Maude Barlow

The Commons Offers Us a Chance to Revise the Political Debate

Jay Walljasper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maude Barlow, Commons, Tea Party, Peter Barnes, Obama Administration, Third World America, Politics News
Jay Walljasper

Even in fallow political times like these when we can't expect much positive out of Washington, D.C., the emerging emphasis on what belongs to all of us can spark powerful projects at the grassroots level.

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Citizens, Resist the Squeeze Play on Your Minds

Rev. Chuck Freeman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer, St. Paul, Bolivia, Water Rights, Buddha, Maude Barlow, United Nations, Citizen, Religion News
Rev. Chuck Freeman

Sharpen your eyes and ears to the noun the corporate media uses to reference you. Every time you are referred to as a consumer (which is virtually every time), say resolutely to yourself, "Citizen."

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VIDEO: The Cochabamba Accord--An Alternative to Copenhagen's Failure

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Naomi Klein, Climate Change, Cochabamba, YES! Magazine, Maude Barlow, Copenhagen 2009, Cochabamba-Climate-Conference, Video, Green News
Sarah van Gelder

The climate summit that just wrapped up in Cochabamba was the polar opposite of Copenhagen, not only because it occurred literally on the other side o...

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Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite?

Karen Dionne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Tony Clarke, Great Lakes Compact, St. Ignace, Japan, Novel, Lake Erie, Blue Gold, Water, Michigan, Great Lakes, Environment, Bottled Water Industry, Colorado River, Lake Superior, Freezing Point, Maude Barlow, Ogallala Aquifer, Bottled Water, Green News
Karen Dionne

Recently, governors and legislatures... approved the Great Lakes Compact, a landmark agreement that bans the sale and diversion of water outside the region.

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