Here is the federal rebate website that provides refunds of $1000. to $2000. if you purchase a new energy efficient car (see http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/ecotransport/ecoauto.htm#2007vehicleflexfuel).  Provinces also had an additional rebate and the websites are listed in the Q & A.  I must say I did wonder how some of these vehicles ie. the LEXUS 4 by 4 is considered fuel efficient but I don’t know much about cars.

July 18, 2007

By CounterPunch Newswire

Today’s deeply disturbing revelations in Vanity Fair show the essential role US psychologists played in the torture of detainees in CIA and Department of Defense (DoD) custody, heightening the urgent need for the American Psychological Association (APA) to issue clear ethical guidelines prohibiting psychologists in the military or intelligence services from violating basic human rights as part of interrogation processes, the Coalition for an Ethical APA stated. [The article is available at http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/}

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July 20, 2007

"We’re Not Going to Allow Ourselves to be Stepped Upon"

The Mexican state of Oaxaca is once again in the grips of heightening tension as the famous Guelaguetzla festival approaches and a large segment of the population is planning a boycott and some fear that disgruntled activists hope to sabotage it. Oaxaca was once again in the news on Monday after an attempt to celebrate a "Guelaguetza Popular" was violently put down by police. But the unrest here is about much more than just rescuing an indigenous festival from corporate cooptation. Thousands of Oaxacans are still fuming about their corrupt governor and the impunity of those who killed more than a dozen protestors last year.

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