Tom Ford-Wpg. Free Press Oc17'11 What I find galling about Ottawa is that John Baird, the foreign affairs minister, struts around the globe, with his unique gold-embossed calling cards, repeating some dumb arguments about dirty oil.Details here.
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Thanks! Larry Josh Brandon: "One of the things I think that it shows, we have right now a government that is afraid of criticism. Every time the Harper government hears word or hears voices that it doesn't agree with, its response has been to eliminate funding. So we've seen that, even civil servants now, like Environment Canada, they've had their funding slashed because they are reporting things like global warming, holes in the ozone layer, messages that the federal government does not want to hear. So rather than listen to the science, listen to the scientists, what we've seen is, those voices are being cut. That's true with the environment, womens' groups, it's true with labour." Please also read: "Cold Prairie Winds Not Enough to Drive Winnipeg Occupiers Out of Memorial Park"
COMMENT: Hi Larry,
I saw you posted a section of my talk from the Occupy Winnipeg online. Thanks for doing that. You tell the story much better than we hear in the mainstream media.
China’s environmental problems remain a cause for global concern as climate change continues to reduce agricultural production and create instability in world food prices, according to The Worldwatch Institute’s...Details here.
New evidence confirms what scientists have long suspected: that climate change is already having major effects on many of the world's species. Details here.
An oil spill from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand is the country's worst environmental disaster in decades, the government says. Details here. Courtesy of the BBC