Friday, January 27, 2012

The Bitch is Back

Hello all my lovelies,

I felt like posting today so here goes! I'm just going to do some updates on important projects & events, and then give you some green challenges. That's it! Easy peasy!

Updates:

Keystone XL: Obama, in a rare form of possessing testicles, rejected the Keystone XL pipeline about a week ago. And then, in his State of the Union address, stressed the importance of ending fossil fuel subsidies and pushing forward towards a cleaner energy future. Greens reacted with mixed reviews to the SOTU address (due to his Ode to Fracking section) but in general were pretty impressed. Which is good. Now, after the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, the GOP and House Republicans literally pissed themselves with rage and threatened to cockblock (typo and it stays) any and all legislation that Obama puts forward from now on forever. He could want to pass a "Feed the adorable babies with our love" bill, and the Republicans will oppose it. Because they are whiny, 3 year old children who have no intention of doing their job ever and are only angered by the rejection of the pipeline because everyone who opposed it is PERSONALLY RECEIVING ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF FUNDING from Big Oil. They don't want their toys taken away. I suppose I'd piss myself too--if I was 2 years old.

The lowdown: Basically it's all bullshit. Big Oil receives a %5800 investment return on every dollar they spend in congress in lobbying money. That isn't a typo--it's %5800 return on their money. So, essentially, they own Congress. And they REALLY own all the Republican representatives. They don't vote based on what constituents want--they vote based on what the money says to do. And the money is all oil money. The good news? People are becoming aware that this is happening. People are starting to realize that Chevron dictates their health care policies, and BP dictates their school funding. And they don't like it--whatsoever. Which is good, for the planet, for it's inhabitants, and for a justice system that is sorely, sorely broken in many many places.

What to do? Go to http://www.tarsandsaction.org/ and sign up for their emails--they update regularly (more regularly than this blog, *sigh*), and they are always on the move with new action!

Now, a little closer to home.

The Gatineau River: Despite overwhelming protests to the contrary, the septic sludge plant (using technology from the 50's. Once again, not a typo) is still on target. The outrage, however, continues to grow--approaching riots and arrests. If this ever makes the mainstream Canadian news (unlikely, as most of it is--just like everywhere else--corporate influenced) I think people will be even more outraged. There is a great outrage stirring in this province, especially in rural areas. Quite bluntly, they've been dicked around too long by everyone, and pretty soon they are going to start fighting back. This province doesn't need more development. At all. Whatsoever. Ever. We already have way too many people. What it needs is to start SERIOUSLY protecting agricultural and natural land. The first step in building this plant and destroying the river is having the land re-zoned from agricultural to industrial. This needs to not be happening anywhere ever. Especially not in an area as beautiful and as untouched as this. Additionally, the morons who want this septic sludge tank are also petitioning to have SEVEN active and industrial gravel pits open up in the same area. This are was voted the cleanest water and most beautiful water way IN CANADA. WHY THE EVER LOVING FUCK ARE WE PUMPING SEPTIC SLUDGE AND GRAVEL PITS THROUGH IT. It's, once again, a disgusting display of the lax nature of Canadian mining/natural resource & environmental laws that MUST change.

What to do? Visit http://savethegatineau.com/ and sign the petition. Want to do more? Get in contact with the people who run the site (the rule) or get a call list and start pestering the morons who are proposing this thing.

Okay, I'll do more updates next time as all this updating has made me so rageful.

Challenge 39: Fight the corporate machine. Don't worry, this one is easy. Just don't buy anything from a corporation 1 day a week. Next month, make it 2 days. Etc. Obviously, sometimes, even if we really don't want to, we have necessities that can only be bought from corporations. These clearly don't count. But in general, just avoid them. Now, I warn you right now, you probably won't. Not that you won't WANT to, it's just really damn hard. Our whole lives are determined by marketing departments. But, what you CAN do is: buy local whenever you can, buy seasonal, support local businesses for services, and spread awareness of the total corporate takeover of our lives. Okay, challenge issued. Oh, and corporations are the most un green things who have ever lived, so that's why this is a challenge.

Challenge 40: Start planning the garden. Now, I don't care if you are doing a huge home lawn to garden renovation (*cough* I am *cough*) or you live in a tiny house/apartment and just want to grow tomatoes in a container. Either is cool! Just start planning: what space do I have? What can I grow in that space? What would go best in my location? etc. Get on it!


Okay, that's all for now. Hopefully I'll update Monday!

<3 Manic Panic

(Ps. I am starting my own blog, with more personal, more local things in it. Stay tuned. And obvi I will continue to write for Lorax, but my posts here tend to be very angry and activism focused lol.)

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