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Canada ranked as worst performer in the developed world on climate change
hannah Posted On December 3, 2012


Canada trailed only by Kazakhstan, Iran and Saudi Arabia in 2013 climate change performance index December 3, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Canada fell to 58th place out of 61 countries analyzed for their policies and action on climate change this year, trailed […]


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Another fossil for yet another broken promise…
hannah Posted On November 30, 2012


Canada is awarded a Fossil of the Day award in Doha for yet another broken promise…. The text of the award was as follows: ‘Oh Canada. When will you give fossil a break? You have failed on Kyoto and you […]


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Dear Canada
hannah Posted On November 29, 2012


Do you remember last year? We do. ECO desperately hoped the hallway rumours of a Kyoto withdrawal weren’t true, but the second your Minister left the fine city of Durban, he confirmed your reckless abandonment of the only legally binding […]


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Scientists Decry Canadian Undermining of Climate Science
hannah Posted On November 29, 2012


Bloomberg The government of Canada’s official position on climate change is that it’s real and requires an “aggressive” response. Despite that, Canada’s ruling Conservative Party government has been leading a slow and systematic unraveling of environmental and climate research budgets, […]


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Canada singled out on climate finance in Doha with a first place Fossil of the Day
hannah Posted On November 28, 2012


Canada awarded “Fossil of the Day” for holding back on urgent financial support for climate action in poorer countries November 28, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Canada was awarded the first place fossil of the day today in Qatar for Environment Minister […]


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Letter: Minister Kent on Climate Finance
hannah Posted On November 28, 2012


A letter from Environment Minister Kent to Climate Action Network Canada outlining the Canadian government’s position on international climate finance. This position has been heavily criticized and resulted in a First Place Fossil of the Day award at the 2012 climate talks […]


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Special Issue – Movement News; A Bad week to be Big Oil
Christian Holz Posted On October 30, 2012


  Tuesday, October 30, 2012 As we wrote this newsletter, Sandy continued to barrel down on much of the Eastern seaboard. After a record breaking year with the hottest global temperature and lowest arctic ice levels, Sandy reminds us that […]


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Nobel Laureates Tour Gateway Route
Christian Holz Posted On October 11, 2012


  Thursday, October 11, 2012 Nobel laureates touring Gateway route Jody Williams, an American peace activist who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her efforts to ban landmines, is leading a delegation of women on a trip from […]


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Climate Action News: Emergency Debate on Arctic Ice Melt Denied; No National Energy Strategy in Sight‏
Christian Holz Posted On September 27, 2012


Thursday, September 27, 2012 MPs request emergency debate on record breaking Arctic sea ice-lossThe drastic melting of arctic sea-ice has ended for this year, but not before demolishing the previous record low of 2007. This year’s record loss was 13.8% less than the […]


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Weak Federal Coal Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent
Christian Holz Posted On September 5, 2012


Weak Federal Coal Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent Failure to present meaningful coal regulations a reminder that government puts polluters ahead of people   (Ottawa) Today the federal government announced the final version of their long-awaited coal regulations and in doing […]


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