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On today's show we'll speak with Kanahus Manuel, founder of the Tiny House Warrior Movement, speaking about the Alberta Tar Sands and the recent Justin Trudeau resignation. Learn more about the Tiny House Warrior Movement here: https://www.ip3action.org/tiny-house-warriors-for-the-homelands/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Justin Trudeau's Resignation and the Alberta Tar Sands w/ Kanahus Manuel appeared first on KPFA.
In today's episode, we discuss with acclaimed Canadian Prix Pictet shortlisted photographer Edward Burtynsky his journey into Anthropocene photography, traversing the globe in search of landscapes marred by human intervention. From the haunting Alberta Tar Sands to industrial landscapes worldwide, Burtynsky's work serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need to address the climate crisis. Despite his efforts, global actions have fallen short of the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement, prompting Burtynsky to emphasize the urgency of the situation through his art.
From the horrors of native boarding schools to the Alberta Tar Sands that continue poison indigenous land, settler-colonialism can't quit its destructive ways. Campaigner Clayton Thomas-Muller joins to discuss why the climate emergency means pressuring governments and not just corporations. Plus, why are Ted Cruz and Matt Gaetz jumping on the #FreeBritney bandwagon? Don't they like laws that take away women's bodily autonomy? Comedian Babs Gray, whose podcast help spark the movement, weighs in. Finally, Texas voting rights on the chopping block and if you were a simple-minded anti-vax holdout, which celebrity would convince you to get jabbed? Featuring: Clayton Thomas-Muller, campaigner with 350.orghttps://twitter.com/CreeClayton Babs Gray, Co-host of Toxic Podcast https://twitter.com/BabsGray Find her album, "If I Did It" out now from ASpecialThing Records https://bstlnk.to/babsgrayhttps://twier.com/MSNBCweekends/status/1416884205796175883?s=20 Contents: 5:49 What Are You Bitching About? 23:00 The Week Where 23:48 Texas Democrats Beg Congress to Secure Voting Rights 36:17 Britney Spears and Republican Support?! 49:15 More graves found in Canada's native residential schools 1:01:00 Holding government accountable on climate action 1:19:20 Celebrity Pied Piper Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
From the horrors of native boarding schools to the Alberta Tar Sands that continue poison indigenous land, settler-colonialism can't quit its destructive ways. Campaigner Clayton Thomas-Muller joins to discuss why the climate emergency means pressuring governments and not just corporations. Plus, why are Ted Cruz and Matt Gaetz jumping on the #FreeBritney bandwagon? Don't they like laws that take away women's bodily autonomy? Comedian Babs Gray, whose podcast help spark the movement, weighs in. Finally, Texas voting rights on the chopping block and if you were a simple-minded anti-vax holdout, which celebrity would convince you to get jabbed? Featuring: Clayton Thomas-Muller, campaigner with 350.org https://twitter.com/CreeClayton Babs Gray, Co-host of Toxic Podcast https://twitter.com/BabsGray Find her album, "If I Did It" out now from ASpecialThing Records https://bstlnk.to/babsgray https://twier.com/MSNBCweekends/status/1416884205796175883?s=20 Contents: 5:49 What Are You Bitching About? 23:00 The Week Where 23:48 Texas Democrats Beg Congress to Secure Voting Rights 36:17 Britney Spears and Republican Support?! 49:15 More graves found in Canada's native residential schools 1:01:00 Holding government accountable on climate action 1:19:20 Celebrity Pied Piper Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuation Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room's channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Franifio Insta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America (Basic Books, 2019) places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America (Basic Books, 2019) places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America (Basic Books, 2019) places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America (Basic Books, 2019) places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America (Basic Books, 2019) places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America (Basic Books, 2019) places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America (Basic Books, 2019) places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cindy Milstein, Part One Cindy Milstein is an anarchist, activist and author who was a touring few months back with Rebellious Mourning: The Collective Work of Grief, published last year by AK Press. The book is compilation of essays by various authors about loss in it's myriad forms experienced under cis-hetero-patriarchy, in a capitalist settler colonialism, anti-Black and otherwise racist, ableist society. After Cindy came to speak at Firestorm Books in October 2018, we sat down for a LONG chat. In this FIRST hour, Cindy shares thoughts on the following topics and more: a prior book they put together, Taking Sides (AK Press, 2015); the process of making Rebellious Mourning and creating “brave spaces” for engaging with hard topics; pre-figuration during the anarchist summer camp they help organize called the “Institute for Advanced Troublemaking”; and multi-generational care and care-taking in anarchist communities. When I say the conversation was long, I mean that we recorded for about two and a half hours. We present the first hour here for radio audiences. We're also going to do an out of the ordinary for us thing, which is that we're going to release the second half along side it. You'll find part two linked soon in our blog post, so you can listen to the both back to back if you choose. Next week, this second half will air for radio audiences but our podcast listeners will get a special treat because in place