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      First Nations Land Defenders File Submission to UN Human Rights Council

      First Nations Land Defenders File Submission to UN Human Rights Council

      "Wet'suwet'en is an international frontline to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and to prevent climate change."

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 07, 2022

      First Nations land defenders on Monday filed a submission to the United Nations detailing how their territory and human rights are being violated by Canadian and British Columbian authorities in service of a fossil fuel corporation's gas pipeline.

      "We are intimidated and surveilled by armed RCMP, smeared as terrorists, and dragged through colonial courts. This is the reality of Canada."

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      'We Are in a Climate Emergency': Historic Floods in BC, Washington Follow Scientists' Warnings

      "It definitely matches what the climate models show for the future around here—hotter, dryer summers and wetter winters... Our infrastructure isn't designed for that."

      Jessica Corbett
      Nov 16, 2021

      After a summer that featured the "world's most extreme heatwave in modern history," which experts linked to human-caused global heating, the Pacific Northwest was inundated with floodwaters Monday, fueling fresh calls for ambitious action to combat the climate emergency.

      The recent rain and subsequent flooding--which came on the heels of the COP26 climate summit in Scotland--led to evacuations, power outages, rescues, school closures, and stranded vehicles in Washington state and British Columbia, Canada.

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      Avi Lewis Hoping Canadians' Climate Concerns Deliver Electoral 'Upset of Epic Proportions'

      "We need to send Avi to Ottawa to shake up the entire political establishment, including his own party, and tip the scales in favor of people and the planet," said environmentalist David Suzuki.

      Brett Wilkins
      Sep 20, 2021

      As Canadians head to the polls Monday on the final day of federal elections, a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and climate activist in British Columbia is hoping his plan to take aggressive action to combat the climate emergency will resonate with enough voters to score an upset victory.

      "The entire political system is failing to confront the level of emergency that we have."
      --Avi Lewis,
      NDP candidate

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