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We'll Only Save the Planet if We are Forced to |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 |
In a recent article in The Independent, a British publication (www.independent.co.uk), Johann Hari is suggesting a much more stident approach to saving this planet, our home. He is suggesting that when we are trying to buy the most energy efficient automobile or more carbon offsets, we are at best "guzzling down green-coloured placebos and calling it action".
He feels our reactions to global warming is going in waves. First it was blanket denial - how can an odourless, colourless gas change the climate so dramatically. Now we are in a phase of displacement - we assume we can shop our way out of global warming, by shovelling a few new lightbulbs and some carbon offsets into our shopping basket. He says this is a "self-harming delusion".
"Today", he goes on, "we are bringing an era to an end. By pumping vast amounts of warming gases into the atmosphere, we are creating a new era: the Anthropocene: in which man makes the weather."
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Building Sustainable Communities: why local schools are key |
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Written by Roger Petry
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
1. Saskatchewan has entered a long-term growth phase, and local schools are critical to each community’s ability to harness these new opportunities.
Attracting potential employees, professionals,and business people to a community means attracting the entire family. Communities without a local school do not provide the quality-of-life benefits associated with living within walking or cycling distance to school and actively participating in the life of these schools. Schools also provide
publicly available facilities and greenspace for recreation, other educational
opportunities, and community gatherings.
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New Orleans Still Reeling From Katrina |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Saturday, 23 February 2008 |
It happened August 25, 2005. Within two days, 80 per cent was flooded. Most of the levees were breached. Some areas had 15 feet of water, water that was a wash with garbage, waste, sewage.
Jump forward to a collection of trailers where people are being sandwiched into, people displaced and who in almost every case, lost everything. The residents are now being told that their temporary homes are filling with formaldehyde, a toxin and a carcinogen. Why shouldn't the displaced be provided with a safe home and the same comforts we see as basics?
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The colour of school closures |
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Written by Trish Elliott
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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
 Concerned parents and community members will gather outside the Regina public school board office Tuesday evening at 6:15 p.m. to protest school closures. Among their concerns is new data that reveals the board's closure plan almost exclusively targets First Nations and low income communities. For example, 14 of 18 schools targeted by the closure plan serve neighbourhoods where the aboriginal population is 15 per cent or more. None of the closures will occur in areas where the aboriginal population is uniformly below three per cent. Photo: North Central's Herchmer Community School, slated for closure in June. |
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Willie P. Bennet passed away this weekend |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
No doubt there will be more on this from around the country. The Canadian folk singer will be missed by thousands around this country that have seen and heard him. A note from his agent, including instructions on where to send messages of condolence and support to his loved ones, is posted on Willie's website, http://www.williepbennett.com/
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Leaked Report on the Great Lakes Identifies Serious Problems |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Saturday, 16 February 2008 |
A report on the health of the Great Lakes Basin was finished but not made public last August, 2007. It states that at least 9 million people may be in danger from high levels of chemical polluiton but nobody was called. The report was done by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on behalf of the International Joint Commission.
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You Can See for Miles and Miles - on the Bus, Not! |
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Contributed by Jim Mulvale
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Friday, 15 February 2008 |
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It is time for Regina Transit riders to stand up (even if there are empty seats on the bus) for clear visibility, in the interests of our safety, convenience, and comfort as transit users.
A number of Regina Transit buses have "vinyl wrap" advertisements that completely cover all bus windows except for the driver's windshield. These ads make it difficult to see clearly out the windows. It is time to urge our City Councillors and Regina Transit to remove all ads from bus windows.
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Saskatoon SGEU workers walk |
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Written by Trish Elliott
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008 |
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Saskatoon - Locked-out SGEU staff will walk from the SGEU office,
1114-22nd St. West, to the Sturdy Stone Building in downtown
Saskatoon, Wednesday, Februay 13, 2008, to mark the 100th day of the
lockout.
Supporters
are invited to join the locked-out workers on the walk or for a rally at the
22nd St. entrance of the Sturdy Stone Building at 12:00
noon.
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Celebrate 100 days of resistance |
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Written by CEP 481
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
Celebrate 100 days of
resistance with the locked-out staff of SGEU. The 60 women and men who work for the Saskatchewan Government and
General Employees’ Union have been locked-out since November 6, 2007. On February 13, 2008 these workers will have been on the street for 100
days.
This milestone will be marked by a 100
Days of Resistance Rally at the SGEU office in Regina, 1440 Broadway Avenue,
from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2008.
CEP 481 photo
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Why Are Schools Closing? Clive Doucet Has Some Answers |
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Contributed by John W. Warnock
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
For the past year we have seen school boards across Saskatchewan closing schools. In Regina the public school board hopes to close 14, including some very important community schools. Why is this happening?
The obvious answer is the cuts to provincial funding to municipalities and school boards. During the old days of the government of Allan Blakeney, the province provided 60% of all local funding. Under cuts by the subsequent Tory and NDP governments, the province now only provides 40% of funding. That is why local governments and school boards have been forced to raise property taxes.
While in opposition Brad Wall pledged that the Sask Party would address these problems when in office. We will see. But the shortage of provincial revenues is due to the deep cuts that the NDP government made to corporate taxes and taxes on those in the high income brackets, as well as cuts to resource royalties. Wall and the Sask Party supported those tax cuts. Where will they find the revenues?
There are many other reasons for the closing of schools. They are described by Clive Doucet in his book Urban Meltdown.
Doucet is a member of the Ottawa City Council and a long time activist
on urban issues. He identifies a number of problems that are central to
cities across North America.
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