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We are grateful to the folks at Gasland Part II for giving permission for our recent screenings. (You may donate to the film company through http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/take-action#donate  ).

Below is information we made available at the recent screenings:

The current issue of Canadian Perspectives is largely focused on fracking. http://www.canadians.org/canadian-perspectives-fall-2013

Canadians want the Harper government to take a leadership role on climate change and give the Prime Minister poor marks for his approach, says a new poll released Wednesday, November 6, 2013 by a progressive think tank in Ottawa.

The survey – sponsored by Canada 2020 and the University of Montreal – found a high level of belief among Canadians that humans are contributing to global warming and that the federal government should take the lead on combatting climate change.

Read more:

Andrew Nikiforuk's "Pipelines and the Petrostate" October 17 '13 panel, sponsored by Council of Canadian's, Post Carbon Toronto, Toronto Climate Action Now & others,
 
http://www.canadians.org/event/andrew-nikiforuk-toronto-pipelines-and-petrostate
https://www.facebook.com/events/592576734139708   video podcast should be up in the next few weeks.
 

The Trial of Suzuki took place the evening of November 7, 2013.

http://trialofsuzuki.ca/#home   He was accused of seditious libel for his Carbon Manifesto. http://trialofsuzuki.ca/#manifesto

Green 13 extends warm thanks to our MP Peggy Nash and our MPP Cheri DiNovo as well as their respective staffs for hosting a free public screening on October 20 at the Revue Cinema of Chasing Ice, a must see documentary of exquisite and terrible beauty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZTMVNBjc4 The filmmaker, James Balog, [ http://ed.ted.com/lessons/james-balog-time-lapse-proof-