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When will Harper’s people stop denying climate change?
rbarnes Posted On February 19, 2014


By Cameron Fenton One of most unpredictable and dangerous impacts of climate change is the threat it poses to our ability to grow and harvest food across Canada and around the globe. The lead author of a 2013 report on […]


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Rex Murphy’s pro-oil sands speech prompts CBC to review journalistic rules
rbarnes Posted On February 19, 2014


By Mychaylo Prystupa On Jan.17, on his weekly spot on CBC’s The National, Rex Murphy slammed Neil Young for what he called the rockstar’s “unfathomably irresponsible” comments against Alberta’s oil sands. But what the famous Newfoundlander did not reveal on […]


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Reality Check: Water and the Tar Sands
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


Big Oil is spending millions of dollars to try to greenwash the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas pollution. A new report, Reality Check: Water and the Tar Sands, sets the record straight on industry claims that […]


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Pretending Keystone XL Politics Is Science
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


By Paul Thacker Last Friday, InsideClimate News revealed yet another possible conflict of interest in the ongoing drama surrounding the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. It turns out that “the analysis of greenhouse-gas emission presented by the State Department in […]


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More Bang For Our Buck
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


Canada’s increasing reliance on the oil sands is not the best strategy for the economy or our environment. This report shows if the $1.3 billion in government subsidies, now given to the oil and gas sector, were instead invested in […]


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More Jobs, Less Pollution: Why Energy Conservation is Common Sense for Ontario
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


Energy conservation is common sense for Ontario. This report shows that cutting electricity and natural gas use by 25 per cent by 2025 would create 25,000 new jobs, reduce federal and provincial deficits, boost GDP by $3.7 billion and reduce […]


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Reality Check: Air Pollution and the Tar Sands
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


Big Oil is spending millions of dollars on ads, desperately trying to convince Canadians that the tar sands are not harming our air. But don’t believe the slick PR spin. A new report, Reality Check: Air Pollution and the Tar […]


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The High Costs of Sprawl: A Report on Why Building More Sustainable Communities Will Save Us Time and Money
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


In the Greater Golden Horseshoe, urban sprawl is hurting our wallets, our environment, our economy and our health. Sprawl developments rely on government policies that create hidden subsidies for sprawl developers (and home purchases). All too often the municipal fees […]


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Building Ontario’s Green Economy: A Road Map
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


Ontario is a North American green economy leader, yet there is still much more to be done if we are to truly pursue a resource efficient, socially inclusive, low carbon economy. In this report, Blue Green Canada lays out a […]


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John Kerry Calls Climate Change ‘World’s Most Fearsome’ Weapon Of Mass Destruction
rbarnes Posted On February 18, 2014


By Joe Romm Secretary of State John Kerry gave perhaps his strongest climate speechin Indonesia Sunday. He called climate change the “world’s most fearsome” weapon of mass destruction and said “the science of climate change is leaping out at us […]


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