of a new Final Straw episode, we'll be sharing a new episode of our occasional tech security from an anarchist perspective podcast, Error451. So, stay tuned for the voice of someone engaged in spreading tools of encryption for free to help you to protect your right to whisper. You can check out Cindy's writings on their blog and you can find many of their books up at AKPress.org and anarchiststudies.org Announcements New Broadcast, KFUG-LP! First, we happy to announce that we'll should be airing this Sunday at 12pm Pacific time for the first of many broadcasts on the airwaves of KFUG-LP, Crescent City in Del Norte County in California. KFUG broadcasts at 101.1fm and streams on the website kfugradio.org! Unist'ot'en Camp Needs Help The Canadian State has declared an injunction against the First Nations Unist'ot'en camp blocking Transcanada from building a pipeline through their unceded territory from the Alberta Tar Sands to the east. They need folks to come and join the blockade, they have an updated asks list for donations and you can keep up by find them on social media or checking their website Unistoten.Camp Jeremy Ricard, Prisoner Check In Jeremy Ricard, a prisoner at David Wade Correctional in Homer, LA, has been facing repression from guards in the forms of getting maced, kept in solitary, beaten, had his personal and legal property taken and given only a paper smock for the 30 days at a time. A friend has asked folks to contact the prison and express concern about his situation and care. Jeremy Ricard's prison number is #511078 and the Warden at David Wade is Jerry Goodwin. Warden Goodwin can be reached at (318) 927-0400 Donate / Support The Show If you care to support The Final Straw Radio, please consider a one-time donation via our paypal or a recurring donation via our Patreon or librepay. We have items on the Patreon and our BigCartel webstore to thank supporters including stickers, buttons, t-shirts and zines, great for the socially required gift-giving holiday season. We never charge for our audio work, so if you feel like you can kick back some cash our way, we really appreciate it! Find more info at our website by clicking the Donate/Support Button. . ... . .. Playlist here.
John Foster's new book Oil and World Politics was the result of unconventional inspiration. The retired economist specializing in the oil and petroleum industry was attending a series of lectures where, as he describes it in the preface of the book, a couple of his colleagues called him out for rolling his eyes in the back row. In his own words, “the speakers extolled all the wonderful things that Western leaders were doing for the world. I was a bit skeptical whether the non Western world was as accepting as they insinuated.” Having spent so much of his life working as an oil economist, John Foster understands the underlying role played by oil and gas in international affairs. It's a huge role, and he believes that The Petroleum Game is the foundation upon which the geopolitics of the world sits. He identifies hidden issues behind many of the conflicts in the world today, looking at military interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria; tensions in the Persian Gulf and the South China Sea; and use of sanctions or political interference related to petroleum trade in Iran, Russia, and Venezuela. And closer to home, the Alberta Tar Sands. Victoria Fenner spoke to John Foster over skype. Further reading: John Foster also wrote a recent column for rabble on December 10, 2018 called Pipelines will not solve the big problems with Alberta Oil. Image: Roy Luck – Flickr – Oil Tanker at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Terminal
Canadian Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and the Duty to Consult, Environmental Deregulation and the Environmental and Human Rights Footprint of the Tar SandsDiscussion with Robert Janes and Karey Brooks on the environmental, climate and human rights footprint on the Alberta tar sands, in particular its impact on indigenous rights. We discuss the Beaver Lake Cree First Nation’s claims against the Alberta and Canadian governments for infringement of their treaty rights as a result of the cumulative development of the tar sands and ancillary projects. We further discuss the rise in treaty rights and aboriginal title cases in Canada and their impact on environmental law in Canada, including discussing the Mikisew First Nation’s claims against the Canadian government for deregulating various environmental laws without consulting First Nations. We also discuss the successful legal claims by the Gixtaala against the Northern Gateway Pipeline, the potential impact of the Kinder-Morgan and Keystone Pipelines and the importance and utility of grassroots action outside of the court room.For More Info:https://raventrust.com/tar-sands-trial/http://www.beaverlakecreenation.ca/upload/documents/statementofclaim.pdfhttp://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=76559https://www.desmogblog.com/top-10-facts-canada-alberta-oil-sands-informatiohttp://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/02/04/news/scientists-trace-cancer-linked-pollutant-oil-sands-stockpilehttps://www.nrdc.org/stories/dirty-fight-over-canadian-tar-sands-oihttps://www.desmogblog.com/2016/12/21/justin-trudeau-donald-trump-keystone-xl-exxon-tar-sandhttp://wcel.org/sites/default/files/publications/Legal%20comment%20on%20Save%20the%20Fraser%20Declaration.pdhttps://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/06/26/supreme_court_grants_land_title_to_bc_first_nation_in_landmark_case.htmlhttp://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2014/2014fc1244/2014fc1244.html
It's official. Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election. What's next? We'll discuss the possibilities today with professor and author Harvey J. Kaye and Blue America's Howie Klein. Plus, the Alberta Tar Sands are burning, and D'ump doesn't believe in Climate Change...
