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EU stands strong against tar sands lobbying/How will Canada steer the Arctic?
Christian Holz Posted On February 2, 2013


Friday, February 01, 2013 EU Stands Strong Against Canadian Tar Sands Lobbying The European Commission’s plan to label dirty fuel could throw a curve ball in Canada’s mission to diversify tar sands exports. Though Canada has exported very little oil […]


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Happy New Year! Ontario to be coal-free ahead of schedule/Idle no more goes international
Christian Holz Posted On January 17, 2013


Thursday, January 17, 2013 Happy New Year from CAN-Rac!From record setting global temperatures and Arctic ice sheet melt, to superstorm Sandy and typhoon Boha, it was a year the world will remember for the undeniable impacts of climate change. But 2012 […]


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Doha dissapoints/Harper gives green light for Nexen takeover
Christian Holz Posted On December 14, 2012


December 14, 2012 Developed Countries Disappoint in DohaAfter hours of dramatic overtime, this year’s UN climate talks wrapped up with little to brag about. With controversy erupting towards to end, the most notable take-away was a powerful message from the […]


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Experts respond to outcome of UN climate talks in Doha
hannah Posted On December 8, 2012


Rich countries brought little to the table to fulfill their promises in Doha December 8, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) This year’s UN climate talks wrapped up after many hours of dramatic overtime with little to speak of in terms of progress […]


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Civil society interventions – meeting with Minister Kent
hannah Posted On December 6, 2012


Civil society interventions Meeting with Minister Peter Kent December 6, 2012 Doha, Qatar Submitted interventions John Stone- IPCC scientist Scientists have been warning governments of the potential threat of climate change for almost half a century. The Intergovernmental Panel on […]


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Civil society delivers powerful messages to Minister Kent in Doha
hannah Posted On December 6, 2012


Environment Minister meets for first time with climate focused civil society  December 6, 2012 (Doha, Qatar) Today, for the first time since taking the position of Environment Minister, Peter Kent met with climate-focused civil society groups at a UN climate […]


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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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