government to Violate Its Constitution, Interfere in Its Independent Court System to Help Chevron Evade Liability for Amazonian Contamination... Read more »
Cornell GLI Study "PIpe Dreams?" finds Keystone XL Pipeline Will Create Few Jobs
Submitted by Janet Eaton on Sat, 2012-02-18 15:19
Previous Studies Are Misleading; Project May Kill More Jobs Than It
Creates.
Cornell GLI´s new report, Pipe Dreams? Jobs Gained, Jobs Lost by the Construction of Keystone XL (pdf) examines the job impacts of TransCanada Corportation's Keystone XL Pipeline, the proposed pipeline that would transport tar sands oil almost 2,000 miles from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas. The report reviews claims made by TransCanada and the American Petroleum Institute that the project will create 20,000 construction and manufacturing and 119,000 (direct, indirect and induced) jobs.
The report concludes that the job estimates put forward by TransCanada are unsubstantiated and the project will not only create fewer jobs than industry states, but that the project could actually kill more jobs than it creates. Main findings include:
... Read more »
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