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Energy regulator hails oil sands' increased freshwater consumption as "significant progress"
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Alberta Energy Regulator's recently released water usage report shows the amount of freshwater needed to mine a barrel of tar sands crude increased by 1.8% from 2022 to 2023.
#aer #Canada #abpoli #energy #drought #regulator #Freshwater #fossilfuels #waterislife #climatecrisis
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‘A Crushing Disappointment’: Trudeau’s Climate Legacy
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The Liberal government has made climate action a key part of its brand, but how well does this image stack up to reality?
on Thu, 2PM
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The International Oil Sands Tailing Conference, which occurred on Dec. 9 and 10 at the University of Alberta, is partially funded by the Pathways Alliance.
on Dec 12
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The Orchard obtained more than 200 pages of heavily redacted internal communications about the protest camp, which was dismantled in the early hours of May 11, through FOIP.
on Dec 6
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Julia Levin of Environmental Defence Canada discusses the squandered progress at the annual climate summit held this year in Baku, Azerbaijan.
on Dec 1
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Trudeau's Decade of Promise and Contradiction
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A new collection from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives takes a critical look at the Trudeau's inconsistent legacy.
on Nov 29
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Media ignores Halifax International Security Forum's defence industry funding
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Not one mainstream article covering Defence Minister Bill Blair's military spending pledges at HISF noted the forum's ties to military contractors.
on Nov 25
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Global Affairs Canada unaware of Freeland's plan to rid global market of Russian oil
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GAC suggested reaching out to the Ministry of Finance "for a response to Minister Freeland’s remarks," despite the clear implications for Canadian foreign policy. Finance had no comment.
on Nov 22
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The UCP's Assault on Trans Rights in Alberta
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Premier Danielle (née Marlaina) Smith's party membership wants her to turn the screws on an already vulnerable population.
on Nov 19
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Fire Weather author sounds alarm on Alberta's fossil fuel addiction
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At this year's Parkland Institute conference, John Vaillant linked Alberta’s fossil fuel dependence to the devastating Fort McMurray wildfires while embracing the global shift towards clean energy.
on Nov 17
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The Deputy PM's remarks at a Ukrainian Canadian Congress event raise questions about Canada’s recent climate commitments.
on Nov 10
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It's the extremists' party, Danielle Smith is just leading it
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While the premier sailed through her leadership review at the Red Deer AGM, the UCP's policy resolutions revealed a deep grassroots alignment with the radical right.
on Nov 3
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An Open Letter in Defence of David Pugliese
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"Chris Alexander crossed a line. He made a damning allegation under the cover of parliamentary immunity."
on Oct 31
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10 UCP AGM Policy Resolutions to Keep an Eye On
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The wildest debates I anticipate covering on Nov. 1 and 2 in Red Deer, from pressing the premier to go further in her assault on trans rights to New World Order conspiracism.
on Oct 22
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How media fuels authoritarian policies on mental health and addiction
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Marcus Gee provides the latest entry into a genre of commentary that depicts mental illness and drug use as an urgent threat to public safety.
on Oct 8
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Danielle Smith wants to believe
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Alberta's premier says she hasn't seen any evidence of chemtrails, but she's keeping an open mind.
on Oct 1
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Cold Lake First Nations’ concerns about carbon storage hub are still unaddressed
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“It just seems like everything is getting rubber stamped,” says Chief Kesley Jacko.
on Sep 26
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In Red Deer, the Canada Strong and Free Network prepares for culture war
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Premier Danielle Smith may have snubbed fellow keynote speaker Christopher Rufo, but her remarks hammered on many themes that would likely resonate with the far-right agitator.
on Sep 26
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Far-right influencers the biggest dupes of foreign interference
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The Russian state allegedly funnelled $10 million to promote exclusively alt-right content through Tenet Media, yet some commentators insist this is a problem on both ends of the political spectrum.
on Sep 18
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The Rise and Fall of Canada's Social Safety Net
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Nora Loreto has released the first book in a series on Canadian decline, which focuses on the erosion of Canada's welfare state.
on Sep 14
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Illusory Optimism at Carbon Capture Canada
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For the most part, this year's carbon capture conference had an atmosphere of cautious confidence, but the leader of First Nations affected by a proposed megaproject tells a starkly different story.
on Sep 13
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How Israel Weaponizes the Holocaust
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Israeli-American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov has long cautioned that Israel is heading down a dark path.
on Sep 7
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The Ward sipiwiyiniwak councillor spoke alongside Premier Danielle Smith at a March 13 "Politics & Prosecco" UCP fundraiser.
on Aug 8
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Carbon Capture Canada Is Coachella for Greenwashing
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Or How to Profit from the Climate Crisis While Pretending to Solve It.
