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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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Fracturing democracy? State, fracking and local power in Lancashire ... - Open Democracy

Fracturing democracy? State, fracking and local power in Lancashire ... - Open Democracy | real utopias | Scoop.it
Fracking may have been rejected in Lancashire, but the battle reveals that power is being stripped from the people of Britain.
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Peter Foster: The great fracking revolution paradox - Financial Post

Peter Foster: The great fracking revolution paradox - Financial Post | real utopias | Scoop.it
The man who invented the fracking boom was paradoxically a big backer of sustainable development
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How Tides Canada Controls the Secret North American Tar Sands Coalition - CounterPunch

How Tides Canada Controls the Secret North American Tar Sands Coalition - CounterPunch | real utopias | Scoop.it

Before Tzeporah Berman began her current position as head of the North American Tar Sands Coalition, Tides Canada had already established these structures to create near-total control over budgets– and therefore, most decisions– for staggering numbers of organizations. Berman was around at the time, working for PowerUp pushing forward offsets garnered by river destruction. Some of the participant organizations already had working partnerships with multiple tar sands producers. The over-whelming majority were already greased by primarily high donors and foundations. Thus, joining the NATSC meant, essentially, double dipping.

 
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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation