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The Dissident - December 2007

Are you living in a ToxiCity?

December 27th 2007 02:32
Being Canadian I am close to this issue even though it is way out in Alberta. The first time I began to see the ugly side of this issue was when I came across a site called VBS.tv.
They have made a 15 part video series in 2-5 minute segments. Easy to watch and very informative to the issue that has surprisingly remained hidden for the most part.

I first noticed it about six months ago, but came across an old bookmark and felt inspired to share this unique site, with all who will listen. VBS goes through issues such as the environmental aspect of finding and getting the oil out of the sands. They show how life is for people coming to make the big bucks in Ft. McMurray and how they affect the indigenous people and their way of life. Also shown is the way they clear areas and cut down trees in large masses. The host talks with political figures from the areas past, who have some interesting words for Al Gore.


So for all this and more including two more specials including Brooklyn and West Virginia CLICK HERE! and come back here and feel free to comment and make your thoughts heard.

For more information on the oil sands.
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The Dissident?

December 24th 2007 05:22
I once heard in a documentary that the great American writer John Steinbeck was a dissident of his time, which I agree with.
Standing up for his beliefs and convictions versus various counterparts, those in politics and organizations that had ideas and ways of doing things that he would disagree with from time-to-time. Everyone can change and literature can change the world, just by you reading this proves that fact.

I will be bringing issues to the forefront that intrigue, inspire and enrage me. Headlines and sites to find this information, free to the public will be my main focus as if you do not know this already "knowledge is power".


For my first post entitled ToxiCity, here at 'The Dissident' I will be looking into the issue of the oil industry in and around our new world, with a big focus on the oil sands, close to me in Alberta.
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