Treeline migration is yet another impact global warming is having on Canada’s north. Understanding what’s really happening, and the implications, … Continue reading Trees on the March — Canada’s Shifting Treeline
500 Ducks Die after Landing on Tailings Pond
Only
a week after Ed Stelmach announced his government would be spending $25
million dollars to paint the black tar sands green, more than 500
migratory ducks are dying after landing on a toxic Syncrude tailings
pond.
NOW is the time to demand ACTION from
the Albertan government! The tar sands are a dirty, toxic, and
environmentally devastating megaproject that endangers not only the
lives of animals, but of people living in downstream communities and
Albertans working and living in the tar sands region.
The
tar sands lie along a major migratory bird pathway, and tailings ponds
are a feature of all open-pit mines in the tar sands region. This
development is clearly in contravention to the Migratory Birds
Convention Act, which states:
5.1 (1) No person or vessel shall deposit a substance that is harmful to migratory birds, or permit such a substance to be deposited, in waters or an area frequented by migratory birds or in a place from which the substance may enter such waters or such an area.
As
the Alberta government continues to approve all proposed tar sands
projects (no proposal to date has ever been rejected), Alberta is
looking at having tar sands tailings lakes which combined will cover an
area greater than five Sylvan Lakes (a lake the size 42.8 square
kilometers).
After this accident, the
Alberta government is painting itself as an unfortunate David to the
growing Green Goliath – a movement that is calling for a no new tar
sands approvals. What our government should be asking is, if it took a
whistleblower to report this disaster, how many more have gone
unreported in the past? How is the Alberta government going to monitor
future tar sands projects if it can’t even reliably keep watch over
existing ones?
ACTION is needed to ensure
our political decision-makers know that the Canadian people are calling
with one voice for a TAR SANDS TIME OUT! It is time to
stop unmitigated tar sands development!
AUC (2-May-2008) – The Penokean Hills Farmers and NORDIK Institute, Algoma University College’s community-based research facility is pleased to announce … Continue reading Local Farmers Officially Launch Penokean Hills Farms
There is a new quiz game over at YouSustain called Are you a Sustainability Guru? It’s fun and educational as … Continue reading Are you a Sustainability Guru?
Coming Soon to Newsstands… Get out of the way Al Gore.Move over George Monbiot.Take a time out Tim Flannery. The … Continue reading Alternatives Journal: Best in Books Issue
From the outside, Canada’s greenest house is unremarkable — just another dwelling in a massive subdivision in Guelph, Ont. In … Continue reading The tops in green homes
From Albania and India to Paraguay and Norway, people from 62 countries around the world have signed a petition demanding … Continue reading Grassroots initiative builds momentum to save boreal forest
Wild Whales – a new website of the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network, a conservation and research program of the Vancouver Aquarium.
Many species of whales, dolphins, porpoise and sea turtles in
British Columbia’s waters are listed as at risk. You’ll find the latest
information on threats to cetaceans and sea turtles, and simple actions you can do to help protect marine wildlife, including how to Be Whale Wise when you’re out on the water. You’ll also learn more about research and conservation efforts for cetaceans and sea turtles in B.C.
Have you seen a cetacean or sea turtle but aren’t sure which species it was? You’ll find tips on identifying species and natural history information for every species that may be encountered in B.C., from harbour porpoises to blue whales. Be sure to report your sightings to us, so that we can continue our efforts to help cetaceans and turtles.
Continue reading “Wild Whales – B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network”
Melissa Blyth does. The owner and designer of the sustainable and fashionable bag line Green ONE Ventures is using her … Continue reading Do You Give a SHI®T?
On the Cover
Scene change – Chad Hershler
Greening Hollywood North.
On a crisp October afternoon at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
in downtown Vancouver, close to 150 delegates from the first-ever Reel
Green BC Forum find their seats. After a brief slide show, the B.C.
Film Commission’s Gordon Hardwick – mid-40s, goateed, in suit and tie –
introduces the keynote speaker. Shelley Billik, vice-president of
environmental initiatives at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.’s
California studios, smiles and calmly approaches the podium.
Continue reading “BC Business – Special Green Issue (May 2008)”
The environment in Burlington received a boost recently when Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) was awarded a grant from Freshwater … Continue reading Local grassroots organization receives funding to protect Burlington’s natural environment
Green Space Roofing is a dynamic company comprised of a select group of certified roofers, landscapers, engineers and environmental consultants … Continue reading Green Space Roofing
