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Can Elizabeth May Unmuzzle Canada’s Scientists?

May’s new private member's bill would require the federal government to proactively publish federally funded science.
Evidence for Democracy: Science Pledge

Evidence for Democracy Launches the "Science Pledge" Campaign

Leading up to the federal election, the campaign is asking MPs, candidates, organizations and citizens to pledge their support for science and evidence-based government decision-making.
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Fight of the Humble Bee

Six tactics that are winning the war against pesticides in Ontario.
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Time to Share

An encounter with the Amazon’s un-contacted peoples and the harsh realities of neocolonial encroachment.
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Harpooned by Harper

The Government of Canada announced its proposal to declassify the humpback whale from 'threatened' to 'species of concern'

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MNRF water bomber on a sortie over northern Ontario. (Ryan McGilchrist) CC BY-SA
Forest fires rage southwest of Temagami
Jul 12 2018 | IN Parks | BY Andrew Reeves
Lightning strikes have caused dozens of forest fires across the province in recent weeks, tens of thousands of hectares in size.
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Riverfront Ave during Calgary flood. 2013 (Ryan L.C. Quan) CC BY-SA 3.0
Building Canada's capacity for climate change resiliency
Jun 29 2018 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY Andrew Reeves
Latest report on Canada's climate resiliency shows need to focus on protecting human health and learning from northern Indigenous methods of adaptation.
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Glacier Skywalk. (Jack Borno/Wikimedia) CC BY-SA
It's time to press the reset button on Canada's national parks
Jun 18 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Edward Struzik
Canadians love their national parks. But are we loving them to death?
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Stop the Kinder Morgan buyout day of action
Jun 04 2018 | IN Pipelines | BY Leah Gerber
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Asbestos use and Environmental Justice
May 16 2018 | IN Environmental Justice | BY Anna Suarez
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Ontario MPP Peter Tabuns (NDP) tables climate damages legislation
Dec 1969 | IN | BY Andrew Reeves
Fossil fuel producers must be held accountable to pay for the climate change-related damages suffered by communities in Ontario, says NDP MPP Peter Tabuns. And he has a bill to make it happen.
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The Greenbelt is Growing
Dec 1969 | IN | BY Leah Gerber
We all have something to celebrate!
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Bull Boreal Woodland Caribou by J.H. on Flickr
Why Canada is Failing to Protect Species At Risk
Mar 09 2015 | IN Environmental Law | BY Anne Bell, Rachel Plotkin
The driving principle behind species-at-risk management in Canada has shifted from protection to mitigation – and it shows.
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Stephen Harper on trial, in Alternatives Journal A\J. By Ted Heeley.
Crimes Against Ecology
Nov 2013 | IN Heroes 39.6 | BY Laura McDonald
Full article available online
Is the Harper government guilty? You be the judge.
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Web Exclusive: The Plunder of Brant County's Foodland
Mar 2013 | IN Greenbelts 39.2 | BY Ella Haley
Full article available online
Just outside of the Ontario Greenbelt, thousands of hectares of prime farmland have been bought up in land banking schemes.
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Why Environmentalists Should Promote a Guaranteed Basic Income
Dec 23 2014 | IN Mining | BY Cameron Roberts
A basic income would remove the tension between saving the planet and supporting the working classes.
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Crude oil pipeline
What's on the Environmental Agenda for 2015
Dec 31 2014 | IN Wildlife | BY Andrew Reeves
A look back at the major environmental challenges of 2014, from endangered species to pipelines and dying pollinators, and where we’re headed in the new year.
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Queen's Park, Ontario parliament building at night.
Where Do Ontario Political Parties Stand on Environmental Issues?
Jun 10 2014 | IN Politicians | BY Andrew Reeves
Environmental issues have been absent from the Ontario election, but someone's paying attention: here's a tally of the four main parties' support (or lack thereof) for environmental initiatives.
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Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Protest at Tufts University
Why Divestment Won't Succeed
Aug 21 2014 | IN Energy Policy | BY Stephen Bocking
Only engaging – not shaming – will cut us loose from carbon.
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