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Subject: CC News Letter, 20 August - Prevent A Tar Sands Disaster ‎
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Prevent A Tar Sands Disaster
 By Nellis Kennedy-Howard

http://www.countercurrents.org/howard200811.htm

Why developing the tarsands has been called "world's most destructive project"


Massive Protest At White House Against
 Alberta Tar Sands Pipeline
 By Suzanne Goldenberg

http://www.countercurrents.org/goldenberg200811.htm

A protest at the White House against a pipeline from the Alberta tar sands is emerging as the biggest green civil disobedience campaign in a generation


Orwellian Australian Labor Government
 Climate Change Lies
 By Dr Gideon Polya

http://www.countercurrents.org/polya200811.htm

Gillard Labor's pre-election promise was "no carbon tax" and its current promise is "5% off 2000 GHG pollution by 2020". Tackling climate change means that GHG (greenhouse gas) pollution should DECREASE, yet according to Treasury and other analysis Australia 's Domestic and Exported GHG pollution will INCREASE over the 2000 level under the Carbon Price scheme


Three Paths To Near-Term Human Extinction
 By Guy R. McPherson

http://www.countercurrents.org/mcpherson200811.htm

We're headed for extinction via global climate change. We're headed for extinction via environmental collapse. We're headed for extinction via nuclear meltdown


Waiting For The Endgame In Libya
 By Franklin Lamb

http://www.countercurrents.org/lamb200811.htm

Unlike his two predecessors in the Oval office and also "VP Joe," Obama disapproves of officials using colorful language that might offend voters. But he did reportedly tell his friend who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently that "We have stepped into a pot of s--- and we need to get out of it!"


Arab Revolutions: Illusions Of Hope
 And Delusions Of Possibility
 By Nath Aldalala'a

http://www.countercurrents.org/aldalalaa200811.htm

The penetrating question that must be addressed is: do the actions taking place across the Arab world really amount to a revolution?


Aam Jan Lokpal, UIDs: A Third View
 By Gopal Krishna

http://www.countercurrents.org/krishna200811.htm

Today, in addition to Aam Jan Lokpal, the country seeks liberation from non-governmental institutions which takes birth due to legislations passed by British Parliament in 1860 and 1882


Activists Critique New Land Acquisition Bill
 By Yoginder Sikand

http://www.countercurrents.org/sikand200811.htm

The draft Bill envisages the government acquiring land for itself or with the ultimate intent of transferring it to private companies

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