http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:43:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-352735 http://intercontinentalcry.org/tribal-members-concerned-about-proposed-oil-refinery/ « Nuclear and Indigenous Items of Interest Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:17:46 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-352735 <p>[...] indigenous relatives to the North of us, the people of Dene, Cree, and Metis Nations, and to the irreversible devastation to their homelands and their subsistence way of [...]</p> […] indigenous relatives to the North of us, the people of Dene, Cree, and Metis Nations, and to the irreversible devastation to their homelands and their subsistence way of […]

]]> http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-255729 Russ Wells Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:28:07 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-255729 <p>Let me say first that I am not a supporter of unrestrained development of the Alberta Tar sands. However, I am concerned about the careless and incorrect use of area figures in articles such as the above. Thirty square kilometers does not equal 772 square miles--actually only 11.6 sq. mi. Also, 3400 sq. km, (1312 sq. mi.) is not anywhere close to the total area of Florida which is 58,560 sq. mi. Such obvious errors open environmentalists to criticisms of fear mongering and do much to discredit our attempts to bring pressure to bear against the horrific, ongoing environmental destruction in the area.</p> Let me say first that I am not a supporter of unrestrained development of the Alberta Tar sands. However, I am concerned about the careless and incorrect use of area figures in articles such as the above. Thirty square kilometers does not equal 772 square miles–actually only 11.6 sq. mi. Also, 3400 sq. km, (1312 sq. mi.) is not anywhere close to the total area of Florida which is 58,560 sq. mi. Such obvious errors open environmentalists to criticisms of fear mongering and do much to discredit our attempts to bring pressure to bear against the horrific, ongoing environmental destruction in the area.

]]> http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-250894 Tar Sands: Environmental justice, treaty rights and Indigenous Peoples « STOP: Stop Tar Sands Operations Permanently Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:53:44 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-250894 <p>[...] Canadian Dimension magazine, March/April 2008 [...]</p> […] Canadian Dimension magazine, March/April 2008 […]

]]> http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-250878 Ginger Gosnell-Myers Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:22:02 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-250878 <p>Is it too much to hope that opportunities for Ec Dev on Indigenous territories expand beyond killing the land, and into something eco-friendly? Why does it always have to be, 'we want your minerals, your gold, your diamonds, your trees, your oil, your fish, your furs, etc'. Exploitation is exploitation period. What will it take for justice for Indigenous people in Canada?</p> Is it too much to hope that opportunities for Ec Dev on Indigenous territories expand beyond killing the land, and into something eco-friendly? Why does it always have to be, ‘we want your minerals, your gold, your diamonds, your trees, your oil, your fish, your furs, etc’. Exploitation is exploitation period. What will it take for justice for Indigenous people in Canada?

]]> http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-250609 Canadian Dimension Blog / Ecology blueprint a step backwards Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:48:05 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-250609 <p>[...] waters is better. The entire report is completely disconnected from questions of social justice or environmental racism, or labour issues. In many ways, it is a step backward from some of the joint statements of the [...]</p> […] waters is better. The entire report is completely disconnected from questions of social justice or environmental racism, or labour issues. In many ways, it is a step backward from some of the joint statements of the […]

]]> http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-249665 Canadian Dimension Blog / Fight for Indigenous Rights Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:09:29 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/03/04/1646/#comment-249665 <p>[...] all of this, as Clayton Thomas-Müller reminds us in his hellish description of the tar sands, “Canadian policy makers need to [...]</p> […] all of this, as Clayton Thomas-Müller reminds us in his hellish description of the tar sands, “Canadian policy makers need to […]

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