Chapter News Releases
Wed, 2012-01-18 16:57
Alberta Tar Sands and Mackenzie River Delta, Climate Change, Climate Summits, Alberta Tar Sands Pipelines, Energy Onslaught, Atmosphere & Energy, Transition to Sustainable Economy
"We welcome the decision by the Obama Administration to say no to the Keystone XL pipeline," said John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada. “Obama listened to Americans and shared their concerns about the environmental and social impacts. He made the right decision.”
"The Keystone XL pipeline is a...
Mon, 2012-01-09 19:18
Alberta Tar Sands and Mackenzie River Delta, Climate Change, Alberta Tar Sands Pipelines, Energy Onslaught, Government, Atmosphere & Energy, Transition to Sustainable Economy
January 9, 2012 (6pm EST)
The Federal Government is engaged in an unprecedented campaign to damage the credibility of the environmental movement. In the latest move, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (apparently replacing Environment Minister Peter Kent as the chief anti-environmentalist government spokesperson) submitted an “...
Mon, 2012-01-09 13:56
Climate Change, Energy Onslaught, Government, Atmosphere & Energy, Transition to Sustainable Economy
VANCOUVER -- A poll released today by BC environmental groups shows that almost 75 percent of British Columbians are worried about foreign investment in Canadian natural resources. The poll results show that only a small minority of British Columbians (15%) are concerned about charitable funding provided by US philanthropic foundations...
Mon, 2012-01-02 13:26
Forests, Wilderness and Species Conservation, Alberta Grizzlies, Protecting Biodiversity
(CALGARY & LIVINGSTONE) While most were making merry during the holidays, the Grinch positioned himself in southwest Alberta’s Castle Special Management Area, located 12 miles north of Glacier National Park; ready to clear-cut log critical habitat for grizzly bears, including those with dual USA and Canadian citizenship....
Mon, 2011-12-12 18:17
Climate Change, Climate Summits, Transition to Sustainable Economy
MEDIA RELEASE
December 12, 2011
In response to the announcement that the Federal Government is pulling Canada out of the Kyoto Protocol, John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada, made the following comments:
"Mr. Kent does not understand what he is sentencing our children to - catastrophic climate change will...
Mon, 2011-12-05 16:07
Climate Change, Government, Health & Environment, Transition to Sustainable Economy
OTTAWA - The Ontario Auditor General should consider the multi-billion dollar cost overruns at the Pickering, Bruce and Darlington nuclear reactor stations before determining the true value of Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA), says Sierra Club Canada.
“Cancelling the GEA would not only be an environmental disaster, it would...
Mon, 2011-11-28 12:35
Climate Change, Climate Summits, Government, Atmosphere & Energy
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Kent should stay home for the next two weeks and NOT participate in the United Nations climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa. Indeed, Canada's absence from the negotiations would be seen by many as a good thing.
"Rather than waste taxpayers' money doing the bidding of the oil...
Thu, 2011-11-24 12:29
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EDMONTON - An international coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal environment minister to take Canada’s endangered Greater sage-grouse under his wing with an emergency protection order.
Ecojustice submitted a petition today on behalf of 12 groups demanding that Environment Minister Peter Kent use a...
Tue, 2011-11-08 15:10
Climate Change, Government, Atmosphere & Energy
Response to Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent’s announcement in Toronto today on “Domestic Climate Change Adaptation”
OTTAWA – Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent attempted to mislead Canadians today by masking Canada’s lack of action on climate change. In a Toronto speech, Mr. Kent failed to...
Mon, 2011-11-07 20:01
Ecosystems, Government, Health & Environment
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OTTAWA – Sierra Club Canada is calling for a nation-wide moratorium on fracking (hydraulic fracturing) by the natural gas industry until federal and provincial governments can put in place proper regulations to ensure public safety and protect water supplies and the environment.
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