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      Stephen Harper's Politics Put Canada To Shame

      Stephen Harper's Politics Put Canada To Shame

      Voters on Monday shouldn’t be pulled in by ‘wedge issues’. Canada simply can’t afford to continue with the Conservatives’ commitment to carbon pollution

      Naomi Klein
      Maude Barlow
      Oct 16, 2015

      Ask Canadians about the most pressing issues facing their country and, alongside concerns about the economy and healthcare, they will inevitably raise the need for action on climate change. And no wonder: British Columbia and the Prairies were in the grips of a serious drought this summer and, only weeks after our election, world leaders will head to Paris to try to come up with a serious plan to stop global warming.

      Yet, encouraged by Conservative leader Stephen Harper, much of the election debate has been narrowed to focus on "wedge issues" such as cultural differences. But Canadians cannot afford to be pulled in by the politics of diversion and division.

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      California's Drought: The Canary in the Coalmine?

      California's Drought: The Canary in the Coalmine?

      'There is no place on earth that can be safe, secure or healthy in a world that is running out of water.'

      Maude Barlow
      Jul 02, 2015

      On April 1, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown ordered officials to impose mandatory water restrictions in his drought stricken state for the first time in history. The news was carried around the world. "Climate change" was named as the culprit -- and it is.

      Glaciers are melting in the arctic and drastically-reduced snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains has lowered the amount of run-off that the state depends on for water renewal. But there's another side to this story and it's this: human abuse and mismanagement of water is actually a cause of climate change, and that needs to be placed at the center of our thinking about environmental destruction and regeneration.

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      This World Water Day, a Recovery Plan Is More Important Than Ever

      This World Water Day, a Recovery Plan Is More Important Than Ever

      Twenty-two years ago, the United Nations General Assembly declared March 22 to be World Water Day. In a world is facing asevere and growing water crisis without a roadmap, this day is more important than ever.

      Maude Barlow
      Mar 22, 2015

      Twenty-two years ago, the United Nations General Assembly declared March 22 to be World Water Day. In a world is facing asevere and growing water crisis without a roadmap, this day is more important than ever.

      Our collective abuse of water has caused the planet to enter "a new geologic age" -- a "planetary transformation" akin to the retreat of the glaciers more than 11,000 years ago. This is according to 500 renowned scientists brought together in Bonn at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 2013. A majority of the world's population lives within 30 miles of water sources that are badly impaired or running out, the scientists said.

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