That there would be negative comments is no surprise. We did write in to say we supported the idea, but people are generally more motivated to say why they are opposed to something than... Read More

Of course it’s not easy to agree on what really is green, but there is some guidance on what definitely isn’t. Last December, TerraChoice (the environmental marketing firm that runs the federal government’s Ecologo... Read More

We used to talk about climate change as a “slow motion catastrophe” because we thought its consequences were still far of in the future. But the blandly titled “Sea Ice Conditions: Multimedia Presentation” from... Read More

1. A clear indication of how the government will put a price on carbon. Making carbon pollution pay at least some of its costs right across the economy is an effective means of reducing... Read More

and are ready to take action to reduce our dangerous contribution to greenhouse gas pollution. But the reduced light pollution will also make the migration routes safer for birds trekking home over our urban... Read More

Nelly Furtado did a soundcheck earlier, to the delight of her screaming fans. “We love you!” a young person yelled. And through my thick winter hat, I’m pretty sure I heard Nelly say, “Thanks,... Read More

“Isabella Bay is a pristine late summer and fall feeding and resting stop-over for a large proportion of the threatened Davis Strait-Baffin Bay bowhead whale population,” said Mike Russill, CEO of WWF-Canada. “This is... Read More

“If you take reduced ice thickness into account, there is probably less ice overall in the Arctic this year than in any other year since monitoring began,” said Martin Sommerkorn, WWF International Arctic Programme’s... Read More

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Last year, NAFO took an important first step toward southern Grand Banks cod recovery by adopting a strategy that included an immediate bycatch reduction target of 40 per cent for 2008. Currently, NAFO fisheries... Read More

The average score among all oil sands projects surveyed was only 33 per cent, demonstrating substantial room for improvement across the sector. The leading operation in the survey was the Albian Sands Muskeg River... Read More