Chief Thomas says the Trans Mountain Proposal presents too great of a risk for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation to grant its consent.
Tag: Global Relations
Putting conservation on the menu at the Obama-Trudeau State Dinner
Conservation groups from both sides of the border urge Obama and Trudeau to protect the trans-border Flathead River Valley.
David Suzuki: IPCC report is clear and we must clean up our act
Will we take advantage of clean energy and conservation or remain stuck in the old way of just blindly burning our way through?
David Suzuki: The movement for environmental rights is building
More than half the world’s nations already recognize environmental rights. It’s time for Canada to live up to its values and join this growing global movement.
David Suzuki: Prescription for health is to fight global warming
If we want to protect our health, our children’s and grandchildren’s health, and the natural systems that keep us alive, we must act now.
Australia’s coal slump could be a cautionary tale for Canada
Canada and Australia stand together in an ever-dwindling club devoted to the carbon economy.
David Suzuki: Addressing global warming is an economic necessity
Pitting the natural environment against the human-invented economy and placing higher value on the latter is foolish.
Canadian academics call for oil sands moratorium
The recent article in the journal Nature urged a moratorium on new developments in Alberta’s oil sands.
David Suzuki: Here’s to a radical Canada Day!
What kind of Canada do you want?
Why are Obama and Harper so out of sync on carbon emissions?
Jeff Rubin compares two national energy policies going in different directions.
UN report on Canada’s treatment of First Nations has lessons for pipeline projects
Report from the UN’s special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples sheds a harsh light on Canada’s approach on natural resource developments.
At least we solved the ozone crisis … oh, wait
Scientists have identified four new man-made gases that may be depleting the ozone layer.
Obstacles to Climate Change Agreement in Copenhagen
Worldfocus interviews Kumi Naidoo on the current status of the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh and the run up to the UN Summit on climate change in Copenhagen. Naidoo is Chairman of TckTckTck and soon to be Executive Director of Greenpeace International. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said failure to reach broad agreement would be morally inexcusable. The…
Live Coverage: UN Climate Day and G20 Summit
Interviews with policy makers and key decision makers. Live coverage and exclusive videos by hundreds of bloggers covering UN Climate Day, G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Climate Week NYC, and more from September 19 to 25, 2009. Courtesy of the Voice Project. Click on the ‘Chat’ button to participate in the conversation: The Voice Project connects…
Let Obama Know, Canadians do NOT support Dirty Oil
From the Dogwood Initiative: Take action. Don’t let Stephen Harper trick President Obama into believing Canadians support dirty oil. During the Bush era many of my American friends were furious and embarrassed that their country was seen by the world as climate criminals – denying global warming, obstructing meaningful action and pushing for the exploitation…
50 Creative WWF Campaigns
…that Make You Think Twice. While DDB Brazil’s ‘Tsunami ad‘ is offensive, hopefully it does not distract people from what’s important. We are, more often than not, inundated with advertising. But, we do rely on ads to some degree — to be informed, shop and compare, gain perspective, be motivated to act. Sure there is…
WWF Condemns Offensive Ad
Tasteless… Appalling… Exploitive… Brutally Obtuse or Powerfully Clever? Dubbed ‘the Tsunami ad’, created by DDB Brazil, includes an image portraying a swarm of planes descending in attack upon the World Trade Center in New York City. The print ad wore the tagline, “the 2004 Tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11”, along with the…
Wild Salmon Stocks Collapse in B.C. …
… while Canadian Ministry Promotes “Sustainable” Aquaculture in Norway. Media Release by CSRWire.ca: Government officials promote “sustainable” aquaculture in Norway while wild salmon stocks crash at home. (August 17, 2009) Where is Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Gail Shea, at a time when one of Canada’s most important commercial runs of salmon is experiencing…
