August 21, 2014
Is our Canadian government justified in keeping certain policies under wraps? Sierra Club Canada Executive Director John Bennett claims it is not. "Governments feed us a lot of malarkey about why secrecy is essential, but 9 times out of 10, there’s no justifiable reason," says Bennett. Just last month, at an undisclosed location in Ottawa, 400 delegates from Pacific Rim countries
...August 21, 2014
Hey Mr. Green, An article I read recently claimed that wind farms increase ground warming and drying for miles around. Have you heard such claims before? Is there validated research confirming or denying them. And if the claims are accurate, then how does the impact compare with the impacts of burning coal and oil? —Glen, in Kokomo, Indiana Fox News online made such claims,
...August 20, 2014
The National Energy Board (NEB) is continuing its undemocratic approach to satisfying its most influential stakeholder: the oil industry. On July 11th, the NEB said it was going consider a request from Chevron and Imperial Oil to soften the rules for offshore drilling in the Arctic. Their decision might very well lead to an ecological disaster in the Canadian Arctic where Imperial Oil and Chevron want to
...August 15, 2014
Article By Laura Batcha, Executive Director and CEO of the Organic Trade Association (OTA) for the GreenMoney Journal. As more and more world attention focuses on threats from global warming and its impact on agriculture, organic production practices and principles are providing hope to an environmentally challenged planet. Studies continue to mount showing that organic farms are able to support
...August 12, 2014
On June 17, 2014, the federal cabinet approved the Northern Gateway Tar Sands pipeline. Sierra Club Canada Executive Director John Bennett says that the Northern Gateway Tar Sands pipeline "could be a turning point because of the huge opposition in British Columbia —unparalleled in Canadian history". Namely: 130 First Nations and over 10,000 residents have said no to the project and told the
...August 11, 2014
As one of only two environmental coalitions present during the hearings on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project, media took a strong interest in Nature Canada's position on the federal government's disappointing decision to give the Northern Gateway the greenlight on June 17, 2014. Speaking on the risks of the Northern Gateway project in an interview with media after the federal
...August 8, 2014
by John Roulac, founder of Nutiva The issue of how we grow and process our food, while it’s always been important, is now a hot topic both at the kitchen table and on Wall Street. From the recent scandal about a chemical used in yoga mats being found in Subway bread to the rising awareness of GMOs and demands to label their presence in foods, the public is fast awakening to the need for safe, whole, natural
...August 5, 2014
Why Impact Investors Must Come To Terms With the Biological Bottom Line By Paul R. Ehrlich and M. C. Tobias, co-authors of "Hope on Earth" When Nicholas Stern released the 'Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change' (October 30, 2006) for the British government, it was already clear that global warming, weather anomalies and the consequences of unheeded business-as-usual greenhouse gas emission
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