No oil pipeline here: Enbridge Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel in Smithers finds 100% opposition
Wet'suwet'en Chief Darlene Glaim: "We have always held title to our land and have not negotiated it away. We come from a rich territory. Our lands keep us spiritually, physically and emotionally healthy."
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I am happy to finally see the subject of how this pipeline would be able to cope with being in the most seismically active region in Canada. It can't. Period. Imagine a tanker in the narrows when a tsunami makes landfall.
EthicalOil.org is using Steve Harper’s Tory Reform Party MP Tony Clement's P.O. Box to solicit donations.
http://www.jlsreport.com/?p=1828
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/earthmatters/2012/01/12/coinciden...
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Repost from Mike Rilstone – They are ^NOT a small grass roots organization. Ethicaloil.org is running off of Tory Reform Party MP’s Jason Kenney's own IP address!
http://www.desmogblog.com/cozy-ties-astroturf-ethical-oil-and-conservati...
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150478436136892&set=a.466185171...
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repost from Jarek Niskiewicz - Not only are they hosted on the same ip address but they also use the same DNS Server - given that there are millions of hosting companies and tons of DNS servers this is not coincidence... Further the IP address used has few domain names on it! @Chris, no it's not the same as city, it's much more like the same house and given the fact that under 20 domains are hosted on it, it's much more like the same room.... City would be if the IP address was in the same class, those two are under the same IP - huge difference. The domains hosted are:: ethicaloil.ca abingdon-research.com
calgaryward14.com
daltonsalestax.com
driveoutthetax.com
esterman.com
gonewclearproductions.com
heatherforsyth.com
jasonkenney.com
mikeesterman.com
my-perfect-car.com
newclearmail.com
sgcanada.org
share-story.com
vanessaraebent.com and strategicimperativesonline.com (http://www.websitelooker.com/ip/174.123.161.10) Next time the idiots wanna hide shit they should hire the right people to do the job...
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repost from William Jordan - Of the four national federal parties (didn't check Bloq) only the NDP & Green's host in Canada on a Canadian IP. While the Tories and Liberals both use Peer1 only the Liberals appear to be in their Toronto NOC. The NDP use Montreal's iWeb to host their site. The Green's also use a Quebec based company, Netelligent, for their hosting.
That these"groups" all use The Planet to host these sites it is their use of the same IP that suggests co-ordination. The very same IP at minimum donotes using the same server (physical or virtual). Therefore it is reasonable to assume it is the same account.
While one hosting server can be shared by hundreds of disparate websites it is very unlikely that websites created at different times would end up on the same shared hosting server.
It is possible but an enterprising journalist who still believes that the public has a right to know and that is why we guarantee a free press might actually call The Planet to find out. Or ask the Minister and Enbridge directly. After all public funds, personnel and other assets may be being used (or abused) in this supposed collusion.
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Domain registry on ethicaloil.org shows that it is owned by Ezra Levant.
http://www.whois.net/whois/ethicaloil.org
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Repost from Stepehen Lautens' Twitters:
SunTvNews.ca **AND** http://EthicalOil.org are both hosted at http://gonewclearproductions.com
- 3 IPs apart
http://pic.twitter.com/QkCwcCVf.
Now here's an interesting bunch of sites on the same server:
http://ethicaloil.org, jasonkenney.ca, wildrose.ca http://statsie.com
http://twitter.com/#!/stephenlautens/status/157879902908059648/photo/1
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Viewers of Ethical Oil’s disingenuous new ad campaign aren’t being told about the intricate web of industry influence peddlers behind the effort AND their connections to the Harper government and oil interests.
The lines between politics and big business interests are so blurred, it is nearly impossible to distinguish them.
http://www.desmogblog.com/cozy-ties-astroturf-ethical-oil-and-conservati...
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The Ethical Oil cluster of websites and Joe Oliver.ca form a distinct sub-group within the Go Newclear network, with unmistakeable signs of common development and a deployment seemingly aimed at obfuscating the link to Newclear team. So there is more than just common ideology tying EthicalOil.org to the Conservative PR machine; they also share digital service providers – and a lack of transparency.
http://deepclimate.org/2012/01/13/ethical-oil-political-connections-part...
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Now, as you know I've been stating that it's obvious that Ethical Decision (really, why pretend they are truly different organizations) is a government shill wrapped in the pretense of being a grass-roots organization. If you were paying attention a few weeks ago you would have seen clear synchronization between Harper, key players, and the Ethical Decision team.
http://canadatoo.blogspot.com/2012/01/ethical-oil-domestic-puppets.html
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The "Ethical Oil" dial-a-quote Kathryn Marshall is married to Hamish Marshall, Stephen Harper's former strategic planning manager.
She worked for the right-wing Fraser Institute. They accepted donations from far-right American oil billionaires such as the Kochs and Scaifes. SO LAME ‼
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=330503280316370&set=a.12821550721...
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/2012/01/09/ndp-mp-nathan-culle...
No pipeline!
Stability is only ever going to benefit the corporations or the 1%.
If Mr. Harper isn't going to do the will of it's own people he has to go.
After a vigorous public debate that excludes corporate influence a referendum on the tarsands pipelines, native land claim settlement, Quebec self determination, peacekeeping, Israeli apartheid, RCMP reform, fish farms, tax evasion, hockey rules,
prohibition(feel free to add others) should be held, and soon.
I call on the opposition parties to put forward to Parliament a request by the people for a NATIONAL debate to discuss these issues openly.
I've had enough of the CONS secrecy and citizen bashing.
Go Canada!
Little stain Harper is just that, the son of an oil man, the stain of a country. His pipe dreams of selling oil to a despot China is sickening. He is a pvssy chump from a family of cowards. The cvunt cuts veteran benefits but buys billions in jets. Who needs soldiers when u got shiny jets? A jelly bellied goof who could never serve our once great, but now soiled, nation, in the field of battle. Its guys like him who make pancreatic cancer serve a purpose, we can only hope.
There are 50 times more ocean freighters visiting our North American coast daily. Chop up those polluting highways made out of oil products. Get rid of those shingles on the roof. The spin off from this project will create more tourism and fishing in BC as well as economic well being for our children. Health care and education will get a boost as well. Get a life ya boneheads.....
There is also the Case of the Mysterious Missing Oil Tanker Moratorium coming to light, as well as the legal protection of the Orca reiterated again just this week. This "deal" is no more than a pipe dream of a few misguided Oil Tycoons and their "not voted for" political minions. Independent polls show 78 and 80% of Canadians oppose this deal. Does that make us all "enemies of Canada"? Or are we sliding into a tyranical dictatorship?
There are 50 times more ocean freighters visiting our North American coast daily. Chop up those polluting highways made out of oil products. Get rid of those shingles on the roof. The spin off from this project will create more tourism and fishing in BC as well as economic well being for our children. Health care and education will get a boost as well. Get a life ya boneheads.....