Jan 21
20142
350.org / 1Sky, Forest Ethics, Foundations, Greenpeace, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Dogwood ForestEthics Keystone XL North American Tar Sands Coalition Tar Sands Solutions Network Tides
“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.
Oct 28
20131
350.org / 1Sky, Foundations, Greenpeace, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
350.org Assembly of First Nations Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) Capitalism Forestry Products Association of Canada North American Tar Sands Coalition Pew Charitable Trusts PowerUp Tar Sands Solutions Network
"While Big Capital and Big Green are trying to propose they are building a bridge to a better, healthy planet– whatever you do, don’t look down. The bridge is faulty, and you’re already half way over the chasm. Just trust the bridge– and keep walking."
Oct 24
20133
David Suzuki Foundation, Forest Ethics, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Canada Christy Clark Coastal First Nations David Suzuki Foundation Dogwood Initiative Elsipogtog Forest Ethics Fracking Living Oceans Mi’kmaq North American Tar Sands Coalition Pacific Trails Pipeline Resistance Sun News Tar Sands Solutions Network Tinka Dene Alliance Tzeporah Berman West Coast Environmental Law
"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
350.org Bill McKibben Canadian Boreal Initiative Capitalism CPAWS Dow Chemical Enbridge Gateway Environmental Defense ForestEthics Greenpeace Canada Keystone Living Oceans BC Michael Marx MoveOn.org NATSC Nexen North American Tar Sands Coalition Pembina Institute Pew PowerUp RAN Sierra Club BC Suncor Tar Sands Coalition Tar Sands Solutions Network Tides Canada Tides Foundation Tzeporah Berman WWF
"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 12
20131
350.org / 1Sky, Foundations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
350.org Bill McKibben Keystone XL KXL North American Tar Sands Coalition Syria Tides Foundation
What will happen to those who carry signs denouncing John Kerry and US war crimes to the 350.org demonstrations? Will they be told “Kerry is our friend on climate, ignore the war crimes?” and then asked to remove them from visibility? The foundation money says yes. And now that the big NGO crowd are in bed with these war criminals and this US administration, where do we take real resistance in the little time there may be left? Can we set a peoples agenda, one that is not wedded to the Democratic Party in the US?
Aug 03
20111
David Suzuki Foundation, Greenpeace, Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society David Suzuki Foundation Ducks Unlimited Ford Forest Ethics Greenpeace Michael Marx North American Tar Sands Coalition Pew Rockefeller Sierra Club Suncor Sunoco The Dogwood Initiative Tides Foundation West Coast Environmental Law
By Macdonald Stainsby Canadian Dimension August 1st 2011 Campaigns against tar...