State of Extraction: Corporate Imperatives, Public Knowledge & Global Struggles f/ Alternatives
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C.
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The State of Extraction: Corporate Imperatives, Public Knowledge and Global Struggles for Alternatives
The State of Extraction is a free, public conference on Mining, Fossil Fuels and Common Resources and is being held on unceded Coast Salish Territory in Vancouver, B.C. from Friday, March 27th, to Sunday, March 29th, 2015 at Simon Fraser University – Harbour Centre, Canada.
... Canada is home to some 75% of the world’s extractive companies.
Canada’s corporate and tax laws enable these companies to maximize their global profits, while simultaneously transferring the social and environmental costs of their operations to those communities affected by the extractions. Democratic debate is falling by the wayside as short-term economic calculations drown out the need to protect the long-term future of our planet. (emphasis added)
For the full schedule and other details, please visit here.
http://www.stateofextraction.org/
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The State of Extraction: A Conference Primer, by Stephen Collis
... current state of extraction leads to questions about the economy, the state, the climate, justice, and alternatives.
Resource extraction is unavoidably a highly impactful industry: water and land are damaged to extract and process mineral resources, and people living on the land, and depending on its water, soil and biodiversity for their survival, are displaced, suffer negative health effects, and are often impoverished. ...
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http://www.stateofextraction.org/sites/default/files/images/stateofextractionprimer_0.pdf
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