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Canada news
fromThe Walrus
3 hours ago

A Coastal Village Embraced Natural Gas. Now It's Trying to Outrace the Consequences | The Walrus

Kitimat, a coastal British Columbia industrial hub, has become a major liquefied natural gas export facility alongside its existing aluminum smelter, positioning the region as critical infrastructure for energy exports to global markets.
Environment
fromHigh Country News
5 hours ago

Trump's BLM is going all-in on resource extraction - High Country News

The Trump administration's BLM is prioritizing resource extraction over conservation on 245 million acres of public lands, particularly threatening Oregon's ecologically critical conifer forests and endangered species protections established by the 1995 Northwest Forest Plan.
#greenland
fromFuturism
1 month ago
US politics

There's a Particularly Sinister Explanation for Why Trump Wants to Seize Greenland

fromFuturism
1 month ago
US politics

There's a Particularly Sinister Explanation for Why Trump Wants to Seize Greenland

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Environment
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Pursuit of Endless Growth Will Only End in Destruction

Fossil-fuel-driven greenhouse-gas emissions are causing far more extreme heat, escalating environmental disasters, and are driven by profit-focused economic growth benefiting the owning classes.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Oak and the Larch by Sophie Pinkham review are Russia's forests the key to its identity?

Russia's forests, containing roughly 642 billion trees, shape national identity, economy, warfare, and political rhetoric through cycles of exploitation and conservation.
History
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Spanish Empire: Sword and Cross

Spanish empire fused military conquest, missionary conversion, and extraction of New World silver and gold to build global dominance and shape modern economic inequality.
World news
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Here in Gaza, We See Our Horror and Grief Mirrored in Sudan

Sudan and Gaza are targeted by colonial powers seeking resources and territory, using destabilization, dehumanization, forced displacement, and extraction.
fromThe Walrus
5 months ago

Indigenous Priorities Are Just a Checkbox When It Comes to Economic Development | The Walrus

Is it possible for Indigenous nations to define their own priorities within the very same economy built on their oppression and exclusion? In the decade since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Calls to Action, the Canadian government has failed to shift the foundations of its economic system in a way that would truly make space for Indigenous self-determination. Instead, Indigenous people are told to be grateful that they have a seat at the table, with the menu already set.
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