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 […]
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 […]
Gregory Jack, the director of a Natural Resources Canada task force on energy security, said last February that industry stakeholders saw “an opportunity to use (Enbridge’s proposed Northern) Gateway (pipeline) to push for (the) need for regulatory reform.” Jack’s assessment […]
This briefing document was prepared by Environment Canada staff for Deputy Minister Paul Boothe for his meeting with Dave Collyer, President of CAPP, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers on Sep 29, 2011. The document is most interesting as it […]
– by Christian Holz, orginally published on rabble.ca During the press conference that accompanied yesterday’s launch of the 2012 edition of Environment Canada’s “Canada’s Emissions Trends”, Environment Minister Peter Kent claimed the report shows that Canada is now “half way […]
Climate Action Network Canada – Réseau action climat Canada is an indispensable part of the Canadian climate change movement, as we make it easier and more effective for Canadian organizations to work together to improve climate change policy. We are the […]
Thursday, July 5, 2012 Canada’s 145th Birthday “… all Canadians want to create a better future for this country.” – Governor General David JohnstonWhen the clocks struck 10:00pm on July 1st, fireworks thundered the sky and a sea of red […]
For Immediate Release Canadian Groups Respond to Canada’s Bad Faith and Blocking Role at Rio+20 Rio de Janeiro/Ottawa – Following his statement to Canadian and international media and his address to the Rio+20 plenary, Canadians in Rio and back home […]
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Speak out on June 4, 2012 in defence of two core Canadian values: nature and democracy. Join a committed group of organizations representing millions of Canadians as we darken our websites in protest against efforts to […]
Social media campaign demands an end to huge government hand-outs to polluters in upcoming budget For Immediate release (Ottawa) Organizations are calling on the Canadian Government to end over one billion dollars in hand-outs and tax breaks to rich oil […]
