Marineland opponents call anti-pipeline rally
Niagara Falls, July 26: Defenders of the last captive orca in Canada demand that her free relatives be kept safe from oil tankers ... [click title to continue]
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Official report says Ottawa must act on climate change
The report, Canada in a Changing Climate: Sector Perspectives on Impacts and Adaptation, was written by 90 authors, 115 expert reviewers, and synthesized more than 1,500 recent publications. It looks at natural resources, food production, industry, biodiversity, protected areas, human health, and water and transportation. ... [click title to continue]
NDP reintroduces Jack Layton’s climate change bill
Proposed law would require the government to establish a plan to avoid catastrophic climate change and meet the science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gases to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. ... [click title to continue] No LNG in British Columbia!
Writers, activists and union members in BC issue an open letter opposing liquefied natural gas development in the province and urging a sustainable path
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Fossil fuels and class politics in British Columbia
The majority of British Columbians are concerned about climate change and don't want B.C. to be a fossil fuel driven energy superpower. This is class politics. ... [click title to continue] Scientists to Harper: Reject flawed pipeline report
300 scientists have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, urging him to reject the Joint Review Panel report that recommended approval of Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project. ... [click title to continue] Canadian mining versus Latin American people and environment
Canadian firms are exploiting weak legal systems in Latin American and Canada itself, failing to respect indigenous peoples’ rights and social responsibility principles ... [click title to continue]
Regulator acting ‘impermissibly in favour’ of Energy East pipeline
Lawyer says National Energy Board action is "highly irregular and, as far as I know, unprecedented." Anti-pipeline groups have launched a legal challenge accusing the NEB of bias. ... [click title to continue] Canada’s fossil fuel subsidies total $34 billion
International Monetary Fund report shows Canadian government aid to oil, gas and coal companies is more than 20 times Environment Canada's annual budget ... [click title to continue]