The TTIP protest in Berlin this past weekend drew hundreds of thousands. PHOTO: EFE/EPA/KAY NIETFELD http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/10/berlin-anti-ttip-trade-deal-rally-hundreds-thousands-protesters#_=_ Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday to oppose a planned free trade deal between the European Union and the United States that is claimed to be anti-democratic and to threaten food safety and environmental standards. […]
UPDATE: see 2016-04-02 NAFTA Chapter 11: Tribunal rules against Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens in lawsuit over Ontario wind farms – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – (Note: Should you wish, New York Times, October 15 – a bit more detailed version […]
By Jason Warick The University of Saskatchewan logo can be seen in this StarPhoenix file photo Photograph by: Greg Pender , the StarPhoenix A University of Saskatchewan professor is one of several prominent North American academics under fire for undeclared connections to agri-business giant Monsanto. At Monsanto’s request, the scientists wrote papers supporting […]
UNIVERSITY SENATE Oct 2015 PROPOSAL, NEW ECONOMICS Submitted by Sandra Finley, Senate Member-At-Large CLIMATE CHANGE is a most pressing issue. The world needs to do everything that can be done, and urgently. Individuals, especially leaders, need to be innovative and step up. Economics that do not account for resource depletion and degradation are […]
http://www.alternet.org/environment/dutch-government-ordered-cut-carbon-emissions-landmark-ruling Dutch court orders state to reduce emissions by 25% within five years to protect its citizens from climate change in world’s first climate liability suit. By Arthur Neslen / The Guardian July 22, 2015 Photo Credit: El Greco/Shutterstock.com A court in the Hague has declared the Dutch government’s climate policy illegal and ordered […]
http://www.alternet.org/environment/american-youths-file-landmark-climate-lawsuit-against-president-obama-us-government The plaintiffs claim that the government violated their constitutional rights by promoting the development of fossil fuels. Our Children’s Trust August 25, 2015 On August 12, International Youth Day, 21 young people from across the United States filed a landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for […]
These 3 youtubes cover the ground on ecological economics very well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d05jEprJxtE “CRASH COURSE” in Ecological Economics (Jon Erickson) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHH5meSLZI Nate Hagens // From Wall St. to Ecological Economics // Part 1 ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxfGcwfYlAg Interview, William Rees – The Dangerous Disconnect Between Economics and Ecology. Institute for New Economic Thinking
There is a Must Watch video at the URL: Survivors of CIA torture are suing the contractor psychologists who designed one of the most infamous programs of the post-9/11 era. Salim, one of the three ex-detainees in the suit, is a Tanzanian fisherman who says flashbacks from his ordeal in CIA custody are a permanent […]
Banksters: Index The Meridian Dam proposal has been halted in its tracks. The issue has been: who has power and control, citizens or Government? Note: the battle to stop the proposed Meridian Dam (South Saskatchewan River) took approximately 8 months. A year later we joined the battle to stop the proposed Highgate Dam (North Sask […]
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/10/wikimedia-vs-nsa-major-lawsuit-challenges-government-surveillance-us-citizens ‘By tapping the backbone of the Internet, the NSA is straining the backbone of democracy.’ by Jon Queally, staff writer The ACLU has filed a lawsuit, on behalf of Wikipedia and other organizations, challenging the constitutionality of the NSA’s mass interception and searching of Americans’ international communications. (Image: Available logos/with overlay) Wikipedia, the online […]