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Jan 25 Roundup: Obama-rama

by admin on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 14:06

Last night, American President Barack Obama gave the state of the union address. He began by pointing out that Osama bin Laden is dead (which garnered a round of applause), followed by discussing military endeavours, and finally launching into the meat of his speech: economy, energy, and the future. Below is an edited list of the highlights from the one-hour affair, with a few great comment and analysis pieces from reliable people that know what they're talking about. To get even more information, check out the hashtag #sotu and #obama online.

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January 23 Roundup: Climate battles, Levis and the rainforest, and political turbines

by admin on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:04

Climate Wars

Yale E360

"When the Water Ends" is a short documentary on some of the world's first climate wars. As global warming induces droughts and thins resources, nomadic communities in Africa are forced to gather outside of their regular hunting grounds. This has led them into direct conflict with other communities. Researchers and experts estimate that this is just the beginning of an expected trend.

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Guest Post: Market Access Not the Only Hurdle for Oilsands

by admin on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 12:48

By Nathan Lemphers, Oil Sand Policy Analyst, The Pembina Institute

As the news broke yesterday afternoon that the U.S. government had denied the application of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, speculation quickly followed about the future of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline — a controversial and risky project that would see oilsands crude piped to the craggy northwest coast of B.C. then shipped by tanker to overseas markets.

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The Clean Break Blog: A Better Use for Natural Gas

by admin on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 14:14

Tyler Hamilton, the Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Knights Magazine, is also the author of Mad Like Tesla, and he writes weekly about green energy and clean technologies in the Toronto Star. His blog is at http://www.cleanbreak.ca/

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