Ozone monitoring cuts backlash
Let's check in on how it's going since government cuts to Canada's long time ozone monitoring program made news and the international scientific community took note. Karen Dodds, the assistant…
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Horwath downplays coalition talk; asks Toronto Council to halt TTC cuts
Anyone hoping that a recent plea from provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath to Toronto City Council to hold off on transit cuts will make a difference is kidding themselves. Or…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Munir Sheikh writes (PDF) about good data and intelligent government. I'll add the subtitle, "and other perceived threats to the Harper Conservatives".- Aside from…
Unfunded mandate galore, courtesy the Fed Cons
No surprise that the Cons reintroduced, yet again, their "omnibus" crime bill. And no surprise, again, that the Cons refused to say how much it will cost to implement --…
The Ontario NDP Platform
Pollsters tell us that Ontario’s New Democrats may double their seat total in next month’s provincial election. It’s also entirely conceivable that they could be part of a coalition government…
Letter to Councilor Regarding Regina Recycling
Regina has no curb-side recycling program in place. Residents can pay $93/yr for a private recycler to pick up by-weekly. Hi Louis , I hope you had a good Summer.…
Ontario Green vote projected to drop – but it doesn’t have to
Just about the only thing that all parties and observers can agree upon about the upcoming Ontario election is that the high vote percentage gained by the Green Party of…
Next year country, Year 5
Yes, we should be due for the Cons' annual declaration that they'll get around to regulating greenhouse gas emissions from the tar sands, just not this year....right about now.
Conservation must be our central order of business
Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day. (Gifford Pinchot,…
Guest Post re Enbridge Northern Gateway
Hi Friends, I just registered to make an oral submission to the National Energy Board panel reviewing the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. I encourage you to do the same. Enbridge…
As The World Warms, Environmental Protections Put On The Back Burner
global-warming1.jpg After a year that has so far produced record-breaking snowstorms, droughts, floods, and violent hurricanes and tornadoes, environmental protections are once again being scaled...
Sunday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading.- Janet Bagnall discusses Canada's steadily-growing income inequality:In the last 20 years, the income of 80 per cent of Americans has stagnated while that of…
Ontario Liberals protecting the environment and moving Ontario forward
Ontario Liberals are taking the next steps to safeguard our environment for Ontario families. Liberals are protecting precious water resources for future generations with a Great Lakes Protection Act that…
Manitoba Election: Tory drops the nuclear ball; Green kicks it out of the province
When asked if her party would support a moratorium on transporting radioactive nuclear fuel waste through Manitoba, Progressive Conservative candidate Heather Stephanson equivocated, saying she would not answer a “hypothetical…
AMO hopes to move waste discussion beyond eco fees
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has released a special insert into newspapers across Ontario that stresses the importance of having a proper debate and discussion on the future…
Video: 2011 Manitoba Election Environment Forum
Manitoba citizens will elect a new provincial government Oct. 4, 2011 and environmental issues will play an important role in determining which political party forms that government. Where should Manitoba…
Molson Canadian turns from trees to trash
Fresh off the success of their summer spent tree-planting across Canada, Molson Canadian is turning their environmental sights to the upcoming Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The brand manager of Molson…
Greenpeace at 40
I’ll come out and say that I”m a keen supporter of Greenpeace so I’m happy to point out all the good work they’ve done over the past 40 years that…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Dan Gardner makes the case (with which I wholeheartedly agree) as to the importance of making thoughtful decisions at the best of times:If…
The anti-science government at work
Great post on the Harper government's latest anti-science move: "What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us." They're axing an ozone monitoring project in the Arctic that has been in place…