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To: Land Shark who wrote (43934)	10/10/2013 2:27:25 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 86355

Everything was based on data produced by Hansen himself. He is damned based on his own data over time.

To: Land Shark who wrote (43934)	10/10/2013 5:48:58 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 86355

Russia may add drug charges to Greenpeace piracy caseGreenpeace says drugs found on ship, Arctic Sunrise part of medical kit required by maritime law Thomson Reuters Posted: Oct 10, 2013 11:23 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 10, 2013 11:23 AM ET The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is anchored next to a Russian Coast Guard vessel near Murmansk Thursday. Russian investigators say they're considering fresh charges against 30 people from the ship who were detained last month for a protest against Arctic drilling. (Evgeny Feldman/Associated Press) Greenpeace ship boarded by Russia 2:45 Greenpeace ship boarded by Russia 2:45 Related Stories Greenpeace piracy case sees Canadians Alexandre Paul, Paul Ruzycki charged Greenpeace activists, including 2 Canadians, jailed in Russia Greenpeace ship boarded by Russia, 2 Canadians arrested Greenpeace activists not pirates, Vladimir Putin says Russian investigators say they have found drugs aboard a Greenpeace ship used in a protest against offshore Arctic drilling and would press new charges against some of the 30 people being held for alleged piracy. The Arctic Sunrise and everyone on board was seized by Russia's coast guard after a Sept. 18 protest at an offshore oil platform owned by the Russian state-controlled energy company Gazprom. Greenpeace activists, including 2 Canadians, jailed in Russia Greenpeace ship boarded by Russia, 2 Canadians arrested Russia’s powerful Investigative Committee said morphine and poppy straw, ingredients found in heroin and opiates, were found on the ship. Greenpeace International dismissed the allegations in a statement: "Any claim that illegal drugs were found is a smear, it's a fabrication, pure and simple." “We can only assume the Russian authorities are referring to the medical supplies that our ships are obliged to carry under maritime law,” the statement said. In addition to drugs, Russian investigators said searches of the Arctic Sunrise, which was boarded by members of Russia’s coast guard after the Sept. 18 protest at the Prirazlomnaya drilling platform, had revealed equipment with potential military uses. It also said investigators were trying to establish which of those being held were responsible for what it called attempts to ram coast guard boats, endangering the lives of their crew. Alexandre Paul of Montreal was a deckhand aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise. He is among 30 activists and crew members who may face drug-related charges in addition to alleged piracy. (Jiri Rezac/Greenpeace) "In view of the data obtained while investigating the criminal case, charges are expected to be adjusted," the committee said in a statement. It also said "a number of detainees will be presented with charges of committing other grave crimes." Russia arrested the 28 activists and two freelance journalists who were aboard the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise during a protest at an offshore drilling platform and charged all of them with piracy, which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The activists, crew members and journalists come from 18 different countries, including two from Canada. Greenpeace lawyer Alexander Mukhortov said that the vessel's American captain legally kept morphine in his safe for medical purposes and the equipment cited by investigators was a sonar device widely used for maritime expeditions. Piracy chargesThe environmentalist group said the piracy charges are absurd and unfounded and the conditions of detention for the detainees have in some cases violated their civil rights. Kumi Naidoo, the head of Greenpeace, offered in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin to move to Russia and stand in as a guarantee if the activists were to be granted bail. "Were our friends to be released on bail, I offer myself as security against the promise that the 28 Greenpeace International activists will answer for their peaceful protest according to the criminal code of Russia," wrote Naidoo. A Murmansk court refused bail for four Russians among those under arrest. Appeals hearings against pretrial detention of the 26 other detainees are due this week and next. Putin has said the activists were clearly not pirates but that their protest did violate the law. The group's lawyers say the charges might have been initially laid to justify forcibly boarding and seizing the ship, which Greenpeace says was waiting in international waters during the protest. Greenpeace Canadians held by Russia receive diplomatic visit The case has already upset Moscow's international ties, with the Netherlands launching legal proceedings against Russia, saying it had unlawfully detained the activists and others on the Dutch-registered icebreaker Arctic Sunrise. The Russian investigators said the ship had violated the 500-metre security zone around the platform. Greenpeace said its ship stayed out of this zone and its inflatable boats, used by activists to reach the platform, posed no danger. Naidoo was among Greenpeace activists who scaled the same platform, owned by the state energy company Gazprom and at the heart of Russia's drive to tap the Arctic's energy resources, last year and got away with it. The harsher treatment this time around is widely seen as an attempt to prevent future protests and give a clear signal that Russia is not willing to tolerate such actions. cbc.ca

