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Muzzling scientists is an assault on democracy

| April 11, 2013
Muzzling scientists is an assault on democracy

Countries where governments hold a tight rein on information, shut down or stifle research that runs counter to their priorities, and demonize and attack opponents are never good places to live. We have to make sure Canada doesn’t become one.

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NFB webdoc BEAR 71 named 2012 FWA Site of the Year

| January 17, 2013
NFB webdoc BEAR 71 named 2012 FWA Site of the Year

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) interactive documentary Bear 71 has received one of the Web’s highest honours: the Favourite Website Awards (FWA) Site of the Year.

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Solar Co-op, Green Investor, Love Your Lake – GCNews #803

| January 14, 2013 | 0 Comments
Solar Co-op, Green Investor, Love Your Lake – GCNews #803

803: 14 January 2013 – Published by Green Communities Canada. SOLAR CO-OP. Windfall Centre manages York Solar Co-operative’s project development that offers York Region residents an opportunity to invest (Solar Bonds for $1000 each) in local community-owned rooftop solar energy projects. In order to apply for Feed-in-Tariff contracts, the Co-op needs 50 York Region homeowners to sign [...]

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David Suzuki: Are we trading away our rights and environment?

| December 6, 2012
David Suzuki: Are we trading away our rights and environment?

Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits to farmers who grow that…

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Video: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation & Goldcorp partner to improve Salmon

| November 7, 2012
Video: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation & Goldcorp partner to improve Salmon

Shared by SalmonFoundation – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation and Goldcorp partnered to improve more than 3,000 m2 of critical spawning habitat for coho and sockeye on the Corbold Creek floodplain in the Upper Pitt River.

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The Sandy Point Legacy Project

| August 5, 2012
The Sandy Point Legacy Project

Nature Conservancy Canada – Sandy Point was at one time the largest settlement on the west coast of Newfoundland, reaching its population peak of 750 residents in the mid-19th century.

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Event: Good Jobs for a Green Future – Sept. 21st – 22nd

| July 18, 2012
Event: Good Jobs for a Green Future – Sept. 21st – 22nd

Green Jobs BC, Vancouver - The Good Jobs for a Green Future conference will bring together British Columbians from across the Labour and Environmental movements, as well
business, First Nations, community, government, and other sectors interested in building a strong green economy…. Read more..

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Rethinking the Great White North: Race, Nature and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada

| June 11, 2012
Rethinking the Great White North: Race, Nature and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada

Unlike most academic books, Rethinking the Great White North stirred enough irritation to be attacked by a Globe and Mail columnist. Repeating an old saw, Margaret Wente previously wrote that what makes someone Canadian is having sex in a canoe. Maybe new immigrants should be taught to canoe, Wente said, so they could be more patriotic.

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Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project deepens its roots with 100 park projects

| May 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project deepens its roots with 100 park projects

Toronto, Evergreen.ca – May 22, 2012 – With more than 900 Canadians stepping up to restore 10 green spaces across Canada in 2011, the Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project is finding more ways to make our awesome land even better this summer by hosting 100 greening projects across the country—a ten-fold increase over the previous year. [...]

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An NRTEE Conspiracy?

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
An NRTEE Conspiracy?

Shared on May 17, 2012 by MsBeautifulRed on YouTube National Roundtable on the Environment CEO David McLaughlin talks about the government shutting down his organization. John Baird told the House of Commons that the Roundtable produced 10 reports calling for a carbon tax, but Mr. McLaughlin says that’s not true, stating the Roundtable produced 3 reports [...]

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