Towards the end of the new movie, This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein, author of the book that inspired the film, notices something about who's leading the charge for change. They come from sacrifice zones, the very same places the powers that be have written off for environmental or ecological devastation. There's another thing about those leaders too. From Beijing to Montana to the Alberta Tar Sands, those in the front lines of resistance are women. In one stirring scene, Indian grandmothers plant themselves in front of the filmmaker's car, refusing to let it pass until they're sure its bound for the village not the nearby coal mine. In another, a Chinese filmmaker asks her daughter if she's ever seen blue sky and the film of the encounter attracts millions of viewers in a week. There's Naomi, too, of course. In her book, she touches on her struggle to get pregnant and her suspicions about pollution. My point though, isn't that female biology explains female behavior. I don't believe it. But women's experiences are relevant. I think women are in the forefront of the struggle against sacrifice zones because women and those seen as female, know a thing or two about being sacrificed. Take right now. Every armed force from ISIS to the UN seems to agree that women's bodies can be sacrificed for the purposes and pleasure of soldiers.So too, women's work. A new McKinsey study reports that women are still doing 75 percent of the unpaid work around the world. In the U.S. alone, that adds up to $1.5 trillion in value each year - sacrificed. All too often our lives and life-chances are just too inconvenient to mention. When Pope Francis on his trip to the US, met for a moment with an opponent of marriage equality - it caused a firestorm. The fact that he was surrounded the entire time by men and an institution that opposes female equality - was met with a respectful hush. "Women," as Barbara Kruger so famously said, "your body is a battleground." So It's no surprise we know a thing or two about sacrifice zones -- and for that matter, about resistance. You can watch my interview with Avi Lewis, Director of This Changes Everything, Capitalism vs. the Climate, this week on The Laura Flanders Show on KCET/LINKtv and TeleSUR and find all my interviews and reports at LauraFlanders.com. To tell me what you think, write to Laura@LauraFlanders.com. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/growth/how_advancing_womens_equality_can_add_12_trillion_to_global_growth
Many people in Canada, including David Schindler, a respected environmental scientist at the University of Alberta, have for many years questioned the government sponsored environmental monitoring data of the oil sands as being inadequate. Last year, politicians and the general public in the United States began making critical remarks about “Canada's dirty oil” threatening Canada's reputation and possibly a portion of its export markets. This attention raised public concern to a new level resulting in both the federal and Alberta governments taking action. Several major initiatives, including work by the Royal Society of Canada, were started in the fall of 2010. These initiatives have now reached completion, and have presented governments with a wide array of analyses and recommendations for the management of the oil sands. The Alberta Environmental Monitoring Panel (AEMP) was appointed by Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner in January 2011 to develop a world class environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for Alberta. The AEMP concluded that only an independent, science-based monitoring authority, at arms-length from government and industry, could establish the necessary credibility in gathering data, carrying out analyses and making recommendations regarding local and long-term environmental effects. The final report was completed on time and released to the public by the Minister on July 5, 2011. The speaker, who was co-chair of the Panel, will review the issues and speculate on how and when we might expect action. Speaker: Dr. Howard Tennant Howard Tennant and his wife, Sharon, reside in Lethbridge. He is a Professor of Management and President emeritus at University of Lethbridge, where he continues to teach. Tennant's current involvements include: Alberta Research & Innovation Authority; Audit Committee of National Research Council; Kainai Chieftainship of the Blood Indian Reserve (Past President); and on the board of several private sector companies. He formerly served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA; Board Member, National Centre of Excellence - Canadian Water Network; The Advisory Board of Statistics Canada; and Chair of the Governing Council of the National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council. Tennant is a member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Management. In 2008 he was awarded the ASTech prize for outstanding leadership in science and technology. He has received two honorary degrees.
