Control, Don’t Appease, the Middle Ground AND Avoid Internal Fights…

… Plus a Pipeline MOU Response.

The Environment in Canada Podcast episode 88. You can listen to the episode on The Harbinger Media Network, IHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or our website below:

We respond to the Pipeline MOU between the Federal Government and Alberta Government –  which scrapped the emissions cap in a betrayal of Canadian climate survivors so that U.S. shareholders could profit. Then we chat about advice on controlling – not appeasing – the centre of a debate without sacrificing radical action or succumbing to scapegoating. There’s one key tool that will serve you well in this respect: the truth.

Actions you can take against the pipeline MOU:

• Call Your MP and Express Your Disapproval of the MOU and Call for Renewable Ambition (contact information can be found here).
• Learn How to Take Action for Renewables in Your Community, Without Waiting for the Federal or Provincial Governments to Act.
• Oppose the Weakening of Anti-Greenwashing Laws that Help Protect Our Democracy (Send a Message).
• Tell Carney to Support Renewables, Not Oil & Gas.
• Tools from our sister organization Sierra Club BC.

Resources and Sources for today’s Episode:

• 72% of Albertans want climate action and why oil, gas and LNG are not an economic path forward for Canada or Alberta.
• Our previous episode: West Coast Pipeline? Oil & Gas Want Us Tied to the U.S. But We Need Renewables for Sovereignty. Other Previous Sovereignty Saturdays: How to Defend Democracy & Canada, No Kings Special, Using Social Media, Winning the Communications War, Real Deep State, and How We’ll Win.
• “These Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics Are Fueling Democratic Backsliding,” Centre for American Progress.
• U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty – The Energy Mix.
• Trump’s ‘Annexation’ of Canada Has Already Begun. Here’s How Energy Alternatives Help Smother It.
• “Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims,” DeSmog.
• Figures to follow for context in illustration form (3 Page PDF).
• Full Spectrum Resistance Podcast.
• Communicating on Climate Change in Your Community (on framing with Anat Shenker-Osorio).
• On using metaphor to advocate for climate action with John Cook.
• CityNews Edmonton Hope and Skepticism: Albertans react to the new pipeline deal with Ottawa.
• The Work the Reconnects – nationwide group chats.
• Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism with Robert Evans (Part 2).
• Ksi Lisims LNG is NOT Nation-Building: Trump’s Friends May Benefit, But We Pay the Price.
• The Real Deep State & Canada’s Budget 2025.

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