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EENorth – Environmental Education Resources for Northern Canada

| February 18, 2007 | 0 Comments
EENorth – Environmental Education Resources for Northern Canada

Environmental Education Resources for Northern Canada is aweb resource funding by the WWF-Canada, with help from CIBC.

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Arctic Youth Network

| February 18, 2007 | 0 Comments
Arctic Youth Network

The Arctic Youth Network is a grassroots organization that works to connect young Northerners to the opportunities around them, to their communities, and to the policies that affect their daily lives.

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YCS asks you to Take Action

| September 6, 2006 | 1 Comment
YCS asks you to Take Action

The Yukon Conservation Society (YCS) educates, advocates and conducts research on Yukon environmental issues, and has been doing so since 1968.

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Raven Recycling aims to make the Yukon a Zero Waste society!

| September 6, 2006 | 2 Comments
Raven Recycling aims to make the Yukon a Zero Waste society!

The Raven Recycling Society is the Yukon’s premier recycling facility, serving not only the general public and businesses within Whitehorse but also providing processing facilities for all Yukon communities.

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Yukon bison population over target, survey shows

| August 9, 2006 | 0 Comments
Yukon bison population over target, survey shows

The Yukon bison population is booming, a government survey shows. The Yukon government set a target population limit at 500 animals, but last week 641 examples of North America’s largest land mammal were counted.

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Frozen Gas: A Coalbed Methane Primer

| June 10, 2006 | 1 Comment
Frozen Gas: A Coalbed Methane Primer

Coalbed methane exploration and development are being proposed for the Yukon. But it is not here yet. We still have time to decide whether we want it and, if so, how the industry should operate.

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Gwitchin once more into the breach for ANWR

| March 2, 2006 | 0 Comments
Gwitchin once more into the breach for ANWR

Gwitchin leaders from the Yukon are packing their bags for yet another trip to Washington to fight against proposals to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Yukon-Canada Agreement Supports Eco-friendly Projects – Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

| February 19, 2006 | 0 Comments
Yukon-Canada Agreement Supports Eco-friendly Projects – Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Whitehorse – Nine environmental Yukon projects will share close to $5 million under the Canada-Yukon Infrastructure Agreement.

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Yukon Equipment – Green Business Success Story

| February 19, 2006 | 0 Comments
Yukon Equipment – Green Business Success Story

Image via Wikipedia For more than fifty years, Yukon Equipment has been selling and leasing construction equipment in Alaska. The company also has been implementing an array of waste reduction activities, including recycling, reusing, purchasing environmentally preferable products, reducing toxics, and decreasing energy use. When Yukon first joined Green Star, it was able to boast [...]

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Wanted: hunters to shoot Yukon bison

| February 19, 2006 | 0 Comments
Wanted: hunters to shoot Yukon bison

Yukon wildlife managers are counting on more hunters to help keep the territory’s bison herd in check. – CBC

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