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Polar Bear Army Deployed for Canadian Election

With the Canadian federal election off to the races, DeSmogBlog has deployed an army of polar bears across Canada that will be working to raise the profile of climate change issues, especially around the environmental impacts of Alberta's oil sands operations.

The campaign is called the Arctic Front, and many of our regular readers will remember that we began this campaign during the Alberta provincial election earlier this year. Since then we have expanded our capabilities and now have polar bears stationed across the country, ready to get out the message at town hall forums,debates, rallies and other events. 

In fact, over the summer the Arctic Front was featured on the Discover magazine website for our rather unique approach to getting the message out. 

So watch for us in your town!

And of course, this campaign would not be complete without a fully integrated web 2.0 strategy. Check out our Facebook group, Arctic Front blog, Flickr group and Twitter feed for the latest polar bear sightings over the next six weeks.

If you are interested in joining our polar bear army drop me a line at: desmogblog@gmail.com and we'll get you all set up. 

For more on the Alberta oil sands, check out our Top Ten Facts about the Alberta Oil Sands information sheet.  

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Rick C. +0; Mon, 2008-09-08 11:53; Canadian Election
Rick C (not verified)

Kevin,

I'm just wondering. Does Harper believe that Canadians are as shallow as we are here in the US? Does he think that our elections will distract Canadians and he wins by default or is it that I just don't understand Canadian politics?

From the Oil Capitol of the World, Houston, TX.

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Dale. +0; Sat, 2008-10-04 20:22; Con MP Files Petition to Save Bigfoot
Dale (not verified)

How can we expect Harper to be concerned about climate change when Mike Lake, MP Edmonton Mill Woods and Beaumont tables a petition (May 2007) that wants to ensure the protection of Bigfoot from extinction. Google Mike Lake and Bigfoot and see the news articles. These guys have no idea.

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Kevin Grandia. +1; Mon, 2008-09-08 12:34; US election

Actually many pundits in Canada think that Harper rushed the election so it would not coincide with a win for Obama.

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Rick C. +0; Mon, 2008-09-08 13:45; RE: US Election
Rick C (not verified)

You really think Obama has a chance to win? So was Kerry and Gore as I recall. Fear and a cult of personality seems to carry the day here and issues be damned.

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Paul S. +0; Mon, 2008-09-08 21:45; That's interesting. I follow
Paul S (not verified)

That's interesting. I follow Canadian politics closely and haven't heard a single pundit say Harper is rushing our election due to concern about an Obama win.

An Obama win would make little difference for Canada's hapless Liberals and Green Party anyways.

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VJ. +1; Tue, 2008-09-09 16:53; You want to get your hearing
VJ

You want to get your hearing checked. They know about it even in Turkey and France:

...Observers said Harper also wanted a ballot ahead of the U.S. election on Nov. 4, which could put Democrat Barack Obama in the White House and encourage Canadians to choose a more liberal government...

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That anything is possible in the US after Gore's loss and an Obama win is just as likely as a McCain win right now.

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Rick C. +0; Mon, 2008-09-08 14:56; RE: US Elections
Rick C (not verified)

Time will tell but I'm not sitting still. I'm telling who is ever willing to listen about the peril the world faces with global warming and the RNC Convention white wash and the damage that this wrecking crew has reaked for the last 8 years.

I even had my mom, who is by no means fond of Al Gore, view my personal copy of Inconvenient Truth and she came away from it with a changed view on the subject.

So it may be this time around that we see a favorable outcome in the election. I guess we'll just have to keep repeating Katrina 'till November 4th.

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Rick. +0; Wed, 2008-09-10 08:03; you really think the results
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you really think the results of an election are going to have any impact on Global Warming? thats just silly.

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Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.

There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness.

Although all public relations professionals are bound by a duty to not knowingly mislead the public, some have executed comprehensive campaigns of misinformation on behalf of industry clients on issues ranging from tobacco and asbestos to seat belts.

Lately, these fringe players have turned their efforts to creating confusion about climate change. This PR campaign could not be accomplished without the compliance of media as well as the assent and participation of leaders in government and business.

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