Climate Change
Climate Change
Climate change has arrived. Through erratic weather patterns, forest fires and glacier melt we are already experiencing the effects of climate change. Worse, the process of climate change, based on the levels of greenhouse gases we have already put in the atmosphere, is likely to increase the severity and frequency of severe weather events.... Read more »
Foes find common ground
John Bennett said that business and environmentalism have had an often-confrontational relationship in the past, but the relationship is evolving.
Bennett, three months into his new job as executive director of the environmental group Sierra Club Canada, was the keynote speaker at the Queen's University's Commerce and Engineering Environmental Conference on the weekend.
"It's changed a great deal and we have a tremendous number of allies in business and industry now, whereas when I first started doing this 30 years ago, there were no allies," Bennett said Saturday in an interview.
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"At Sierra Club, we will do stunts, but we don't do anything where we break the law," Bennett said. "We'll try to do some things to draw attention, but mostly we like now to make a rational argument and be clear and communicate it, and to work with officials in the government."... Read more »
Prentice defends environmental policies
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jim Prentice was forced to defend his government’s environmental policies as critics continued to slam the feds for failing to address climate change in the budget.
“If anyone ever wanted evidence the government doesn’t believe in climate change all they need to do is read this budget,” said John Bennett, executive director of Sierra Club Canada. “There’s nothing in here that’ll reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.”
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Green Party Leader Elizabeth May called the budget “a kick in the teeth” to the environment, while NDP Leader Jack Layton expressed concerns about more than $50 million in planned cuts to Environment Canada’s budget.... Read more »
Sierra Club supports green bin
EMC News - The Sierra Club of Canada is looking for volunteers to take on a role in environmental leadership, give a 'bin talk" presentation to small groups across the city.
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Upon recruitment, each volunteer will receive online training from in both the content and style of the presentation that has been developed by Sierra Club Canada. Further, each volunteer will receive various forms of the presentation to assist the with keeping them on track and on message, and provide to audience members both an audio and visual means of learning the material. The aim is make each 'bin talk' as customizable as possible to the needs of the individual presenter.
To sign up or to learn more, contact the Sierra Club by phone at
613-241-4611 ext. 235.
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