Jul 23, 2014
Precedent-setting international Standard for Responsible Mining released
The proposed Standard for Responsible Mining is a set of principles to improve social and environmental performance.
Environment
Jul 22, 2014
Sierra Club learns of secret deal between Alberta government and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Redeye
Sierra Club Canada says it's been told of a secret deal to increase carbon tax in return for reduced clean-up requirements on tailings ponds.
Jul 22, 2014
Canada's cities lead on climate action
David Suzuki
Most greenhouse gas emissions come from cities, so it makes sense that cities are leading the way on climate action.
Jul 22, 2014
New legislation makes it easy for feds to ignore public and Aboriginal input on resource development
Ramsey Hart
Last week the Minister of the Environment, Leona Aglukkaq, bent to the desire of B.C. to go it alone on the environmental assessment of another major resource development project.
Jul 21, 2014
Ten ways Jim Prentice is nothing like Peter Lougheed
Susan Wright
Licia Corbella wrote in the Calgary Herald last week that Jim Prentice closely resembled popular former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Jul 21, 2014
High seas fishing is paralyzing ocean's natural carbon-removal system, says new study
Marine life in the high seas soak up twice as much CO2 from the atmosphere as Canada emits every year, a new study by the Global Ocean Commission revealed last month.
Jul 21, 2014
Bearing witness during the Tar Sands Healing Walk
Kelsey Mech
I've always known these projects are on the traditional territories of Indigenous communities, but there is something about actually witnessing the massive implications that makes it much more real.
Jul 21, 2014
Will carbon offsets be the 'indulgences' for our LNG sins?
Marc Lee
As we look down the road towards an LNG industry that threatens to completely blow B.C.'s GHG targets, be wary of claims that offsets will absolve our carbon sins.
Jul 20, 2014
Community-financed tar sands environmental pollution study released
Aw@l
#DailyGRRR! host Rachel Avery speaks with Stephane McLachlan, the lead researcher of a study released this week about the health and ecosystem impacts of the tar sands in Fort Chipewyan.
Jul 19, 2014
Photos: Live Green Toronto Festival
John Bonnar
On Saturday, Yonge Street was closed off to traffic between Gould and Queen Streets for the annual Live Green Toronto Festival.
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