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<DIV>Hi everyone,</DIV>
<DIV> Nice picture of Lulu & I think Daphne in the Record
this morning with regards to the Bill C-51 protest demonstration.</DIV>
<DIV>Sandra</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=butterflybluelu@rogers.com
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 16, 2015 11:44 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=all@gren.ca href="mailto:all@gren.ca">all@gren.ca</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [All] The National Observer is born</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr><SPAN>Hi folks</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr>My friend reporter Mychaylo
Prystupa of the Vancouver Observer mentioned to me months ago that their paper
was working on going national with a special focus to independently report on
environmental issues specific to issues related to Tar Sands and the need to
bump up environmental enforcement in Canada.</DIV>
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<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr>They launched a kickstarter
campaign with the goal of reaching $50,000 to independently fund the articles.
In thirty days time they've earned over $80,000. </DIV>
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<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr><A
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href="http://www.vancouverobserver.com/opinion/crowd-funded-journalism-has-enormous-impact-and-power">http://www.vancouverobserver.com/opinion/crowd-funded-journalism-has-enormous-impact-and-power</A></DIV>
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<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr>This paper will launch April 2,
2015. </DIV>
<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr> </DIV>
<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr>I have been talking to Mychaylo
about Bob Burtt's new book: No Guardians at the Gate. He's interested in
potentially doing a story on this for the National Observer.</DIV>
<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr> </DIV>
<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr>Below is an email I shared with
him today about how Bob's beautiful book fits well into the vision of the path
forward for Canadian Tar Sands remediation.</DIV>
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<DIV id=yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_5307 dir=ltr>Lulu :0)</DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660>Hi Mychaylo</DIV>
<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660 dir=ltr> </DIV>
<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660 dir=ltr>This article was
published this weekend in the Woolwich Observer. Photographed is author/award
winning environmental journalist Bob Burtt. (He is now retired but used to work
for the Kitchener Waterloo Record) He is an amazing man and personal friend of
mine. It's all about his observation of the decades long chemical spills
by Chemtura/Uniroyal in Elmira Ontairo which still pose a threat to the Grand
River and it's tributaries. </DIV>
<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660> </DIV>
<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660><A
id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2670
href="http://observerxtra.com/officials-not-safeguarding-elmiras-groundwater-says-author-of-new-book/"
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<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660 class=yiv8133637376
dir=ltr>The majority of the remediation secured thus far is due to the
outstanding efforts of local residents who risked arrest, who participated in
tribunals and joined advisory committees to get the job done. It shows the
evolution of how they stopped passing blame and transitioned to worked with
companies and the MOE directly saving time, energy and money. It allowed the
group to find solid footing on the path of common objectives and common sense
with both the companies and ministries to secure action to clean up the
mess. </DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660 class=yiv8133637376
dir=ltr>In my view, their way is the best example for environmental groups to
follow if we are to ever strive for the clean up of the Alberta tar sands. We
can't afford to sue and we can't afford delay but we can afford to talk. By
having all sides meet to discuss what needs to be done to clean up the mess, we
secure results all the faster.</DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660 class=yiv8133637376
dir=ltr>Bob can be reached at bobburtt@gmail.com. </DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv8133637376yui_3_16_0_1_1426517095547_2660 class=yiv8133637376
dir=ltr>Lulu </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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