From GreenpeaceCanada – Shot primarily from a helicopter, filmmaker Peter Mettler‘s “Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands” offers … Continue reading Video: Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
The End of the Line is a powerful film about one of the world’s most disturbing problems – over-fishing. Continue reading Video: End of the Line
Fort McMurray – Suncor Energy Inc. pleaded guilty to two violations of section 36(3) of the Fisheries Act for the deposit of a deleterious substance into waters frequented by fish and was fined $200,000. Continue reading Suncor fined $200,000 for violating the Fisheries Act
Edmonton – Growing criticism of the Stelmach government’s and the oil industry’s air quality monitoring in communities near tar-sands operations has spurred residents from the Peace and Athabasca regions to take matters into their own hands, attending independent training workshops to arm themselves with answers to the ongoing health issues plaguing their communities. Continue reading Northern Alberta residents learn to sample air quality near tar sands
The federal government announced today its decision to reject Prosperity Mine, a controversial open pit gold-copper mine proposed for central British Columbia, stating that the project “cannot be granted federal authorizations to proceed due to concerns about the significant adverse environmental effects…” Continue reading Ecojustice Applauds Decision to Reject Prosperity Mine
Calgary – The Oil Sands Environmental Coalition — composed of the Pembina Institute, the Toxics Watch Society of Alberta and the Fort McMurray Environmental Association, and represented by Ecojustice — recently filed a submission calling on the Joint Review Panel to reject Total E&P Canada’s Joslyn North Mine Project application due to significant environmental impacts, a deficient environmental assessment and insufficient progress on government regulations to address oil sands environmental impacts. Continue reading Coalition calls on panel to reject oil sands mine application
Discover and celebrate wild BC seafood! Salmon, sardines, and sablefish. Fun for the whole family. Cooking demos with BC’s top … Continue reading Wild BC Seafood Fest – August 28th, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Strathroy, Ontario – TD Bank Financial Group (TD), in partnership with Tree Canada and the Munsee-Delaware Nation, … Continue reading New carbon forest takes root in Ontario
Image by eskimo_jo via Flickr Toronto – On the second anniversary of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s historic Far North planning and … Continue reading Ecosystems at risk in Far North
Edmonton – Environmental groups and landowners have joined forces to block Capital Power’s bid to remove a legal requirement that it offset 50 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions that are released from the Genesee 3 coal power plant. Continue reading Capital Power breaks a key promise to Albertans
Image via Wikipedia Ottawa – It is time for Canada to take a long, hard look at its offshore oil … Continue reading Who would pay to clean oil spills off Canada’s coasts?
Halifax – Northern Pulp Nova Scotia is creating a new Forest Research Program in the province. Northern Pulp’s initiative and $1 million investment over five years will drive research to study the impacts of current forest management practices and help shape and improve forest management strategies in the future. Continue reading New Forest Research Program in Nova Scotia
