Archive for category Environmental Stewardship

Former Toronto mayors Miller and Crombie oppose airport expansion

Posted by on Tuesday, 10 December, 2013

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/12/09/two_former_toronto_mayors_warn_against_island_airport_expansion.html


Despite progress, UN fears growth of slums

Posted by on Tuesday, 10 December, 2013

http://www.thestate.com/2013/12/09/3150074/un-predicts-near-doubling-of-city.html


Ontario to close coal-fired power plants; debate on alternatives persists

Posted by on Tuesday, 3 December, 2013

http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/province-ontario-bans-coal-power-plants-al-gore-cheers.html


UN shares plan for global agreement on environment by 2015

Posted by on Monday, 18 November, 2013

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-18/un-sets-out-roadmap-to-2015-climate-agreement-in-draft-document


Greenhouse gasses higher than ever, and growing fast

Posted by on Thursday, 7 November, 2013

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/un-carbon-dioxide-pollution-levels-at-record-high-chief-gas-warming-earth-s-atmosphere-1.686330


Ontario resource harvesting offends First Nations

Posted by on Tuesday, 5 November, 2013

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/11/03/logging_plan_would_deepen_the_tragedy_at_grassy_narrows.html


Progress, but Canadian emissions continue to exceed targets

Posted by on Friday, 25 October, 2013

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/environment/Canada+drifting+away+from+Prime+Minister/9079366/story.html


UN Envoy describes “crisis” in Canada-First Nations relations

Posted by on Tuesday, 22 October, 2013

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/10/21/3288465/un-canada-faces-crisis-over-indigenous.html


CA Prime Minister Harper appoints First Nations woman as environment minister

Posted by on Monday, 22 July, 2013

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/will-leona-aglukkaq-help-or-hinder-the-environment-portfolio-1.1376717


UN reports accleration of climactic disasters

Posted by on Monday, 8 July, 2013

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45330