Environmental groups say Alberta may allow fresh water sales to highest bidder
Metro Ottawa 2009-11-25EDMONTON - Environmental groups say they are worried that Alberta may allow more of its dwindling fresh water supply to be sold for profit. The groups, including the Sierra Club...
View ArticleStudents call on colleges and universities to take meaningful steps towards...
CNW Group - Canadian Federation of Students 2009-11-27TORONTO, Nov. 27 /CNW/ - Students call on the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) to take more significant steps toward environmental...
View ArticleAustralia's carbon-trading legislation fails
Associated Press 2009-12-02SYDNEY (AP) Australia's Senate on Wednesday defeated the government's plan to implement a carbon pollution trading system to fight global warming, dashing hopes of setting...
View ArticlePM must do more on climate change, activists say
CBC.ca 2009-12-07As the Copenhagen climate change summit opens, Canadian environmental activists are urging the government to go much further than they are planning to cut greenhouse gas...
View ArticleB.C.'s old-growth forests being systematically cut down: Sierra Club
Victoria Times Colonist 2009-12-13 The old-growth forests of Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast are Canada's most valuable weapon in the battle against climate change, but they are being...
View ArticleOttawa funding group that promotes work of climate-change skeptics
Winnipeg Free Press 2009-12-14MONTREAL - The federal government has been funding an asbestos lobby group that promotes the work of prominent climate-change skeptics.The revelation comes as Canada's...
View ArticleGold Discovery Stirs Fear About Effects to Glacier NP's Headwaters
New York Times 2009-12-17A Canadian mining company's discovery last week of high-grade gold deposits north of Glacier National Park has raised alarm among environmentalists that development of the...
View ArticleSierra Club blasts Wall over remarks
Auteur: Bruce Johnstone Source: Leader-Post Date published: Wed, 2010-02-17The Sierra Club of Canada blasted Premier Brad Wall's call for a "tech fund'' to invest in carbon reduction technologies,...
View ArticleAlberta grizzly population “shockingly” low
Auteur: Tanya Foubert Source: Rocky Mountain Outlook Date published: Wed, 2010-02-17The total breeding population of grizzlies in Alberta is less than half of what is needed for the species to...
View ArticleWho likes to rock the party? The Pelts like to rock the party!
Auteur: Francois Source: Apt. 613 Date published: Tue, 2010-03-23It’s a big musical night on Thursday…For those who are feeling nostalgic, there’s Thrush Hermit. For those that are in a party mood,...
View ArticleCCFTA: Turning a blind eye on human rights
Auteur: Stanko S. Krstic Source: EMBASSY Date published: Wed, 2010-03-24http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/krstic-03-24-2010 What appeared to be a postponed deal resurfaced on the agenda of the...
View ArticleQuebec environmental preserve under threat
Auteur: CBC News Source: CBC Date published: Wed, 2010-03-10Supporters of a farm-like environmental preserve near the village of Wakefield in the municipality of La Pêche, Que., are upset over a...
View ArticleB.C. to proceed with massive hydro-electricity project on Peace River
Auteur: Dirk Meissner Source: Canadian Press Date published: Mon, 2010-04-19HUDSONS HOPE, B.C. - The B.C. government says it will move forward on a massive hydroelectric project on the Peace River...
View ArticleSite C criticized by environmental groups
Source: Canadian Press Date published: Mon, 2010-04-19First Nations in northeast B.C. and some prominent environmental organizations are critical of the province's announcement Monday that it's going...
View ArticleLittle left to celebrate at B.C. Forest Service
After a century of service, there are few left to guard the public interest Auteur: Ben Parfitt and George Heyman Source: The Times Colonist Date published: Wed, 2010-04-21In less than two years,...
View ArticleTories unveil oilsands advisory panel; group has 60 days to prepare report
Auteur: The Canadian Press Source: Winnipeg Free Press Date published: Thu, 2010-09-30 OTTAWA - The Conservative government has struck a special panel of scientists to look into Alberta's oilsands....
View ArticleGovernment uses Waterloo event to announce $400M contribution to fight...
Auteur: Melissa Tait Source: The Record Date published: Sat, 2010-10-02 WATERLOO — The federal environment minister used a climate-change conference in Waterloo Friday to announce Canada will...
View ArticleBack to the biodiversity drawing board
Auteur: Max Paris Source: CBC News Date published: Wed, 2010-10-27 Environment ministers from around the world are heading back to the drawing board at a conference this week to improve protection...
View ArticleHarper's Hypocrisy: Conservatives Ambush Canadian Climate Change Bill
Auteur: Michael Berkowitz Source: The Huffington Post Date published: Fri, 2010-11-19 Canada's only federal Climate Change Bill was killed on Tuesday, leaving the country without a single climate...
View ArticlePhysicians call for a moratorium on nuclear power
Auteur: Physicians for Global Survival Source: Media Release Date published: Sun, 2011-04-03 Media Release, March 29, 2011: Physicians call for a moratorium on nuclear power Website: Physicians for...
View ArticleCore of Stricken Reactor Probably Leaked, U.S. Says
Auteur: Matthew L. Wald & Andrew Pollac Source: New York Times Date published: Sun, 2011-04-10 WASHINGTON — The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that some of the core...
View ArticleGive wind power a chance
Auteur: Letter to the Editor Source: Kincardine News Date published: Tue, 2011-06-14 I am new to Kincardine and I could not help but notice the "Stop the Wind Turbine" signs up around town. As my...
View ArticleProvince eyes ban on use of cosmetic pesticides at home
Auteur: Randy Shore Source: Vancouver Sun Date published: Wed, 2011-07-06 The provincial government is working toward legislation that would ban home use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes, a...
View ArticleRuling clears way for wind farm
Auteur: John Spears Source: Toronto Star Date published: Thu, 2011-07-21 A landmark environmental decision has cleared the way for wind turbine developments under Ontario law. The province’s...
View ArticleSchools of fish show engineers how to squeeze much more power from wind farms
Auteur: Hamish Pritchard Source: BBC News Date published: Tue, 2011-08-09 A new wind farm design mimics a school of fish to exploit wind turbulence, and could dramatically improve power output....
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