Erosion threatens PEI’s coastlines
Prince Edward Island’s West Point Lighthouse is an icon. But now that icon is in danger of being claimed by the very element it guards against. Continue reading Erosion threatens PEI’s coastlines
Category: Air and Climate
Newswire: Baird congratulates Quebec on emissions initiative – a day late
One day after refusing to publicly congratulate the Quebec government for introducing tougher auto emissions standards, Federal Environment Minister John … Continue reading Newswire: Baird congratulates Quebec on emissions initiative – a day late
The year that was warm for Earth
The average global land surface temperature for 2007 will be the highest since records began in 1880, partly due to … Continue reading The year that was warm for Earth
It’s Time for Rhetoric to Give Way to Ambition, Action
The UN climate conference scheduled to end on Friday in Bali is a critical moment for the world’s governments to … Continue reading It’s Time for Rhetoric to Give Way to Ambition, Action
How technology can help fight climate change
by MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT ENVIRONMENT REPORTER December 12, 2007 at 8:46 AM EST Dealing with climate change often seems like an … Continue reading How technology can help fight climate change
Ottawa gains key allies to ‘move beyond Kyoto’
They are fast gaining an image as the black-hatted villains of the Bali conference. Three countries – Canada, Japan and … Continue reading Ottawa gains key allies to ‘move beyond Kyoto’
International Development and Environment Organizations Call on Canada to Show Leadership for the World’s Poorest at UN Climate Conference
In an open letter to Environment Minister John Baird released today, leading humanitarian, development and environmental organizations called on Canada’s … Continue reading International Development and Environment Organizations Call on Canada to Show Leadership for the World’s Poorest at UN Climate Conference
Canada says that 2 degrees of global warming is “unacceptable”
Leading Canadian environmentalists attending UN climate talks in Bali cautiously welcomed the government’s new acceptance of the overwhelming scientific evidence … Continue reading Canada says that 2 degrees of global warming is “unacceptable”
Politics aside, Bali is about harmful gas molecules and those who emit them
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT ENVIRONMENT REPORTERDecember 3, 2007 Stripping away the drama of the politics, the Bali talks are essentially about two … Continue reading Politics aside, Bali is about harmful gas molecules and those who emit them
David Suzuki Foundation sending three observers to UN climate summit
The David Suzuki Foundation is sending three official observers to the United Nations’ climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia. The two-week … Continue reading David Suzuki Foundation sending three observers to UN climate summit
Canada gets its way on climate change
Commonwealth leaders agreed to a much watered-down agreement on climate change after Prime Minister Stephen Harper resisted any reference to … Continue reading Canada gets its way on climate change
B.C. first province to legislate gas reduction targets
Jeff Rud , CanWest News Service; Victoria Times Colonist Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 VICTORIA – B.C. became the first Canadian province … Continue reading B.C. first province to legislate gas reduction targets