Winnipeg – The Manitoba government has granted the logging corporation Tolko approval to log the habitat of endangered woodland caribou in northwestern Manitoba. Continue reading Caribou habitat still in decline in Canada’s Boreal Forest
Free Energy and Water Saving Kits ($35 retail value) are now available for District of Saanich residents thanks to the Tap By Tap Saanich initiative. Continue reading Free Energy and Water Savings Kits for Saanich Residents
Bike buyers and sellers in the Calgary get together for a one day sale at the Bowness Sportsplex in Calgary, April 1 & 2, 2011. Continue reading Calgary Bike Swap
Ethical Markets Media released their February 2011 Green Transition Scoreboard® tracking private investments since 2007 in green companies and technologies globally. The investments now total more than $2 trillion. Continue reading Private Investments In Green Sectors Top $2 Trillion
Victoria – Today opposition energy critic John Horgan submitted a declaration from 23 First Nations into the Legislature opposing the development of the Site C Dam, a large-scale hydroelectric project proposed by the BC Government.The earth-fill dam – estimated to cost $6.6-billion – would be the third dam on the Peace River in Northeastern BC. Continue reading First Nations’ Opposition to Site C Dam Submitted to BC Legislature
Beyond sustainable fibres and second-hand shopping, one of the most intriguing ways to green your wardrobe is not for the faint of heart. It’s called the Uniform Project and all it takes is one girl, one dress, boundless creativity and a cause worth fighting for. Continue reading Greening Fashion with the Uniform Project
Toronto — Oil and state are a perfect match on Valentine’s Day, suggests a new video released today by Greenpeace. Continue reading Greenpeace video depicts oil-based love for Peter Kent
10th Annual Windfall Ecology Festival early registration now open!
Join us in celebrating our Tenth Annual Windfall Ecology Festival!
June 11th-12th, 2011
Fairy Lake Park, Newmarket, Continue reading Ecology Festival Assistants: Windfall Ecology Centre
The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo is Western Canada’s largest sustainable lifestyle show and eco-marketplace. Continue reading Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo
Rich cultural heritage, breathtaking scenic landscapes and exciting culinary and recreational destinations, the Niagara Escarpment is truly Ontario’s Natural Edge for tourism and economic development. Continue reading Conference: Leading Edge 2011
Vancouver – The Wilderness Committee strongly condemned Liberal leadership hopeful Christy Clark’s suggestion, reported in a recent Globe and Mail article, that Ottawa should be pressured to approve the so-called Prosperity Mine, located on the Chilcotin Plateau west of Williams Lake, BC. The proposed Taseko Mines Inc. operation would have turned Fish Lake into a tailings pond for mine waste.
Continue reading Wilderness Committee Decries Plans to Develop Prosperity Mine
Sumas Mountain is the last mountain in the Cascades range that continues north from Washington State. In the North Cascades a number of creatures have evolved that live nowhere else on earth. Two examples are the Salish Sucker and the Nootsack Dace. Continue reading BC’s Salish Sucker Threatened by Habitat Loss and Local Politicians
