The National Energy Board cannot be allowed to review any projects until it’s completely reformed, pleaded 50 organizations in a letter sent to the Prime […]
Tag: Environmental Issues
Dakota Acess Pipeline Company Attacks Indigenous Protesters, Desecrates Burial Ground
As the Sioux of Standing Rock persevere in their legal battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, the promoters are resorting to violence to disperse peaceful […]
Energy East Consultations Shut Down by Protests and Suspended Until Further Notice
On Tuesday, the National Energy Board (NEB) announced the suspension of all their consultations on the Energy East Pipeline after opposition to both the pipeline […]
A Committee Will Revisit Canada’s Environmental Assessment Process
A panel of experts has been mandated to review Canada’s environmental assessment process. On Monday, Minister of the Environment Catherine McKenna presented the four members […]
When Your Soapbox is Burning, Stop Preaching: Wildfires are a Disaster. Period.
Fort MacMurray and large swaths of Northern Alberta have been burning for a few days. Homes and communities have been destroyed and people have died, […]
Berta Cáceres’ Blood Stains Canada’s Corporate Approach to Climate Change
This week will go down in history as the week in which our Canadian government discovered the solution to climate change: an increase in CO2 […]
Three Food System Stories that Will be Huge in Years to Come
We tend not to see food security in the headlines. Yet sustainable food systems underlie nearly every hot issue—from economy to foreign policy to health. Save for passing […]
One Week of Sustainable Life
Now that world leaders and their negotiators have left Paris following the climate change pow-wow, the focus now shifts to the work needed to make […]
Montreal Climate Change March (PHOTOS)
Thousands of Montrealers braved the rains yesterday to speak up about climate change. This was one of many demonstrations held around the world leading up […]
Profit over people: Federal government approves pipeline
On June 17, after years of resistance from environmental groups, citizens, and opposition parties, the Conservative government signed and approved the Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. […]