Not-so-sweet death: Critics call on Canada to ban pesticide linked to...
Author: Fan-Yee Suen Source: CTV News Date published: Sat, 2013-05-04Food production and bees: Believe it or not, the two go hand-in-hand … like milk and honey.Bees serve an all-important role in...
View ArticleOntario Government Abandons Endangered Species
Environmentalists decry Cabinet decision to gut law protecting imperilled wildlife Toronto, May 31, 2013 – The provincial Cabinet announced today its approval of sweeping exemptions for industry under...
View ArticleBlame Canada: Greedy for oil money, the country is turning into a rogue...
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View ArticleWhat's killing honeybees?
Insecticide producers deny neonicotinoids are to blame Author: Janet Thomson and Manmeet Ahluwalia Source: CBC News Date published: Tue, 2013-07-09Beekeeper John Van Blyderveen is troubled by the...
View ArticleTaking Action on Bee Mortalities
Ontario Government Creating Cross-Industry Working Group July 9, 2013 9:30 a.m.Ministry of Agriculture and FoodOntario is bringing together a group of experts to provide advice on how to prevent bee...
View ArticleRail safety in B.C. questioned following Quebec tragedy
Freight trains commonly carry dangerous goods across B.C., but details on types and quantities not common knowledge Author: Dan Burritt and Chris Brown Source: CBC News Date published: Tue,...
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Long-term funding from province confirmed for Experimental Lakes Area
GLORIA GALLOWAYOTTAWA — The Globe and MailPublished Wednesday, Jul. 31 2013, 6:00 AM EDTLast updated Wednesday, Jul. 31 2013, 6:06 AM EDT read more
View ArticleTransCanada Plans Pipeline to East Coast
Author: Ian Austen Source: The New York Times - Business News Date published: Thu, 2013-08-01OTTAWA — Faced with uncertainty over its proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would link Canada’s oil...
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Controversial changes to Fisheries Act guided by industry demands
Author: GLORIA GALLOWAY Source: THE GLOBE AND MAIL Date published: Tue, 2013-08-06 Commercial fishing boats make their way back up the Fraser River to Steveston Harbour to offload sockeye salmon...
View ArticleControversial changes to Fisheries Act guided by industry demands
Author: Gloria Galloway Source: The Globe and Mail Date published: Mon, 2013-08-05The federal Conservative government consulted with both environmental organizations and industry associations before...
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Michigan lawmakers sound alarm over Canada's proposal to store nuclear waste...
Author: Jonathan Oosting Source: http://www.mlive.com/ Date published: Mon, 2013-09-30LANSING, MI -- Two Michigan lawmakers are speaking out against a Canadian proposal to store nuclear waste...
View ArticleDid Ontario make the right decision on nuclear power?
Toronto Star Opinion piece on Ontario's non-nuclear future The government has announced that new nuclear will not be part of the province's long-term energy plan. It's a controversial move backed by...
View ArticleGoodbye to Nanticoke, and all that coal
Sierra Club Canada's Ontario Chapter was instrumental in the decision by our provincial government to shut down all coal plants. The day has come! Toronto environmental lawyer Dianne Saxe has a nice...
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MISSISSAUGA MOVES TO JOIN THE GREENBELT
By Dan McDermott, Ontario Chapter DirectorAt its December meeting the City of Mississauga’s Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) passed on to Mississauga Council a recommendation to apply to add the...
View ArticleIt’s official: Coal is kaput in Ontario
From our friends at Ontario Clean Air Alliance:read more
View ArticleFixed utility rates will provide no incentive for conserving energy consumption
The Star published an article Energy board proposal for fixed hydro rates called “Robin Hood in Reverse” in the Business section on Tuesday. In a recent draft report, the Ontario Energy Board proposes...
View ArticleElectric vehicles offer lane change to Nova Scotia
See an electric vehicle next to you on the road and you might not distinguish it from any other gas guzzler confronting rush hour traffic. But drive one yourself...and you won't soon shake the...
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Black Out Speak Out Tool Kit
Attached below is a Tool Kit for organizations, businesses and individuals who want to participate in this Canada-wide effort to raise their voices in response to our federal government who is trying...
View ArticleSierra Club Canada statement on civil disobedience
MEDIA RELEASE, February 1, 2013 The follow statement originated from the January 31, 2013 meeting of the Board of Directors of Sierra Club Canada:"Sierra Club Canada is an independent body that sets...
View ArticleNew research questions need for streamlining enviro assessments
Author: Bob Weber Source: Canadian Press Date published: Fri, 2013-04-05Research is questioning the logic behind the federal government's move to streamline environmental assessments.After tracking...
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