Orcas’ disappearance alarms scientists
The mysterious disappearances of orcas is alarming scientists on both sides of the border. They fear three endangered orcas that … Continue reading Orcas’ disappearance alarms scientists
Global warming: Countries lose sight of Kyoto targets
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — With few exceptions, the world’s big industrialized nations are struggling to meet the greenhouse gas reductions they … Continue reading Global warming: Countries lose sight of Kyoto targets
A first step towards conserving the Earth’s kidneys – Ducks Unlimited Canada launches its Regional Wetland Conservation Plans for Quebec
QUEBEC, Oct. 19 /CNW Telbec/ – Mr. Bernard Filion, director of Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) in Quebec, has announced this … Continue reading A first step towards conserving the Earth’s kidneys – Ducks Unlimited Canada launches its Regional Wetland Conservation Plans for Quebec
Top eco-friendly hostels worldwide
HostelWorld.com, a Web site that offers online reservations for hostels around the world, recommends the following environmentally friendly hostels… Continue reading Top eco-friendly hostels worldwide
New federal Clean Air Act won?t clean air
The federal government?s new Clean Air Act will actually lead to increased pollution, according to the David Suzuki Foundation.
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Tories deliver clean-air plan
The Conservatives released the centrepiece of their ?made-in-Canada? environment agenda Thursday ? a Clean Air Act that would cut greenhouse gas emissions in half, but not until 2050.
Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
The Conservation Council was created as an independent organization to advise the governments of Canada and British Columbia, as well … Continue reading Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
Greens woo ousted MP Turner
Could Garth Turner, the ejected Conservative from Halton, be the first Green party MP in the House of Commons?
Canadians warm to tax on energy use, Globe-CTV poll says
A majority of Canadians say they would be willing to pay a new user tax on their consumption of energy to help fund federal programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gases.
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Importing Entries into Movable Type (3.4)
Well, after an almost 24 hr battle, I finally managed to figure out how to import entries stored in Microsoft … Continue reading Importing Entries into Movable Type (3.4)
Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet
Thirty years ago, Frances Moore Lapp? started a revolution in the way Americans think about food and hunger. Now Frances and her daughter, Anna, pick up where Diet for a Small Planet left off.
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Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment
This book will change the way we understand the future of our planet. It is both alarming and hopeful. James Gustave Speth, renowned as a visionary environmentalist leader, warns that in spite of all the international negotiations and agreements of the past two decades, efforts to protect Earth?s environment are not succeeding. Still, he says, the challenges are not insurmountable. He offers comprehensive, viable new strategies for dealing with environmental threats around the world.
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