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Environment Ministers take steps to improve air quality in Canada 15 Oct 2012 | 12:27 am
Lake Louise – October 11, 2012– Federal, provincial and territorial Environment Ministers are taking further action to protect the health of Canadians and the environment with measures to improve air ...
Green light for the Northwest Transmission Line 8 May 2011 | 04:16 am
VICTORIA May 6, 2011– The federal government has given environmental approval for the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL), setting the stage for construction to begin this spring. According to a 2008 re...
Workers exposed to silent killer at toxic teardowns 23 Apr 2011 | 05:07 pm
By Jeff Nagel – Surrey North Delta Leader April 21, 2011 - Arthur Moore sent teenagers as young as 14 to demolish houses without any protection against the asbestos that lurked inside. The Surrey-bas...
Natural gas from shale contributes to global warming 18 Apr 2011 | 05:23 pm
New study demonstrates that shale gas is not the planet-friendly gas it is thought to be New York / Heidelberg, 12 April 2011 – Natural gas extracted from shale formations has a greater greenhouse ...
A Green Economy for Canada: Consulting with Canadians 18 Apr 2011 | 04:51 pm
OTTAWA, April 13, 2011 - The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) has issued a new report outlining perspectives of thought leaders across Canada on what a Green Economy could ...
Canada’s Long-Term Quality of Life at Risk 10 Apr 2011 | 10:40 pm
WATERLOO, ON, April 7, 2011 - Soaring greenhouse gasses, increasing waste generation and energy use, declining stocks of large fish species, and shrinking water supplies in parts of the country – are ...
