Today, conservation groups represented by Earthjustice and Ecojustice Canada submitted a petition to Interior Secretary Salazar asking him to report to President Obama that Canada’s destructive tar sands extraction undermines international efforts to protect endangered and threatened species. Continue reading Conservation groups say tar sands extraction violates international wildlife treaties
A poll commissioned by the Conservation Council of Ontario has turned up some interesting results: voters back conservation as a solution to our economic and financial woes. Continue reading Ontario voters back conservation, poll finds
Join Green Calgary for their fall fundraising events, celebrating the connection between the arts and the environment. Continue reading Green Calgary Events – November 3-5
Join Green Calgary for their fall fundraising events, celebrating the connection between the arts and the environment. Continue reading Green Calgary Events – November 3-5
Credit Valley Conservation will be hosting its annual Stewardship Forum on October 15, a day filled with indoor presentations and outside activities that will engage you in discussion and hands-on learning. Continue reading Forests: Rooted in Our Community
Ontario Nature asks the provincial government and all candidates running in the October election to stop the ongoing loss of biodiversity in Ontario. Continue reading Rally for Nature at Queen’s Park
Ontario Nature asks the provincial government and all candidates running in the October election to stop the ongoing loss of biodiversity in Ontario. Continue reading Rally for Nature at Queen’s Park
On the 10-year anniversary of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM), Earthroots and Ontario Nature have joined forces to shine a spotlight on the most severe threats to the moraine, southern Ontario’s rain barrel. Continue reading Saving the Oak Ridges Moraine Again
Ontario youth between 18-35 are invited to attend the Water & Growth: Exploring Prosperity, Protection and Paradox along the Niagara Escarpment workshop October 28th, 2011 – October 30th, 2011 to learn about the relationship between economic growth and ecosystem protection. Continue reading Workshop: Water & Growth: Niagara Escarpment
For the 2nd year in a row I walked in the Weekend to End Women’s Cancer walk. Last year I did the full 2 day 60 km journey. This year we did the 1 day 35km walk (because seriously my feet still have not healed from last year). Last year I blogged about the environmental impacts of the walk. I am happy to say that there were a few improvements this year! Continue reading Toronto 2011 Weekend to End Women’s Cancers
As a nation and a global community, Canada has a history of ignoring environmental crises until it’s all but too late. Many of us remember the 1990s, when tens of… Continue reading Woodland caribou are at a crossroads – Science Matters
Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet is as much a personal letter to humanity as a natural history of the planet. It asks, “Will ours be a Medean or Gaian future?”, referring to diverging hypotheses named for Greek goddesses, one destructive and the other life-giving. Tim Flannery – Australian scientist, Copenhagen Climate Council chairman and author of The Weather Makers, argues that rather than being a foregone conclusion, “what we believe…will determine our fate.” The time to decide what we believe, he says, is upon us. Click through for our full review… Continue reading Here on Earth
