Water Conservation
ADVISORY: Government Knew Water Plan Bad for Environment
Media Advisory August 30, 2011... Read more »
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Closing Down Water Monitoring in the North: Bad Idea, Bad Policy
OTTAWA – The federal government should reverse its decision to save money by closing down 21 of 23 water monitoring stations in the north.
"The arctic water monitoring system is our early warning system. The data tell us what is happening with water quality and pollution. Knowing what's in the water can prevent Walkerton like tragedies. The Prime Minister is right that development leads to pollution, but with the information from water monitoring stations in the north we can develop plans to minimize those impacts on public health, wildlife and the environment," said John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada.
Monitoring stations regularly measure physicochemical parameters such as temperature, pH, alkalinity, major ions, nutrients and metals.
According to Environment Canada, water monitoring allows Canada to:... Read more »
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No Frack Fridays
Get Tweeting on No Frack Fridays!
Tell our elected representatives in Atlantic Canada that hydraulic fracturing for unconventional natural gas is not what we want for our communities!
In order to get tweeting on No Frack Fridays, you need a twitter account (its free!), and know who your MLA, Ministers of Environment/Energy, and/or Premier are. On Fridays we are going to tweet away at our leaders and let them know some facts about fracking (or frackts!).
To Participate!
1. @______ (Address the tweet to the appropriate representative.)
2. Copy and paste one of these frackts in your tweet.
3. Add #nofrackfri and tweet away!... Read more »
Prof. Ostrom letter to IUGLS: condition of Lake Huron is 'distressing'
Submitted by Andrew Holownych on Fri, 2011-07-29 13:01A recent letter from Professor Ostrom, a scholar in policy analysis and natural resources, urges the members of the International Great Lakes Study Team to do something. She says the "substantial costs to ecology of Lake Huron have not been taken into account" - and this woman knows her cost accounting!
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Eco monitoring plan a non-plan says Sierra Club Canada
The 'environmental monitoring' plan for the Tar Sands announced today by the federal government is actually a non-plan says Sierra Club Canada. Delay, delay, delay would be a more apt assessment of the federal government’s announcement.
Monitoring is fine but the real question is limiting pollution and addressing climate change. Sierra Club Canada has no confidence the federal and Alberta governments will actually do that. There is a long history of allowing the oil companies to do what they want.
"We want a real plan that limits pollution and addresses climate change," said Sierra Club Canada's Executive Director John Bennett. "Unfortunately, this plan is about public relations."
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