Ecology/Environment

10/10/20
Author: 
Adam Riggio
Photo Credit: (Toronto Star / Google Images)

Oct. 9, 2020

If you want to help activists at 1492 Landback Lane pay for bail and defend themselves from police oppression, you can contribute to the legal aid fund for the Haudenosaunee land defenders.

10/10/20
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We, the Secwepemc: Virtual Unity Camp to stop Transmountain Pipeline
We, the Secwepemc: Virtual Unity Camp to stop Transmountain Pipeline - POSTING NOTICE
PRESS RELEASE AND COMMUNITY ALERT: CEASE AND DESIST ORDER ISSUED TO TMX PIPELINE
09/10/20
Author: 
Maude Barlow
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature reports that “at least eight million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year," negatively affecting all marine species. A huge culprit is the bottled water industry. Photo by Shutterstock

October 9th 2020

On Wednesday, the Canadian government announced the list of single-use plastic products it plans to ban. Shockingly, the list does not include plastic water bottles. This is a serious oversight that must be remedied.

09/10/20
Author: 
Primary author Mitchell Beer
oil refinery - skeeze / Pixabay

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A top communications and government relations firm led by long-time Conservative Party strategist Jaime Watt developed a confidential plan to undercut support for the federal Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) by convincing Canadians that “fighting climate change is a losing battle,” according to leaked documents released this week by Greenpeace Canada.

09/10/20
Author: 
First Nations Leaders
Please watch and share this important message from Sleydo (Molly Wickam) on the current state of the struggle. 

Callout for long term supporters on the ground.
08/10/20
Author: 
CBC the Current
Landfill workers bury all plastic except soda bottles and milk jugs at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon. Laura Sullivan/NPR

Oct. 9, 2020

[Editor: This is really a must listen to!]

The federal government announced plans Wednesday to ban six kinds of single-use plastics by the end of next year. Laura Sullivan, investigative correspondent for NPR, discusses why — despite the hype — recycling isn't keeping that plastic out of landfills.

07/10/20
Author: 
Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press

March 12, 2020

 

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