Environment

In cahoots

Aug 11, 2014

Catastrophic tailings spill at Mount Polley Mine

On August 5, approximately 10 billion litres of wastewater and 5 billion litres of solid tailings waste escaped the impoundment at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine in the interior of British Columbi

Blog

Aug 11, 2014

Elizabeth May: In September, march for climate sanity

Elizabeth May

Elizabeth May is a Canadian federal MP and the leader of her party. Why would a politician who already has a strong public march choose to march in a rally for climate justice?

News

Aug 11, 2014

Oil not welcome in the Tsleil-Waututh Nation's ancestral waters

Carissa Thorpe

The Salish Sea Summer Gathering brought together people in B.C. protesting Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline and the recent tailings pond breach at Mount Polley Mine.

Blog

Aug 11, 2014

Detroit mayor's water plan falls short of what is needed

Brent Patterson

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has announced a 10-point plan regarding the water shut-offs that have been happening in that city these past months, but his plan falls short.

Blog

Aug 11, 2014

A settler's experience at the Unist'ot'en camp

Brad Hornick

The Unist'ot'en camp in B.C. stands in the way of seven proposed pipelines -- bitument from tar sands, fracked gas from Peace River. This is the story of a "settler's" experience in the camp.

Podcast

Aug 10, 2014

Dam Line 9 blockaders served injunction

John Bonnar Audio Blog

After six days on site in Innerkip, Ontario, blockaders were served an injunction Sunday to leave immediately.

Blog

Aug 9, 2014

Grassy Narrows River Run flows through the streets of Toronto to highlight the importance of clean water

Krystalline Kraus

The members of Grassy Narrows First Nations -- to whom the River Run is a tribute -- have been struggling for decades to get government and industry to clean up the mercury in their river.

Blog

Aug 8, 2014

Three ways to tackle the great environmental debate

Sam Gindin

What is environmental catastrophism and does it really exist as an environmental threat? Sam Gindin responds to the critiques of his environmental theories and posits three ways to discuss the debate.

Podcast

Aug 8, 2014

Dam Line 9! Interview on the Enbridge worksite blockade

Aw@l

From the #DailyGRRR!, an interview with Lana, a blockader at the Dam Line 9 occupation in Innerkip. Lana talks about why blockaders are concerned about Line 9 as well as what is happening on site.

Event

Winnipeg mayoral debate on environmental issues

Sep 30, 2014 to Oct 1, 2014

First Unitarian-Universalist Church

603 Wellington Crescent

Winnipeg , MB

Canada

49° 52' 39.3672" N, 97° 9' 50.6628" W

See map: Google Maps

Manitoba CA

Winnipeg's all-candidates mayoral forum on the environment will give voters the opportunity to hear how candidates would address major environmental challenges facing Winnipeg.

Environment

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