Many people in Canada, including David Schindler, a respected environmental scientist at the University of Alberta, have for many years questioned the government sponsored environmental monitoring data of the oil sands as being inadequate. Last year, politicians and the general public in the United States began making critical remarks about “Canada's dirty oil” threatening Canada's reputation and possibly a portion of its export markets. This attention raised public concern to a new level resulting in both the federal and Alberta governments taking action. Several major initiatives, including work by the Royal Society of Canada, were started in the fall of 2010. These initiatives have now reached completion, and have presented governments with a wide array of analyses and recommendations for the management of the oil sands. The Alberta Environmental Monitoring Panel (AEMP) was appointed by Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner in January 2011 to develop a world class environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for Alberta. The AEMP concluded that only an independent, science-based monitoring authority, at arms-length from government and industry, could establish the necessary credibility in gathering data, carrying out analyses and making recommendations regarding local and long-term environmental effects. The final report was completed on time and released to the public by the Minister on July 5, 2011. The speaker, who was co-chair of the Panel, will review the issues and speculate on how and when we might expect action. Speaker: Dr. Howard Tennant Howard Tennant and his wife, Sharon, reside in Lethbridge. He is a Professor of Management and President emeritus at University of Lethbridge, where he continues to teach. Tennant's current involvements include: Alberta Research & Innovation Authority; Audit Committee of National Research Council; Kainai Chieftainship of the Blood Indian Reserve (Past President); and on the board of several private sector companies. He formerly served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA; Board Member, National Centre of Excellence - Canadian Water Network; The Advisory Board of Statistics Canada; and Chair of the Governing Council of the National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council. Tennant is a member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Management. In 2008 he was awarded the ASTech prize for outstanding leadership in science and technology. He has received two honorary degrees.
Many people in Canada, including David Schindler, a respected environmental scientist at the University of Alberta, have for many years questioned the government sponsored environmental monitoring data of the oil sands as being inadequate. Last year, politicians and the general public in the United States began making critical remarks about “Canada's dirty oil” threatening Canada's reputation and possibly a portion of its export markets. This attention raised public concern to a new level resulting in both the federal and Alberta governments taking action. Several major initiatives, including work by the Royal Society of Canada, were started in the fall of 2010. These initiatives have now reached completion, and have presented governments with a wide array of analyses and recommendations for the management of the oil sands. The Alberta Environmental Monitoring Panel (AEMP) was appointed by Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner in January 2011 to develop a world class environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for Alberta. The AEMP concluded that only an independent, science-based monitoring authority, at arms-length from government and industry, could establish the necessary credibility in gathering data, carrying out analyses and making recommendations regarding local and long-term environmental effects. The final report was completed on time and released to the public by the Minister on July 5, 2011. The speaker, who was co-chair of the Panel, will review the issues and speculate on how and when we might expect action. Speaker: Dr. Howard Tennant Howard Tennant and his wife, Sharon, reside in Lethbridge. He is a Professor of Management and President emeritus at University of Lethbridge, where he continues to teach. Tennant's current involvements include: Alberta Research & Innovation Authority; Audit Committee of National Research Council; Kainai Chieftainship of the Blood Indian Reserve (Past President); and on the board of several private sector companies. He formerly served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA; Board Member, National Centre of Excellence - Canadian Water Network; The Advisory Board of Statistics Canada; and Chair of the Governing Council of the National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council. Tennant is a member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Management. In 2008 he was awarded the ASTech prize for outstanding leadership in science and technology. He has received two honorary degrees.
Many people in Canada, including David Schindler, a respected environmental scientist at the University of Alberta, have for many years questioned the government sponsored environmental monitoring data of the oil sands as being inadequate. Last year, politicians and the general public in the United States began making critical remarks about “Canada's dirty oil” threatening Canada's reputation and possibly a portion of its export markets. This attention raised public concern to a new level resulting in both the federal and Alberta governments taking action. Several major initiatives, including work by the Royal Society of Canada, were started in the fall of 2010. These initiatives have now reached completion, and have presented governments with a wide array of analyses and recommendations for the management of the oil sands. The Alberta Environmental Monitoring Panel (AEMP) was appointed by Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner in January 2011 to develop a world class environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for Alberta. The AEMP concluded that only an independent, science-based monitoring authority, at arms-length from government and industry, could establish the necessary credibility in gathering data, carrying out analyses and making recommendations regarding local and long-term environmental effects. The final report was completed on time and released to the public by the Minister on July 5, 2011. The speaker, who was co-chair of the Panel, will review the issues and speculate on how and when we might expect action. Speaker: Dr. Howard Tennant Howard Tennant and his wife, Sharon, reside in Lethbridge. He is a Professor of Management and President emeritus at University of Lethbridge, where he continues to teach. Tennant's current involvements include: Alberta Research & Innovation Authority; Audit Committee of National Research Council; Kainai Chieftainship of the Blood Indian Reserve (Past President); and on the board of several private sector companies. He formerly served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA; Board Member, National Centre of Excellence - Canadian Water Network; The Advisory Board of Statistics Canada; and Chair of the Governing Council of the National Research Council and the Alberta Research Council. Tennant is a member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Management. In 2008 he was awarded the ASTech prize for outstanding leadership in science and technology. He has received two honorary degrees.
The Alberta tar sands is the largest industrial project in human history and one that releases three times the C02 emissions as regular oil production. The existing pipeline running from the tar sands could soon be joined by a second pipeline the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Alberta all the way to Texas. Guests join Terra Verde to discuss the widespread protests over this planned project. The post Showtime for the Alberta Tar Sands Pipeline – August 26, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.
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