Most of the fossil fuel lobby’s arguments against its opponents should be reversed. Consider: Who are the real ‘radicals’ – those working for a sustainable climate and environment – or those who promote carbon-bombing the atmosphere, making us all guinea pigs in one of history’s most reckless experiments? Who are the real hypocrites – those [...]
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Robert A Hackett is a professor in the School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, and a research associate at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ BC Office.
Fossil fuel lobbyists: the real radicals
January 25th, 2012 · Robert Hackett · Comments Off · Climate change, Energy, Environment, resources & sustainability
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Who’s really “skewing” the pipeline debate?
January 11th, 2012 · Robert Hackett · 1 Comment · Environment, resources & sustainability
Apparently the Harper government and its echo chamber in the blogosphere (e.g. Vivian Krause) think that philanthropic funding of environmental groups is “skewing” the debate on the northern pipeline project. Presumably they would like to return to a more “normal” debate. You know, one disproportionately influenced by well-heeled corporate-funded market fundamentalist think tanks and pseudo-grassroots [...]
Occupy Canada: media pundits vs. reality
October 24th, 2011 · Robert Hackett · 13 Comments · Media, Poverty, inequality & welfare
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Canada protests seem to be occupying – and perhaps unhinging – the minds of media pundits – at least, those who are mired in the dogma of “free market” fundamentalism. One recent example from CBC Television came in the form of a personal attack on author Chris Hedges. A well-known American [...]
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