Environmental Commissioner Sees Ministry Progress on EBR Performance, But Improvements Still Needed
Press Release June 21, 2016 Part of the job of the Environmental Commissioner is to monitor and report on how well the Ontario government respects Ontarians’ environmental rights. This year,…
Fishing Group Denounces Nova Scotia Government Decision to Green Light Installation of Tidal Turbines in the Bay of Fundy
Press Release CORNWALLIS PARK, NS, June 21, 2016 – A group calling for a halt to the installation of tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy pending further environmental assessments…
Environmental groups launch court challenge of Trans Mountain recommendation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 19, 2016 18:43 By Gemma Karstens-Smith THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ A pair of environmental groups are asking the courts to quash a recommendation that the federal government…
Strong interest for new IPCC Special Report
Press Release GENEVA, June 17 – Governments and the scientific community have shown strong interest in the next report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which will look…
Tsleil-Waututh Chief Carries Message of Opposition to Kinder Morgan Expansion From Ottawa to New York City
Press Release In Parliament Last Week and Before Kinder Morgan Investors and Credit Ratings Agencies This Week, Chief Thomas Says the Trans Mountain Proposal Presents Too Great of a Risk…
First Nations of Quebec officially oppose Energy East pipeline
Press Release WENDAKE, QC, June 15, 2016 – The First Nation Chiefs of Quebec–Labrador today passed a resolution at a meeting of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) officially…
Canada, U.S. and Mexico can cut oil and gas methane pollution more than 40%
Press Release New North American summary analysis finds many cost-effective opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as countries prepare for June 29 Leaders’ Summit June 14, 2016 National actions to…
AER issues Environmental Protection Order to ConocoPhillips
Press Release Calgary, Alberta (Jun 14, 2016)… The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has issued an environmental protection order to ConocoPhillips Canada Ltd. in response to a pipeline failure that resulted…
New Cariboo Water Tool added to B.C.’s hydrology toolbox
Press Release June 14, 2016 First Nations, industry and members of the public can now access science-based information on water supply in the central portion of the Fraser River watershed…
FCPP: The Positive Impact of Human CO₂ Emissions on the Survival of Life on Earth
Press Release This study looks at the positive environmental effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a topic which has been well established in the scientific literature but which is far…
