WATCH: Alberta’s Environment Minister Commends Leap Manifesto’s Tzeporah Berman for Helping Craft the Tar Sands Deal
A MUST WATCH INTERVIEW (02:57)
Dec 08
20152
350.org / 1Sky, David Suzuki Foundation, Environmental Defence Fund, Forest Ethics, Foundations, Greenpeace, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Pacifism as Pathology, Pembina Institute, Sierra Club, Social Engineering, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
The Collaborative Model Takes Root in Alberta’s Tar Sands
"Merran Smith of ForestEthics was listed without affiliation, as was Tzeporah Berman, who worked to privatize BC’s rivers as director of PowerUp Canada, and who is slated to start work this month as Greenpeace International’s Climate Campaigner." Berman is one of many who contributed to the text of the "Leap Manifesto", an initiative founded by Naomi Klein's "This Changes Everything" project. (see photo)
A Sober Assessment on the Tar Sands Campaigns
“If we do not change course soon, we may end up where we are headed.” Saw a variation of that on a climate analysis article recently. It’s apt, but while we need to point out that this is true of science it is also true of our own social organization. We have been also expert at denial when it comes to our own internal practice. Now is the time for sober assessment.
Nov 23
20130
350.org / 1Sky, Forest Ethics, Foundations, Greenpeace, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Sierra Club
Are Green Groups Ready for Tarsands Deal?
“Pragmatism equals don’t take the position ‘Leave the oil in the ground’ but, rather, take the position ‘Stop expansion,’ ” said David Peerla, a community organizer and writer who closely follows the environmental sector. “‘Stop expansion’ means whatever place the industry got to whenever they cut the deal, that production can continue until the oil runs out, no matter the ongoing environmental costs.”
Fracking Indigenous Country
"Mi’kmaq struggles against fracking have taken place completely outside of the framework of large environmental NGO’s; many have stated their belief this is a huge reason for the cohesive, community outlook of the struggles. Most of the larger ENGO’s have an internal policy against opposition to fracking. The reason? Big Capital control through foundations has determined that such a campaign is not a likely “win,” and Big Capital is also involved in labelling Natural Gas– including that from “fracking”– as a “transition fuel.”
Oct 24
20130
350.org / 1Sky, Forest Ethics, Foundations, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Sierra Club
How Tides Canada Controls the Secret North American Tar Sands Coalition
"Before Tzeporah Berman began her current position as head of the North American Tar Sands Coalition, Tides Canada had already established these structures to create near-total control over budgets– and therefore, most decisions– for staggering numbers of organizations. Berman was around at the time, working for PowerUp pushing forward offsets garnered by river destruction. Some of the participant organizations already had working partnerships with multiple tar sands producers. The over-whelming majority were already greased by primarily high donors and foundations. Thus, joining the NATSC meant, essentially, double dipping."
Sep 18
20130
350.org / 1Sky, David Suzuki Foundation, Forest Ethics, Foundations, Greenpeace, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
The Problem With the Big Green’s Naomi Klein Gripe
"Now the rule has become this: If you have staff and are an environmental organization in North America, you are funded and directed by foundations who see “saving capitalism from itself” as the goal of environmentalism today. So what are we left with? Unfortunately, more of the same. South of the border, Bill McKibben’s outfit, 350.org, is a new face of this game. If only they were not."
Apr 18
20130
David Suzuki Foundation, Forest Ethics, Foundations, Greenpeace, Nature Conservancy, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Boreal Forest Agreement With Industry: Not One Hectare Of Forest Has Been Protected In Three Years
"This collaboration with the logging industry was supposed to be a game-changer for the protection of species and conservation in Canada's threatened Boreal forest," said Nicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director of Canopy. "The disappointing reality is that not one hectare of forest has been protected and species and ecosystems are still at risk."
First Nations excluded from world’s largest conservation agreement
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LEAKED DOCUMENT: Greenpeace, ENGO’s, Foundations cutting secret deals, greenwashing all forestry
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