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Why it matters
Shareholders vote on BP’s plan to move into Canadian oil sands
16th April 2010
Resolution called for oil giant to reevaluate the business risks
What we're doing Wrong
Canada’s greatest eco embarrassments
21st January 2010
“Canadian smugness is so tiresome — it is one of the main things holding us back from actually doing anything constructive”
What we're doing Wrong
The fuel for our economic exuberance
19th December 2009
A short post for the American documentary Growth Busters about an unprecedented industrial project directly fueled by western consumption and economic growth
What we're doing Wrong
Head in the tar sand
18th December 2009
One of the ultimate barriers to opposing the tar sands is not legal but psychological
What we're doing Wrong
“Your money is being used to bankroll the tar sands”
17th November 2009
First Nations activists banned from Canadian House of Commons invited to Parliament in London to discuss British investments in the tar sands
Why it matters
“Not really a green country anymore”
5th September 2009
In the wake of China’s controversial investment in the oil sands this week, the intense northern exposure that took place in the heart of London left the red maple leaf with an extra-black smudge as opposition to the tar sands went global.
What we're doing Wrong
Can’t see the trees for the deforestation
13th December 2008
Canada, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand accused of ignoring the land rights of indigenous groups
Why it matters
Chemically bonded
1st December 2006
For the Canadian Aanishnaabek tribe‚ who live on a reserve surrounded by chemical plants‚ there seems no escape. Do they leave‚ and abandon their past‚ or stay‚ and perhaps lose their future?
What we're doing Right
License to spill
1st November 2005
A new law in Ontario puts tough fines on illegal spills – but the biggest problem is still the legal pollution