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9 February, 2012
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Bradford Duplisea
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In the News
Amidst rising concerns around climate change and the controversial review of the Northern Gateway pipeline, the government’s proposed changes to Environmental Assessment legislation have many critics up in arms....
3 February, 2012
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Bradford Duplisea
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Media Release
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent and his Alberta counterpart Diana McQueen are expected to unveil a new Tar Sands monitoring program Friday afternoon.
“It's time politicians put down their oil industry...
3 February, 2012
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Bradford Duplisea
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In the News
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent and his Alberta counterpart Diana McQueen will take the wraps off a new oilsands monitoring program Friday afternoon.
Environmental groups are anxiously awaiting the details of...
1 February, 2012
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Bradford Duplisea
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In the News
A B.C. environmentalist claims in a sworn affidavit the Harper government labelled him and his organization, ForestEthics, an "enemy of the government of Canada" and an "enemy of the people of Canada...
31 January, 2012
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Kristina Jackson
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Story
...from healthy glass to BPA epoxy lined aluminum cans. It is nothing to celebrate.
by Lloyd Alter, January 30, 2012 published on www.treehugger.com
Happy 77th Birthday, Canned American Beer
Take off, eh?/...
31 January, 2012
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Kristina Jackson
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Story
From YesMagazine.org
How the state’s fight for clean water is reshaping its political landscape.
by Ellen Cantarow
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Residue at a Marcellus Shale drilling site...
27 January, 2012
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Kristina Jackson
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Story
By Jeff Alan
Over the holidays I dismantled another misbehaving giant LCD. The problem was that periodically, the screen would garble, and if you waited a couple hours it might fix itself. Or it wouldn't. Either way...
27 January, 2012
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Kristina Jackson
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Story
Ever noticed some people get by with much smaller fridges? It's not always because they go out to dinner every night. I stayed with a family in Shanghai who ate almost entirely home-cooked, healthy food and...
25 January, 2012
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Bradford Duplisea
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In the News
ForestEthics whistleblower Andrew Frank claims that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office is resorting to threats to quell environmental opposition against the Northern Gateway...
25 January, 2012
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Bradford Duplisea
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In the News
The Harper government says it doesn’t want foreign influence on opposition to a proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast. The PM and his Environment Minister, Joe Oliver, say American radicals are...
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The need for a pan-Canadian water strategy in Canada has become extremely urgent. Across the nation, Canadians are recognizing that limits to this seemingly infinite resource exist. The evidence of these intense pressures is manifesting in a visibly changing climate, the degradation of our environment, health problems in Canadian communities, and the tensions surrounding the use of boundary waters with our neighbours to the south.
Climate Change – climate change is significantly changing the timing, flow and availability of water in all our communities. In many regions, changes are taking place much faster than we anticipated. In the mountain ranges of Alberta the glaciers and snowpacks that act like ‘water towers’ for the Prairies are consistently retreating. Communities in Canada’s wettest regions, such as Tofino, B.C., are now experiencing summer droughts, while in November 2006, an unprecedented winter storm in Vancouver...
