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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesNEB Hearings start in Toronto today, here's what they won't be hearing2013-10-16 Canadian Voice of Women for Peace A banner drop and a series of gagged protestors demonstrated what is being left out of the National Energy Board (NEB) hearings that are taking place this week in Toronto. The subject of the hearings ... Sources Select ResourcesAppalachia RisingWhich Side Are You On? Mincy, Grant Article 2014 CounterPunch On January 9, 2014, a dangerous toxin, 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, leaked from a busted tank and into the Elk River in West Virginia. It is believed that nearly 7,500 gallons of the toxin made its w... Appeasing the Mountain BikersVandeman, Michael J. Article 2001 Just because someone is able to purchase a machine that lets them ride off-road, that is no reason that the public should be required to provide them a place to use it. Canadian lawyers and Chevron's court battle over environmental damage in EcuadorIler, Kirsten Article 2014 rabble.ca A storm of controversy erupted amongst Canadian lawyers when the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) decided to intervene in Chevron's appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. The appeal is part of Chevron's... Climate Change as a Class IssueColes, Nick Article 2013 Working-Class Perspectives Protesting PNC Bank in Pittsburgh financing of mountain-top removal (MTR) coal mining across Appalachia. MTR causes increased cancer rates and birth defects, as well as massive environmental degradati... Connexions Library: Environment FocusWebsite Connexions Information Sharing Serivces Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on environment, ecology, climate change, pollution, and land use. Dream Worlds Here and ThereBook Review of "2312" by Kim Stanley Robinson Short, Jesse Article 2013 Against the Current Short reviews Robinson's "2312," which concerns the state of a world three hundred years from now in which a twisted version of the dream "another world is possible" has come to pass, where nothing st... EnvironmentSources.comWebsite 2017 Sources Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... Equal Access to Our Parks for Bulldozer RacingVandeman, Michael J. Article 1999 Tthere have been some problems, such as some people riding recklessly, going off the designated trails, and even secretly constructing illegal trails. But those are a small minority of bulldozer rider... Holding The Silent Killers Of Environmental Destruction AccountableZeese, Kevin; Flowers, Margaret Article 2014 Countercurrents.org The findings of the most recent IPCC report are sobering. We have 15 years to mitigate climate disaster. It is up to us to make a major transition to a carbon-free, nuclear-free energy economy within ... Humanity Imperiled: The Path To DisasterChomsky, Noam Article 2013 For the first time in the history of the human species, we have clearly developed the capacity to destroy ourselves. That's been true since 1945. It's now being finally recognized that there are more ... The Impacts of Mountain Biking on Wildlife and PeopleA Review of the Literature Vandeman, Michael J. Article 2004 It is clear that mountain biking is harmful to some wildlife and people. No one, even mountain bikers, tries to deny that. Bikes create V-shaped ruts in trails, throw dirt to the outside on turns, cru... The IPCC report: Between nightmare and revolutionTanuro, Daniel Article 2014 Climate & Capitalism Belgian ecosocialist Daniel Tanuro says the latest IPCC report has sounded an alarm that we must not ignore. Only radical change can avert climate disaster. Just the Beginning of Canada's Filthy Tar SandsA Qualitative Jump Down a Black Hole Stainsby, Macdonald Article 2013 CounterPunch The technology used in Canada's tar sands will be used to open up other potential oil deposits that could more than double all know oil reserves. The disaster threatens to keep expanding. Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective - Book ReviewEmpson, Martin Article 2015 Climate & Capitalism Essential reading for ecosocialists. Paul Burkett shows that humanity's relationship to nature is central to Marx’s critique of capitalism and vision of socialism. The Moronic Sport: ORVs on Public LandsWuerthner, George Article 2008 CounterPunch I do not accept the premise that abuse of our lands is something that we must tolerate as inevitable. It is our land. It is our children's land, and their children's land. We have a responsibility to ... Mountain Biking: Frequently Asked QuestionsVandeman, Michael J. Article 2009 Why do people mountain bike, and what harms does it do? Places in Need - Mountain Bike DamageArticle Pacific Crest Trail Association Trails are easily and seriously degraded by mountain bike use - especially when those bikes are ridden on wet or muddy trail. The Politics of Food and PovertyTummon, John Article 2014 Climate & Capitalism The global food crisis is tightly connected to global poverty, climate change, ecological destruction, migrant workers, imperialism, health and the super-exploitation of workers. The Psychology of Mountain BikingVandeman, Michael J. Article 2000 The first thing one notices about mountain bikers is that they lie continually. Reclaiming the Commons in AppalachiaProperty is Theft Mincy, Grant Article 2014 CounterPunch The extractive resource industry has a firm hold on the wild, wonderful, but wounded Appalachians. The use of eminent domain and compulsory pooling has robbed communities of their cultural and natural... Rumble in the jungleCarroll, Rory Article 2009 Guardian Weekly Could Peru's uncontacted Amazonian tribes be wiped out by oil giants? Not if they don't exist. 'They stole the beach' - the major mafia that almost nobody wants to talk aboutThe building boom in China and worldwide demand for consumer goods containing ilmenite has enriched criminals who specialise in stealing san Meynen, Nick Article 2018 The Ecologist Increasing demand for sand has led to targeting of sandy beaches by organised crime. Community members who speak out or protest the destruction of beaches are often victims of intimidation, harrassmen... This Changes EverythingLewis, Avi (director); Klein, Naomi (narrator) Film/Video 2015 Directed by Avi Lewis, and inspired by Naomi Klein’s book This Changes Everything, the film presents portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar S... Trail Damage Caused by Irresponsible Mountain BikersMcCree, Keith and Barbra Article Hiking Trails and Wildflowers The damage caused by each mountain biker is much greater than that caused by a hiker, firstly because of the extra weight of the bike, and secondly because the soil is impacted continuously along the ... Why Off-Road Bicycling Should be ProhibitedThe Effects of Mountain Biking on Wildlife and People Vandeman, Michael J. Article 1997 To most environmentalists, bicycles have always been the epitome of good. We are so used to comparing bikes to cars, that it never occurred to us that the bicycle would be ever used for anything bad. ... Wildlife Need Habitat Off-Limits To Humans!Vandeman, Michael J. Article 2009 Environmentalism can most simply be defined as the extension of the Golden Rule to include other species. Wildlife must be given top priority, because they can't protect themselves from us. Sources BookshelfAnother world is possible if...George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. The Missing NewsFilters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; with Donald Gutstein, Timothy A. Gibson and Newswatch Canada Book 2000 Asks a number of questions, including: How well do the news media filter reality, for what purposes, through what processes and in whose interests? How do newspapers and TV stations choose what news i... Stupid to the Last DropHow Alberta is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (and Doesn't Seem to Care) Marsden, William Book 2007 As the world teeters on the edge of catastrophic climate change, Alberta plunges ahead with uncontrolled development of its fossil fuels, levelling its northern Boreal forest to get at the oil sands, ... |
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