(BEAVER MINES, AB) - A rotating picket-line maintained by outdoor enthusiasts and near-by residents, and an outfitting camp set up by a second generation outfitter are making history in Alberta as for the 14th day now, they continue to hold back Alberta’s Sustainable Resource Development Department (SRD) and a sawmill located outside the region from starting clear-cuting [...]
(BEAVER MINES, AB) - Yesterday afternoon, the Alberta Government’s Sustainable Resource Development Department (SRD) issued a notice closing part of the popular, year-round recreation core of the Castle Special Management Area to public use. That includes closing it to a legal camp of a second-generation outfitter and a picket-line by local residents – the presence of which was [...]
(TORONTO, ON) – Ontario is helping Pond Biofuels build cutting-edge technology that will help clean the air we breathe while creating 10 new full-time and part-time jobs. With the province’s support, Pond Biofuels is piloting a new, high-tech CO2 absorption system at St. Marys Cement. The new system will reduce greenhouse gases by absorbing dirty [...]
(TECUMSEH, ON) – The Council of Canadians will be hosting an Alternative Energy Teach In this Saturday, Jan. 7th from 1 – 5 pm at the Caboto Club 2175 Parent Ave. in Windsor. The event is open to the public and anyone who is interested in ‘Green energy and conservation strategies for the home and community’ is [...]
(TORONTO, ON) – Ontario is supporting property owners who install renewable energy technologies by improving property tax assessment policies for them. The changes will provide greater clarity by creating additional categories for property tax assessment based on the size and location of energy generation. The move will encourage property owners to continue to install and [...]
(CALGARY & LIVINGSTONE, AB) – While most were making merry during the holidays, the Grinch positioned himself in southwest Alberta’s Castle Special Management Area, located 12 miles north of Glacier National Park; ready to clear-cut log critical habitat for grizzly bears, including those with dual USA and Canadian citizenship. Despite having designated this Rocky Mountain wildland [...]
(TORONTO, ON) – An expert report has concluded there is no direct health risk from wind turbine sound at Ontario’s regulated setback distance. The study analyzed the latest findings on low frequency noise and infrasound from wind turbines. In addition, three experts in the field of noise, vibration and acoustics reviewed and validated the report. [...]
(OTTAWA, ON) – “The Canadian Government’s decision to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol is an important victory for common sense and one we hope all Canadians will applaud,” said Tom Harris, executive director of ICSC which is headquartered in Ottawa. “The Protocol is based on an incorrect interpretation of the science of climate change [...]
By Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario (TORONTO, ON) – Yesterday, the world took an important step forward, together at the Durban Climate Change Conference, agreeing to negotiate a new climate agreement including all countries by 2015. This is good news not only for our global environment, but for Ontario’s economy as well. In the last [...]
(OTTAWA, ON) – “Developed nations are not guilty of causing the climate change that developing and other nations claim they are suffering,” said Tom Harris, executive director of ICSC which is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. “Climate changes all the time—both warming and cooling—due to natural causes, and there is nothing that we can do to [...]
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