The green goodbye
Eco-friendly burials eschew headstones, embalming and pricey caskets made from exotic imported wood. Read the full article… Continue reading The green goodbye
Welcome Vision for Provincial Oil Sands Strategy
Sierra Club of Canada welcomes the report released today from the Alberta Government convened multi-stakeholder committee on a vision for … Continue reading Welcome Vision for Provincial Oil Sands Strategy
Ray Anderson on The Hour
Remember the doc ‘The Corporation’? It argued that corporations are like psychopaths. And there was in that doc that stole … Continue reading Ray Anderson on The Hour
Lodgepole Coal Mine
Please consider asking your BC members to read and make comments regarding a proposed open-pit coal mine 50 km south of Fernie, BC. This area of BC is incredibly diverse. A coal mine here would devastate the local and downstream fish and wildlife populations that rely on the river system…..
Agricultural policy for the birds
How do you feed nine billion people? It?s a daunting question, but one we really need to be asking ourselves if we hope to feed humanity without severely degrading the earth?s natural systems.
Vol. 9 No. 3
January 24, 2007
Science Matters by David Suzuki
Bits N Bytes, Oxfam Halifax, 24 January 2007
Hi Folks: A big thank you to all the volunteers now doing reception at the Oxfam office: Emily Huntley, Barb Mathews, Pat Murphy, Mary Rigby, and Florence Whitby. Thanks to them, the office has a receptionist all week except Monday morning, and that will be covered very soon.
Andrew Kernohan, Volunteer Coordinator
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News from West Coast Environmental Law
We are a bit behind in posting this newsletter from the West Coast Environmental Law, but hey, better late than never.
Rare old growth forest protected in Manitoba
Thexton Oaks is an old growth forest of 40 acres (16 hectares) whose quality and age class are very rare … Continue reading Rare old growth forest protected in Manitoba
Climate Policy’s Odd Man Out
The view from Washington: Debate is fast passing Bush by.
Kyoto: The bottom line on climate change
Greenpeace has some basic demands for addressing global warming, beginning with implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. Full Greenpeace media release… Continue reading Kyoto: The bottom line on climate change
A Private History of Awe
Sanders, a sage of the Midwest, uses autobiography as a vehicle for far-reaching reflections on nature and humankind.
Ottawa vows $30-million to protect Great Bear
Environmentalists and native leaders hail long-awaited money for forest, jobs.
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