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  • Levant's ethical oil case takes hits from all sides

    TV host Ezra Levant raised some eyebrows by calling oil from Canada's oilsands "the fair trade coffee of the world's oil industry." Levant, who has become a spokesperson for the so-called "ethical oil" movement and has made a career bolstering the Alberta oilsands, was a keynote speaker Tuesday at Pacific Northwest Economic Region's (PNWER) annual summit in Saskatoon.

    "Out of the top 10 oil reserve countries in the world, we are the only one that is a liberal democracy," Levant told the crowd, which had a large contingent of people working in the oil and gas industry.

    Levant distinguishes oil produced in Canada from so-called conflict oil produced in countries such as Saudi Arabia, which don't have the same environmental standards or human rights records.

    "I'm just saying we should have a moral preference for the ethical stuff," Levant said after the speech.

  • Concours de sensibilisatio sur les espèces menacées

     

    SCC Endanged Species Contest

     

     

    Le concours commence
     


    Les inscription seront acceptées jusqu’au 28 Février 2013



    Sierra Club Canada donnera un prix aux étudiants qui peuvent produire une composition ou un oeuvre d’art au sujet des espèces menacées. Il y aura des prix différents pour des étudiants des années 1-4 et des années 5-8.

     

  • Drilling for oil in the Gulf of St. Lawrence without a clue

     

    Buried within the more than 400 pages of this spring’s federal omnibus budget bill is an invitation for resource companies to open a new frontier in Canadian oil: the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

    The gulf, which touches the coastlines of Canada’s five easternmost provinces, is the world’s largest estuary. It’s home to more than 2,000 species of marine wildlife — an ecosystem integral to the health of our Atlantic and Great Lakes fisheries.

  • Asian Carp Report Must Lead to Action, Groups Say

    ANN ARBOR, MICH. (July 13, 2012)—Yesterday the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canadian released a study affirming that all five Great Lakes are hospitable to Asian carp and that once established the non-native fish will likely disrupt the native fishery, alter the ecosystem and create another food web.

  • Action Alert: Sign the petition for an independent review on pipeline safety in Alberta!

    Sign here and Share!

    http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/we-need-an-independant-review-on-pipeline-safety.html

    Visit this website for more info!
    http://www.cleanalbertawater.com/#!home/mainPage

  • Getting to Know Ontario’s Wildlife: The Coyote

    By Julia Kole

    Sneaky suburban invader? Pesky predator?  Mangy mutt? Wile E. Coyote?

    Are any of these the taglines that come to mind when you think of the Canis latrans? Many people are familiar with this clever wild canine; however, there are many misconceptions out there that give these creatures a bad name. I hope that this small article will help bring coyotes out of the shifty shadows of misunderstanding and into the light of respect.

    The Fast Facts:

    Type: Mammal

    Size: length, 120-150 cm; tail, 40 cm; height, 50-66 cm

    Weight: 9-18 kg

    Lifespan: up to 14 years

  • Action Alert: Petition: Stop plans to build small nuclear reactors in Saskatchewan

    Stop plans to build small nuclear reactors in Saskatchewan to power oil extraction from the Alberta Tar Sands.

    Every single person who joins strengthens our call for action. Please take a minute to share this link with everyone you know:

    http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_plans_to_build_small_nuclear_reactors_in_Saskatchewan_to_power_oil_extraction_from_the_Alberta_Tar_Sands_1/?tta

  • Doctors call for study of oilsands' impact on health

    Doctors with the Canadian Medical Association are calling for more research into the health effects of resource extraction projects such as the Alberta oilsands.

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  • Government has “Nothing to Report” from Required Wildlife Monitoring Program after 18 Years

    Toronto, October 2, 2012 –  Ontario is blind to the impact forestry is having on wildlife species across the province says Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller today in the release of Part 2 of his 2011/2012 Annual Report, Losing Our Touch.  Despite a legal requirement to do so, Miller says the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) does not adequately monitor forest wildlife populations and incorporate the information into its own forest management policies.

    When a class environmental assessment eighteen years ago authorized MNR to proceed with planning for timber harvesting and related activities, it also imposed legally binding terms and conditions. One requirement was the establishment of a province-wide monitoring program that would assess how timber harvesting affects forest-dwelling species.

  • Stephen Harper’s Yukon ATV ride sparks controversy

    Maybe we can call the latest political 'controversy' involving Stephen Harper ATV-gate.

    During their week-long visit to the north, Harper and his wife Laureen inadvertently rode into the middle of an ongoing debate about the use of all-terrain vehicles in the Yukon's delicate ecosystems.

    According to iPolitics, the Harpers' off-road adventure through sand dunes near Whitehorse on Monday has touched a nerve with local environmental activists, who have spent years trying to keep all-terrain vehicles from tearing up the territory's "pristine wilderness."

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