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A Better Balance is Possible Between Trade & Environment

Sierra Club Canada's Trade and Environment Campaign is centered on the mounting evidence that unfettered economic globalization and its agenda of free trade, de-regulation, and privatization implemented over the past two decades without public consultation, has had a devastating impact on our immediate environment, the ecosystems of the planet and broader planetary cycles that are now deeply out of balance from pollution, depletion of resources and excessive CO2 and other emissions. The Trade and Environment Campaign focuses on: (i) the cascade of bi-lateral and internal FTAs being pushed through without adequate consultation or impact studies (ii) the imperative of re-negotiating NAFTA, and all free trade agreements, iii) working to rid all trade agreements of the unjust, undemocratic and unsustainable NAFTA Chapter 11 investor state mechanism, and iv) working towards fairer trade models and sustainable economic systems. The Trade and Environment Campaign works to increase awareness of how globalization, free trade and NAFTA impact the environment and ecosystems and works with the membership and other national NGO´s and coalitions to oppose trade agreements that are harmful to the environment, local economies, and sovereignty.

Latest Posts

NAFTA a way to restart Keystone Pipeline? Public Citizen

The Obama administration made a lot of us environmentalists happy with yesterday's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. But given that the Canadian government and corporations appear to be steaming mad about this, it's worth all of us reflecting on what their next move could be. A NAFTA case, for one, does not seem out of the question........ Read more »

Keystone Pipeline: SC US Applauds Obama rejection /State Dep't says Pipeline Not in National Interest

 Sierra Club [US] Applauds President Obama for Rejecting the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

State Dept. Determines Project is Not in the National Interest

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Obama Administration determined that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is not in the national interest and announced that it will formally deny a federal permit for the proposed pipeline put forth by Canadian oil giant TransCanada. The 1,700-mile pipeline would run through six states, carrying toxic, highly corrosive tar sands crude from Alberta, Canada, to refineries and ports in Texas.

 In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the following statement:... Read more »

CETA Ontario should call Europe’s bluff on Green Energy Act [a must read]

By Stuart Trew

The McGuinty government’s landmark Green Energy Act is under attack — again. Who would have thought phasing out coal and trying to create jobs in the province could be so controversial.

Surely not the European Union, that self-styled leader of environmental protection. The EU is currently at war with the United States and China over a new carbon tax for air travel, and with Canada over a fuel quality policy that could effectively ban imports from Alberta’s oilsands.

Strangely, the same EU has formally requested a WTO panel to challenge the Green Energy Act on claims that it discriminates against foreign firms. The WTO’s dispute settlement body will look into the matter at a meeting on Jan. 20.... Read more »

Report on the Environmental Impact of CETA by the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)

 

http://www.cela.ca/publications/report-environmental-impact-canadian-
european-union-comprehensive-economic-and-trade-ag

CELA Canadian Environmental Law Association


Report on the Environmental Impact of the Canadian & European-Union
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Resource Type:    Report
Content:    Download PDF file
# of Pages:    37
Date authored:    October 14, 2011
Publication number:    808
Author/s:    Kyra Bell-Pasht
Author Organization:    Canadian Environmental Law Association

 ... Read more »

CETA Environmental Information - New Canadian Website

http://cetaenvironment.wordpress.com/

INDEX TO WEBSITE

1) HOME

2) ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION ENTRIES

3) PARTICIPATE

4) RESOURCE LINKS  In progress.

5) CETA Public Environment Forum: Say Your Peace

6) CETA ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES : PUBLIC FEEDBACK:

 

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http://cetaenvironment.wordpress.com/

CETA Environmental Information provides a public repository for

environmental information relevant to the Canada-EU Trade agreement

(CETA).  A short introduction to CETA can be found here.

 

The current government environmental information related to CETA has

not been subject to a transparent process.  This website attempts to

remedy the situation by:

 

*  asking our Environmental NGOs and scientists to provide relevant

and timely information to the public... Read more »

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