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“It Cannot Happen Here”? A closer look at the Exxon Valdez spill

Recall that another politician-on-a-mission, the late Senator Ted Stevens, famously promised fishermen in Cordova, Alaska that “not one drop” of oil would be spilled in Prince William Sound. That was before the name of... Read More
Recall that another politician-on-a-mission, the late Senator Ted Stevens, famously promised fishermen in Cordova, Alaska that “not one drop”...
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Revised palm oil standards a positive step forward

WWF has welcomed revised standards for sustainable palm oil that were endorsed by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) at its extra-ordinary General Assembly last week in Kuala Lumpur. Read More
WWF has welcomed revised standards for sustainable palm oil that were endorsed by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil...
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Green Energy in Ontario: Why we can’t afford to slip backwards

Unfortunately, the energy discussion in Ontario (as it is in Canada and the world at large) is highly polarized. As a result, facts get skewed and everyday people are left wondering—what’s the real... Read More
Unfortunately, the energy discussion in Ontario (as it is in Canada and the world at large) is highly polarized....
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Sinking the myth – The science of bitumen in seawater

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, spilling almost 5-million barrels of oil into the ocean. In spite of a massive cleanup effort, oil... Read More
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, spilling almost 5-million...
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20/20 on 40/40 by 2020

Alberta’s Environment Minister Diana McQueen stunned federal Environment Minister Peter Kent and petroleum industry senior executives at a meeting in Calgary when she floated a proposal that would require greater GHG emission reductions per... Read More
Alberta’s Environment Minister Diana McQueen stunned federal Environment Minister Peter Kent and petroleum industry senior executives at a meeting...
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Climate Change: Five reasons for hope

Director of WWF-Canada’s Climate and Energy Program, Josh Laughren, gives Canadians five reasons to be hopeful in our unwavering fight against climate change Read More
Director of WWF-Canada’s Climate and Energy Program, Josh Laughren, gives Canadians five reasons to be hopeful in our unwavering...
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