Networks, Trojan Horses & Compliant Mainstream Media

I wondered why the views of "activists" are treated with such respect and their positions are mentioned without question in all mainstream media reports critical of the Conservative government's approach to Kyoto/global climate change--if there is, in reality, great change--and so, I started looking up information on groups mentioned. Of course, I never finished but I did find enough that someone else might wish to pursue this further.

Examples: news items with little if any background information so readers may judge where these experts get their expertise and who funds them to carry on their activism.

Ambrose urged to resign post at climate talks Bill Curry, G&M, May 11, 06

OTTAWA -- Environment Minister Rona Ambrose will chair an international climate-change meeting in Germany next week even as Canadian environmentalists [see below] are calling for her to step down from the post.

Six environmental leaders yesterday called on Ms. Ambrose to resign as chair of the United Nations climate-change process [....]

John Bennett, the chair of the Climate Action Network. [....]

[....] Today we are going to release Canada's greenhouse-gas inventory and it will show that Canada now is 35 per cent higher than the Kyoto targets that the Liberals set," Ms. Ambrose said in response to a question from a Liberal MP. [It didn't happen just since the Jan. 23 election. ]

[....] The other groups calling on Ms. Ambrose to resign include the David Suzuki Foundation, the Pembina Institute, Greenpeace Canada, Toxics Watch Society and the World Wildlife Fund Canada. [See posts on the WWF over the last week -- see list below.] [....]

MP Rona Ambrose wants Canada to set realistic targets--unlike the Liberals' unrealistic targets--and actually achieve success on those realistic targets, which was not achieved under the previous governments.



Ottawa wants Kyoto softened -- In report to UN, Tories argue second phase of climate pact should be more lenient Bill Curry, May 12, 06

[....] "Frankly, when Canada makes up 2 per cent of the global emissions, I believe that the best way for Canada to participate in the global environment is by developing and deploying clean technologies to those countries that actually are the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions; that is the United States, China and India," Ms. Ambrose said.

[....] "Any future approaches to commitments should reflect a country's specific national circumstances. Considerations such as the nature of a country's economy (e.g. resource-based and/or energy intensive) temperature and distance between urban centres are important. Some countries are also net energy exporters whose exports provide other countries with opportunities to switch to cleaner sources of fuel."

Search: "Bonn, Germany" , United Nations Convention on Climate Change , voluntary , Louise Comeau of the Sage Centre, one of several environmentalists , encouraged , government's comments in the House about investing in green technology.



Google: Sage Centre

Results:

sage centre
(Sage Centre and Tides Canada Foundation). Board of Directors. James Morrisey ... sage centre 680 — 220 Cambie St. Vancouver, BC V6B 2M9 T: 604-647-6611 ...
www.sagecentre.org/sage/page1284.cfm

Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), UW ...
Supporting SAGE ... Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment. Planet People Possibilities. Too Hot Not to Handle HBO Documentary ...
www.sage.wisc.edu/

Google: Tides Canada Foundation
You will find mention of David Suzuki, World Peace Forum -- think Maurice Strong, UN and .........

WORLD PEACE FORUM 2006 [Search this and Maurice Strong]
File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
I Want to contribute to the World Peace Forum of Tides Canada Foundation ... Yes, I authorize Tides Canada Foundation to withdraw $___________ from my ...
www.worldpeaceforum.ca/
get-involved/ donations/
donor20information-1.doc[DOC] [Place on one line.]

Tides Foundation partners with donors to increase and organize resources for social change. We deliver effective grantmaking programs, create opportunities ...
www.tidesfoundation.org/ - 16k

David T. Suzuki Independent World Television
While awaiting charitable status, IWT has partnered with Tides Canada Foundation, a Canadian registered charity. Canadian donors to the IWT Fund at Tides ...
www.iwtnews.com/videoplayer/suzuki

Search: activists, want, ambrose, out, UN, climate, talks
(Activists want ambrose out of un climate talks, an article in May 11, Globe and Mail)

Result: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:VxbaGsN_g7sJ:
www.itsgettinghotinhere.org/
+activists+want+ambrose+out+of+UN
+climate+talks&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1 [Place on one line.]

http://www.itsgettinghotinhere.org/
It's getting hot in here (org) which is funded by the leaders of Global Youth Climate Movement.

Search who funds that and ........




The Liberals left their propaganda ducks in a row, always ready to complain about anything the Conservative government does or attempts. All in the service of returning to power those who know how things are supposed to work (to continue the involvment of and reward the right people ). The mainstream media of course tell readers practically nothing about those speaking out against Min. Ambrose and her government on Kyoto, etc.

There is more if you but search with Google or another search engine.

FHTR May 5-May 12, 2006

May 11, 2006: #1 -- This makes the cynic in me question .....
Kyoto gets some surprising support from Canadian industry Mike De Souza, CanWest, Saturday, May 06, 2006"

May 10, 2006 Update 2 -- several items including mention of another activist group, "the Globe Foundation here: www.globe2006.com/" and "John [Jack] Wiebe, President and Chief Executive Officer, GLOBE Foundation of Canada"
http://frosthits
therhubarb.blogspot.com/2006/05/
may-10-2006-update-2_10.html

FHTR: Apr. 30-May 6, 2006 Scroll for:

May 6, 2006 -- Update [ to May 5, 2006: #2 -- Coincidence ]
May 5, 2006: #2 -- Coincidence
May 5. 2006: #1 -- Scroll to
Maurice Strong & Friends

UN Internationalist & Global Arranger/Fixer/Do-Gooder/Authoritarian ... and More
WWF accepts nuclear reality Herald Sun, Australia, 04 May 06

World Wildlife Fund, Inc., is an arm of World Wildlife Fund International



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