In a special report released today, Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario, Gord Miller says unless Ontario and all other provinces take action, the international commitments made by the federal government will be meaningless. Continue reading Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario
THE WHALE tells the true story of a young, wild killer whale – an orca – nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and turned up alone in a narrow stretch of sea between mountains, a place called Nootka Sound. Continue reading Film: The Whale
The University of British Columbia has been named Canada’s first “Fair Trade Campus” – and will get its very own blend of ethically sourced coffee – as a result of its national leadership on Fair Trade purchasing. Continue reading UBC named Canada’s first Fair Trade Campus
The National Energy Board approved an increase in tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet by 25,000 barrels a day. Continue reading BC oil tanker traffic a ‘slap in the face’ to First Nations
The National Energy Board approved an increase in tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet by 25,000 barrels a day. Continue reading BC oil tanker traffic a ‘slap in the face’ to First Nations
If you build it, they will come. But if you build a green building—one that aims to be environmentally responsible and resource-efficient—but people aren’t comfortable living or working in it, you risk falling short of your green goals. Continue reading The human touch: UBC to study green building inhabitants
Representing Friends of the Earth before the Supreme Court of Canada, Ecojustice argued that insolvent corporations cannot shift the cost of cleaning up environmental contamination to the taxpayer. Continue reading Fighting for “polluter pays principle” at Supreme Court
Representing Friends of the Earth before the Supreme Court of Canada, Ecojustice argued that insolvent corporations cannot shift the cost of cleaning up environmental contamination to the taxpayer. Continue reading Fighting for “polluter pays principle” at Supreme Court
(Le texte français suit) Call for Papers: Beyond the Culture of Nature: Rethinking Canadian and Environmental Studies Location: The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus (http://www.canadianstudies.ubc.ca/) Date: 29-30 September, 2012 Canadian and Environmental Studies are two fields in transformation. Initiated in part as emancipatory projects in the 1970s, seeking to define subjects and articulate their […] Continue reading Beyond the Culture of Nature: Rethinking Canadian and Environmental Studies
After more than 12,000 people surrounded the White House to protest the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, activists on the other side of North America are making it known that tar sands pipelines will also meet fierce opposition here. Continue reading Tar Sands Pipelines Opposed from Washington to Pacific Coast
The Cégep de Saint-Félicien is proud to announce that it has become the first francophone educational institution in the country to receive national recognition from the Canadian Environmental Accreditation Commission (CEAC) of the Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada for its program inTechniques du milieu naturel (environmental and wildlife management). Continue reading Francophone institution gains recognition for its environmental & wildlife management program
David York’s acclaimed feature documentary explores one man’s controversial battle against gas development. Wieibo Ludwig is the prime suspect in a string of 2008 bombings. The bombings echo a campaign of sabotage he waged against the oil and gas industry in the 1990s. Continue reading Wiebo’s War: One man’s controversial battle against gas development
