Environment

Yesterday afternoon National Chairperson Maude Barlow, Regional Organizer Mark Calzavara, London Chapter activists Gary Brown and Don McLeod and I visited Sarnia for our fifth stop of the Great Lakes.

Public hearings in London, Ontario for Enbridge's proposed reversal of the Line 9 pipeline had barely begun when a demonstration shut down the proceedings.

Join the 30x30 Challenge beginning June 1 and incorporate small natural diversions into your daily routine for a month.

"Environmentalism has failed" is a statement that deserves attention. It comes from famed environmentalist David Suzuki marking 50 years since Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring.

The contrast between how responsible, well-governed countries have managed the fiscal consequences of resource development, and how we have managed this in Canada, does our country little credit.

Last night, the Council of Canadians kicked off the second week of its 8-city tour.

I gave a workshop on the threat fracking posed to our water sources, the lack of compulsory disclosure on the chemicals used, and the links between earthquakes and fracking.

The Harper government appears intent on systematically dismantling the few protections that have been put in place at the federal level to protect our freshwater heritage.

How the Harper government's changes to the Fisheries Act will harm water quality and ecosystems in Canada and the Yukon.

There has recently been a renewed interest in the question of whether the ecological crisis means we need to see a decline in economic growth. But my view is that this debate is largely distracting.

Are dire warnings of climate change warranted? Declining arctic sea ice and increasing methane emissions indicate they are. While civilization nears a precipice, political leaders speed the pace.

The government is silencing an advisory body created by Conservatives and headed by a respected Conservative who once worked for Flaherty - a clear message to anyone who gets out of line.

The Yinka Dene Alliance and their supporters rallied at Enbridge's annual shareholders meeting, on Wednesday, May 9 in downtown Toronto.

Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow will begin an eight-city tour in defence of the Great Lakes this Tuesday in Toronto.