on Jul 28
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We can have our natural beauty or increased fossil fuel extraction, but not both.
on Jul 28
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What Canadian Media Got Wrong About the Evacuation of Afghan Sikhs
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Sikh-Canadian organizations have engaged in long-standing efforts to provide Canadian asylum to Sikh and Hindu refugees from Afghanistan.
on Jul 13
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Top 5 Canadian Energy Centre Mishaps
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There was never a dull moment with the UCP's now-shuttered war room.
on Jun 24
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Federal McKinsey contracts are a symptom of neoliberal decay
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Auditor General Karen Hogan released a report on whether the Canadian government is getting value from its contracts with the U.S.-based global consulting giant, eliding deeper questions.
on Jun 6
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Report Shows Disproportionate Impact of Opioid Crisis on First Nations in Alberta
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“There should be somebody saying, ‘what are we doing wrong here?’ And there is nobody saying that.”
on May 29
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Legal experts say a May 7 email to Public Prosecution Service of Canada employees in Ontario represents escalating state repression against lawyers who advocate for Palestine.
on May 23
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University Encampments and the Conditions of State Violence
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By occupying the campus in support of Palestine, students around the world are reimagining that space as one that promotes relations of care here and abroad.
on May 16
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There may have been some light voter fraud in the 2017 UCP leadership race
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But not enough for the RCMP to do anything about it seven years later.
on May 3
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Supporters of public education need to mobilize against destructive forces
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A look at some of the shadowy actors aiming to undermine Alberta public school boards from within.
on Apr 26
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A closer look at Danielle Smith’s taxpayer-funded ‘greenwashing tour’
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Alberta’s government spent $170K to stymie efforts at COP28 in Dubai to curtail fossil fuels.
on Apr 17
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Indigenous Ecuadorians warn against Canada-Ecuador free trade pact
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Speakers at an April 4 webinar co-hosted by Amnesty International, the CCPA and MiningWatch say a free trade agreement would be disastrous for Indigenous rights and the planet.
on Apr 5
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Jason Kenney's disgraced brother gets another shot at recovery work
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David Kenney was ran out of B.C. after operating an unlicensed addiction and mental health clinic. Now he's training "recovery coaches" in Calgary.
on Mar 20
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Edmonton city councillor Sarah Hamilton skipped out on council meeting to headline UCP fundraiser
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The Ward sipiwiyiniwak councillor's appearance at a March 13 "Politics and Prosecco" event with Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz appears to be a Code of Conduct violation.
on Mar 19
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I watched 7 hours of Danielle Smith's members-only AMAs so you don't have to
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Holy Dinah, it was weird.
on Mar 6
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Jason Kenney was a no-show, but the event was nonetheless revealing.
on Mar 5
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Is your Alberta MLA a landlord?
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Twenty MLAs — 13 UCP and 7 NDP — earn income from rental properties, representing almost a quarter of the Legislative Assembly.
on Mar 3
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Press freedom advocates call for Edmonton police to drop charges against journalist Brandi Morin
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Indigenous reporter was arrested on Jan. 10 while filming Edmonton police's violent teardown of a homeless encampment.
on Feb 1
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Tucker Carlson and Company put on a tedious showcase of conservative grievances at Rogers Place.
on Jan 25
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Take Back Alberta refusing to co-operate with Elections Alberta investigation
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Founder David Parker says he won't provide the names of his donors to Elections Alberta until all of its employees are fired.
on Jan 23
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Take Back Alberta seeks to overthrow Cochrane town council
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New leaked audio suggests TBA's involvement in municipal politics goes beyond supporting anti-2SLGBTQ+ school board trustees.
on Jan 22
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Loose coalition of far-right groups discuss strategy for purging municipal governing bodies of "Communism" in leaked audio.
on Jan 5
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First Nations chiefs say they’ve been shut out of consultation on federal clean water bill
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Treaty 6, 7 and 8 chiefs are still trying to arrange a meeting with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu after Bill C-61 was introduced in the House on Dec. 11.
on Dec 26
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Canadian banks put the 'green' in greenwashing
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Canada's six biggest banks invest an average of 50 cents in clean energy for every dollar in fossil fuels. But even that's likely an overestimate.
on Dec 20
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Postmedia masquerading pro-Israel 'advocacy polemics' as news
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Articles from the Jewish News Syndicate, which are run across the Postmedia chain, almost exclusively quote Israeli sources, presenting unverified accusations as fact.
on Dec 9, 2023
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Don't believe the emissions cap hype
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Forcing the oil and gas facilities to reduce emissions by law is a step in the right direction, but the plan as presented is already less than promised and it's likely to only become weaker.
on Dec 8, 2023