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<p class=MsoNoSpacing>FYI, from Pauline Richards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing>Susan K<o:p></o:p></p>
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Dear Polaris Institute TarSandsWatch.org subscriber,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Introducing the Green Economy Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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A letter from Tony Clarke:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Today, April 22, is Earth Day. All over the world, people are
celebrating Earth Day in a myriad of ways, drawing attention to the
ecological threats that plague the planet and what can be done to prevent
this disaster. In Cochabamba Bolivia, for example, following the failure of
the climate summit in Copenhagen last December, over 20,000 people from
around the world have come together to chart a new course for climate justice
and Mother Earth in a three-day assembly organized by the Bolivian
government.<br>
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Here, in Canada, the Polaris Institute is proud to mark Earth Day 2010 by
co-sponsoring the launch of a new initiative called the Green Economy Network
[GEN]. The GEN is an alliance of most of the country's leading labour unions,
environmental associations and social justice organizations, uniting around a
common cause of building a green economy in Canada. It is based on the
premise that the economic model in this country has to be fundamentally
transformed if Canada is going to measure up to the ecological challenges of
our times, including the threats of climate change and global warming.<br>
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For more information on this newly formed Green Economy Network, check out
the vision statement and initial program activities on the GEN website at <a
href="http://www.greeneconomynet.ca" target="_blank">www.greeneconomynet.ca</a>,
along with the list of the 20 member organizations [French version at <a
href="http://www.reseaueconomieverte.ca" target="_blank">www.reseaueconomieverte.ca</a>].
As the backgrounder section of the website notes, the Polaris Institute
played a key role as a catalyst in bringing these unions, enviros, and social
justice organizations together to form this Green Economy Network. We
will continue to make this work a priority!<br>
<br>
Tony Clarke<br>
Director<br>
Polaris Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>New Video Release --- <a href="http://avatarsands.org"
target="_blank">AvaTARSANDS!</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Error! Filename not specified.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>The Na'vi have come to earth to help fight the "Sky
People" (in our case - "Big Oil") and stop the spread of the
dirtiest oil on earth - tar sands oil!<br>
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Help the Na'vi spread the word! Watch the AvaTarSands movies at <a
href="http://www.avatarsands.org" target="_blank">www.avatarsands.org</a> and
urge president Obama to stop the spread of tar sands oil!<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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The Polaris Institute <a href="http://tarsandswatch.org" target="_blank">tarsandswatch.org</a>
campaign team<br>
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Joe, Elly, Richard, Tony and Daniel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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