http://www.ecobc.org/ British Columbia Environmental Network: Movement News RSS Feed en-us Copyright 2005, British Columbia Environmental Network editor@ecobc.org (Howard Breen) support@pencilneck.net (Pencilneck Software Corp.) Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:16:13 GMT Movement News Pencilneck Software Pencilcase CMS v. 3.2.27 (http://www.pencilneck.net) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/article1581/index.cfm The World Summit on the Information Society starting on Wednesday is heading for a showdown over governance of the Internet, amid attempts to shift the balance of power away from the United States. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1581&type_ID=5 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1577/index.cfm Is it just sandal-wearing, tree-hugging Lefties who have had enough of engine-revving, insult-throwing libertarian Jeremy Clarkson? No, says Oliver Bennett. Denouncements are coming from all directions editor@ecobc.org () Movement News Member News More Enviro News Poor Performers http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1577&type_ID=5 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1576/index.cfm The Sierra Club, the country's leading grass-roots environmental organization, has spent a year trying to figure out what it thinks about liquefied natural gas, so far without success. And therein lies a parable about politics and policy that explains a lot about the current stalemate in national energy policy. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Energy News Industry News Releases http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1576&type_ID=5 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1575/index.cfm The path to better accountability begins with how it is defined for each type of international organisation. Let’s get that right first, says Shilpa Shah editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1575&type_ID=5 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1572/index.cfm A philosophical question: Which is a higher journalism value, fairness or truth? editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News legal news Media News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1572&type_ID=5 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1580/index.cfm Canadian and Commonwealth courts apply old rules to new technologies editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News legal news More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1580&type_ID=5 Tue, 08 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1578/index.cfm A renewable energy manifesto editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News climate news Energy News More Enviro News science news Transportation News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1578&type_ID=5 Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1570/index.cfm Gordon McAdams ended his 35-year career as a public servant in British Columbia in an unusual way. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News legal news More Enviro News Wildlife News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1570&type_ID=5 Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1573/index.cfm Nonprofits share space, cut costs editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Funding News Healthy Communities News More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1573&type_ID=5 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1571/index.cfm Communist Russia had a great constitution that didn't work because Russians couldn't ask their courts to enforce it. When Alaska's Legislature passes unconstitutional laws, Alaskans can ask a judge to declare them unconstitutional and throw them out. The process is called "public interest litigation." editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News legal news http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1571&type_ID=5 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/article1547/index.cfm If green advocacy groups want an end to government-distorted choices, they can help the process along by refusing government money. And if they object to corporate welfare, they should also refuse corporate cash from companies which they criticize as being trough-seekers. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Energy News Member News More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1547&type_ID=5 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1477/index.cfm A Vancouver, British Columbia, meeting of the International Forum on Indigenous Mapping, all two hundred delegates signed a declaration stating that the "activities of conservation organizations now represent the single biggest threat to the integrity of indigenous lands." editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Fist Nations News More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1477&type_ID=5 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1395/index.cfm The Environmental Protection Agency is the last place anyone should look for protection of the environment, legal scholar David Schoenbrod argued Wednesday. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News legal news policy news Poor Performers http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1395&type_ID=5 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/MovementNews1476/index.cfm Doug Peacock, author, grizzly bear and bison expert, wildlands activist and character model for Hayduke in Ed Abbey's novel "The Monkey Wrench Gang,"lived his hope, and in his 1996 book "Grizzly Years," he describes it in terms of power and mystery when he encounters a grizzly in the woods and chooses not to shoot a bear. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News More Enviro News parks and wilderness news Wildlife News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1476&type_ID=5 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/11/article1400/index.cfm The Maple Leaf in the OECD: Comparing Progress Toward Sustainability Report Links editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Member News More Enviro News parks and wilderness news Pollution and Waste News Wildlife News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1400&type_ID=5 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1394/index.cfm The truth revealed by The Maple Leaf in the OECD is that Canada is a wasteful and lazy country that puts short term economic benefits over long term environmental programs. That long term prosperity is dependent on looking after our environment now is apparently beyond the ken of our national political leaders and the corporate honchos they pander to. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Member News More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1394&type_ID=5 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1396/index.cfm The constant evolution of environmental law and regulations means there are a growing number of companies turning to consultancies for advice. But while the sector is doubtless growing, how well are the consultants and their colleagues being rewarded for their expertise? This survey provides the answers. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Funding News More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1396&type_ID=5 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1397/index.cfm No one needs to be convinced about the benefits of introducing kids to nature. It's a no-brainer. Each generation is born more reliant on technology for its entertainment. So how can we keep the next crop interested in the world outside cell phones, computers and iPods? A world that desperately needs their help? The answer is simple, say educators: Show them what they're missing. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Healthy Communities News More Enviro News Sustainable Living News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1397&type_ID=5 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1392/index.cfm The world is experiencing the greatest human migration in history. This is a rural-urban migration that has swelled the population of the world"s cities 50 percent to three billion in the 1990s and is expected to add another 2.2 billion people to those cities by 2030. This means that in just three decades, the urban population alone is expected to grow by the equivalent of the total human population in the early 1930s! editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Globalization & Poverty More Enviro News Sustainable Business Sustainable Living News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1392&type_ID=5 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1393/index.cfm A reader recently sent me an e-mail about a woman he had met and fallen for. Apparently the attraction was mutual — until one fateful day the subject of the environment came up. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Sustainable Living News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1393&type_ID=5 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1390/index.cfm The survey, conducted in the latter half of September, also found most Canadians would rather safeguard than sacrifice civil liberties in the fight against terrorism, and that Canadians' top three priorities are environment, health care and a balanced budget. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News More Enviro News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1390&type_ID=5 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/article1388/index.cfm editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Funding News Sustainable Living News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1388&type_ID=5 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1387/index.cfm Economists have long been a natural constituency in favor of growth. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Globalization & Poverty policy news Sustainable Living News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1387&type_ID=5 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/article1386/index.cfm Bill Moyers is a broadcast journalist and former host of the PBS program "NOW With Bill Moyers."This piece is adapted from a speech Moyers presented to a wealth and giving forum on Oct. 24, 2005. Moyers also serves as president of the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy, which gives financial support to TomPaine.com. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News Funding News More Enviro News Sustainable Living News http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1386&type_ID=5 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.ecobc.org//Campaigns/2005/10/MovementNews1310/index.cfm The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the right to silence in response to questions from police exists at all times, whether or not the person refusing to answer is detained or in police custody. editor@ecobc.org (ECOBC) Movement News legal news http://www.ecobc.org//index.cfm?act=news&do=article&article_ID=1310&type_ID=5 Sat, 22 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT