Category Archives: Environment

Oilsands Pollute the Athabasca River

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Yaacov

The joint government/industry water quality monitoring body that tracks water pollution in the Athabasca river has been saying for years that the oilsands mining is not affecting water quality. This despite abnormally high cancer rates in the First Nations communities … Continue reading →

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Climategate Retracted

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Yaacov

It may be four months late, but at least one UK newspaper has finally published a lengthy retraction of stories it published in February claiming that the IPCC had made “bogus” claims about the effects of climate change on the … Continue reading →

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Trees Threaten G20

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Yaacov

Or at least they could, according to Integrated Security Unit Constable Wendy Drummond. So the trees will be cut down ahead of the G20 summit to ensure that protesters can’t rip them out of the ground and use them as … Continue reading →

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Background on the Oil Spill

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Yaacov

Did you know that the oil rig that burned in the Gulf of Mexico was insured for twice what it was worth so that the company that owned it made money when it burned down? More interesting background on the … Continue reading →

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Barrick Gold Minefield

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Yaacov

One of Canada’s dirty “secrets” is that our mining industry is responsible for environmental and human rights abuses around the world. Companies like INCO and Barrick are operating mines that are polluting land and taking away people’s livelihoods. In many … Continue reading →

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