As many as 12,000 Canadian high school students and their teachers will have real-time access to renowned scientist Dr. David Suzuki on November 1 and 2 through a new virtual classroom experience. Continue reading NFB and David Suzuki connect “virtually” with thousands of students
Can a fossil fuel help us avoid the harmful effects of other fossil fuels? It’s a question that’s come up lately as natural gas is eyed as a cleaner alternative to oil and coal. Continue reading Natural gas is not a solution for climate change – Science Matters
Can a fossil fuel help us avoid the harmful effects of other fossil fuels? It’s a question that’s come up lately as natural gas is eyed as a cleaner alternative… Continue reading Natural gas is not a solution for climate change – Science Matters
The bluefin tuna is large, fast, tasty, and rare. For those reasons, it’s highly prized by both commercial and sports fishers. The Atlantic bluefin often sells for more than $1,000 a kilogram. That’s pushed the fish even closer to the brink of extinction. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada recently recommended that the western Atlantic population of bluefin tuna be listed as endangered. The bluefin joins salmon, rockfish, sharks, loggerhead sea turtles, Atlantic cod, and many others on the list of at-risk marine species in Canada. Fishing was identified as a key factor in the decline of all these species. Continue reading It’s time to stop eating endangered animals like the bluefin tuna – Science Matters
Toronto – Leading conservation organizations are concerned that the McGuinty government has placed woodland caribou and its own North American-leading species legislation at risk by exempting a swath of industries from accountability under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA). Continue reading Ontario fails to protect threatened caribou
We saw what happened when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico for three months. Imagine a similar incident in an inland sea one-sixth the size of the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading Drilling in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is not worth the risk – Science Matters
Image via Wikipedia By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola. Canada’s towns and cities are at a crossroads. Down one path … Continue reading Canada’s cities at a crossroads: To sprawl or protect? – Science Matters
Ottawa – A network of leading non-governmental organizations has made a people’s submission to the United Nations on behalf of over 150,000 Canadians who have signed the KyotoPlus petition on Canada’s climate change commitments. The submission was made in light of the January 31st deadline for countries to indicate what they will be pledging to do under the Copenhagen Accord. Continue reading A People’s Submission on Climate Change
Vancouver, BC – Eco-certification for British Columbia’s halibut fishery is an important step in moving the fishery from one with … Continue reading Green group applauds first eco-certification for B.C. fishery
Image by thegreenpages via Flickr Does your garden have what it takes to be crowned Canada’s top pesticide-free garden? One … Continue reading David Suzuki Digs My Garden
Opinion article from Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation May 6, 2009 – B.C voters can take heart … Continue reading Moving beyond the carbon tax in B.C.’s election
Environmental groups, unions, farmers and industry associations applauded the Town of Essex today for rejecting a moratorium on green energy development. Continue reading Town of Essex Rejects Anti-Wind Moratorium