To: Land Shark who wrote (43934)	10/11/2013 3:25:13 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 86355

Suzuki needs to be deported... David Suzuki tells U.S. not to trust Harper's Keystone XL promises Environmental activist among Canadians in Washington on Friday to lobby against Keystone XL pipeline By Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News Posted: Oct 11, 2013 2:13 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 11, 2013 2:46 PM ET Canadian enviornmentalist David Suzuki was in Washington, D.C., on Friday as part of a Canadian delegation urging President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline proposal. (Meagan Fitzpatrick/CBC News) Environmental activist David Suzuki was among a group of Canadians in Washington, D.C., today to urge U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, telling Americans that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper can’t be trusted when it comes to climate change promises. Members of the group were in a panel discussion sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council and titled “What happened to Canada?” Delegation members met Thursday and were also meeting Friday with members of Congress and representatives from the State Department. They voiced opposition to TransCanada's proposed pipeline, which would link Alberta's oilsands to refineries in Texas but is still under review by the U.S. government. The panelists said they are trying to inform Americans that dissent when it comes to Harper’s environmental policies isn’t allowed north of their border with Canada, and that Canadians haven't been allowed a real debate about the expansion of the Alberta oilsands, which they referred to as the tarsands. They gave the “muzzling” of federal government scientists as an example of how Harper is trying to prevent an informed debate about climate change and the environmental impacts of pipelines. “This government has systematically been suppressing the ability of our scientists to speak up,” Suzuki said. “Government scientists, paid by our tax dollars, are not allowed to speak to the press without first being vetted through the Prime Minister’s Office.” A 'critical crisis' for CanadaCanadians aren't getting the scientific-based evidence they need to make big decisions, Suzuki said. “This is, I think, a critical crisis for Canada.” In an interview after the talk, Suzuki said the government's claim that Canada is leading the world in fighting climate change can't be taken seriously, based on how it has undervalued the importance of science. He said Americans should know what's going on in Canada, particularly because of the steady stream of Harper cabinet members who visit Washington and advocate for the pipeline to be approved. "Americans think of Canada as a country of fair play and they listen to our leaders with respect, and when our leaders come down and tell them stories, stories based on a total absence of science to support what they’re saying, I think it’s important that America understand the limit of what our so-called leaders are telling them,” he said. Author and activist Tzeporah Berman said on the panel that she lives in a country she no longer recognizes. She said Harper has made a string of broken promises when it comes to climate change, and Americans shouldn't believe him when he or his ministers come to Washington and say development of the oilsands will be carried out in an environmentally friendly way. “We’re arguing that Obama needs to refuse the Keystone XL pipeline both for America's own interest, and because our government cannot be trusted when it promises it will be a responsible project and will address the impacts of climate change,” she said. While the small team of Canadians is trying to get its anti-Keystone message across in the U.S. capitol, Obama is hearing from some far more influential Americans. The CEOs of dozens of major companies, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers sent a letter Oct. 9 asking the president to approve TransCanada's project. They said the pipeline is important to the fragile American recovery, and will affect investor confidence and American competitiveness. "We know your Administration is carefully considering the environmental risks associated with Keystone XL, as it should. Those risks, like those incumbent in many other significant projects, must — and can — be managed, through appropriate regulation and careful stewardship," the letter stated. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said he was pleased to see American business leaders stand up for a project that will create jobs and energy security for both countries. Oliver advocates for Keystone approval"I have no comment on U.S. internal political matters. However, we believe that if the relevant facts are taken into consideration, the project will be approved on its merits," Oliver said in an email response. Oliver said the U.S. needs to import an increasing amount of oil and that Canada is a "secure, environmentally responsible friend and neighbour." At a news conference in Vancouver, Oliver was asked to what extent the ongoing U.S. government shutdown might be delaying the review. He said he wouldn't comment on an internal American political matter, but that, "We continue to believe that if all the facts and science are considered, this project will ultimately be approved." Oliver said people with different opinions have every right to express them, but that a lot of rhetoric is "unrelated to reality." "We're sticking to the facts and we have a very strong story to tell," he said. Canadian artist Franke James was also part of the panel in Washington, and her poster creations related to the oil industry and the environment are going up around city streets, in bus shelters and other spots. "Canada is sacrificing democratic and human rights for oil industry profits," she said. cbc.ca