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Éric Pineault, professor of ecological economics at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Quebec in Montreal, explains how the fires raging in Canada are a corollary of the paradigm termed Extreme Oil. He discusses various oil and gas projects across North America, as well as the Canadian government’s support for the Trans Mountain Pipeline project, and how terms such as “net zero” and “carbon neutral” are misleading and conveniently serve Big Oil’s aims.
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Honest Government Ad | Carbon Credits & Offsets
The Australien Government has made an ad about its carbon-credits scheme, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.
I used to look forward to Paul Jay’s Reality Asserts Itself on The Real News. since the coup against Paul I no longer go to The RNN. I’m delighted that he has given us AnalysisNews. It is even more important as the right-wing loonies of Sinclair are launching a propaganda campaign to help Bozo-The- Clown stay in power.
I love your postings as a parody of Australian Government adds. I am going to plug into Juice Media and hope to see more. Thanks and good luck on your mission.