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Greenpeace campaign against pipeline has wind in its sails

Feature story | May 29, 2012

Two Greenpeace activists rappelled off Vancouver's iconic Lions Gate Bridge with a 12 by 35 metre “save our coast, no tar sands pipelines” banner this morning, as Western premiers meet in Edmonton to discuss tar sands. The activists hang above Burrard Inlet....Read more >

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Democracy, Dutch disease, and the tar sands

Blog entry by Keith Stewart | June 1, 2012

Why is NDP leader Thomas Mulcair being denounced so vehemently for talking about Dutch disease? The term simply describes the effects of a resource boom. And there is no real debate as to whether or not the tar sands boom has driven... Read more >

Forgetting Walkerton: Gutting environmental laws isn't common sense

Blog entry by Keith Stewart | May 31, 2012

Federal cabinet ministers' talking points now describe their proposed changes to environmental laws as a “common sense” approach . I am gobsmacked. Not because I think that what they are doing is better described as “gutting... Read more >

The debate continues on Ontario’s budget bill

Blog entry by Corinna Thomassen-Darby | May 31, 2012

Public awareness continues to grow about the damage the Ontario’s government’s budget bill (Bill 55) will inflict on the environment. MPP Jonah Schein (NDP, Davenport) spoke out on the floor of the Ontario Legislature on Monday... Read more >

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