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Environmentalists want UVic pension fund to cut ties with Enbridge
Environmentalists are calling on faculty and other professional staff at the University of Victoria to divest their...
Critics slam University of Victoria for investing pension plan in Enbridge
Environmental activists are urging the University of Victoria to stop investing in what they’re calling “the dirtiest...
University of Victoria Invested in Enbridge
Media Release - January 10, 2013 Wilderness Committee urges “green” university to divest tens of millions of dollars...
Wilderness Committee seeks peat mining ban
A local environmental group is seeking a ban on peat mining in Manitoba. This morning, the Wilderness Committee will...
Hundreds of letters call on Manitoba government to ban peat mining
Media Release - January 9, 2013 Minister Mackintosh’s office to receive letters at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday WINNIPEG -...
Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Forest Conservation
This Friday, join me for a screening of Richard Boyce’s Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour. This award-winning film...
Manitoba Environmental Licencing is Broken
Average Manitoban Not Served by Secrecy and Lack of Information For most Manitobans, the Environmental Licencing...
Looking Ahead: Climate Action in 2013
January 4, 2013 Happy New Year to all of you! 2013 will be full of climate wins – I can feel it! This month the...
Wildlife advocates say more should have been done to protect owls
Photo: Spotted owl habitat logged in 2007 at S & M Creek, located near Pemberton BC The province has undertaken a cull...
Whale Shark Eco‑Tourism
Public shut out of Northern Gateway review panel’s oral presentations
A federal panel reviewing the Enbridge Northern Gateway project will not allow the general public to sit in on oral...
TV News Story ‑ Arctic Oil Rig Incident
This is a TV news story about the oil rig in Alaska that ran aground, raising serious concerns about the industry's...
US Border Rally
Peat mining issue remains contentious; months yet until announcement is made
Some expected that Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh would be announcing the...
Coal export plans crticized by health groups
A campaign to block a proposed increase in coal exports through Metro Vancouver has gained the backing of public...
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