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Gas flaring in northeast BC (Alex Hsuan Tsui, Wilderness Committee)

Gas flaring in northeast BC (Alex Hsuan Tsui, Wilderness Committee)

Canada must follow COP28 language to transition away from fossil fuels

Dec 13, 2023

gas plant with text: stop ford's gas plant plans!

Ontario Climate Action

Can Ontario keep up with Canada's clean energy targets?

Nov 09, 2023

Torrance Coste in front of a clearcut

Alex Hsuan Tsui

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Nov 01, 2023

Research report cover

Ontario Conservation Vision

Expert report says Ontario needs a strategic approach to expanding protected places

Oct 24, 2023

A photo of Doug Ford placed on top of signs that say "Keep your hands off the Greenbelt." End of image description.

Ontario Environmental Protections

The Greenbelt and Beyond: Lessons from a win

Oct 04, 2023

Graphic of a rally with pollution behind it

Climate Solutions

From Vancouver to Toronto, Canada unites to keep people safe from climate disasters

Sep 05, 2023

A helicopter spraying herbicide over a field. End of image description.

Federal Species at Risk Act

Bees and Pollinators

Federal Government Signals Its Willingness to Get Serious on Pesticides

Jun 21, 2023

Algonquin Provincial Park

Let's give Algonquin Park the gift of protection

May 27, 2023

Bees and Pollinators

Glyphosate: Controversial logging weapon killing forests and wildlife

Mar 30, 2023

Climate Solutions

Canada’s budget mixes clean tech incentives with fossil fuel subsidies

Mar 28, 2023

A spotted owl stares at the camera. End of image description.

Photo credit: Jared Hobbs

Federal Species at Risk Act

Minister Guilbeault recommends emergency order to protect the critically at-risk spotted owl

Feb 23, 2023

A group of people sitting at a panel in front of a large COP15 sign. There are several TV screens and lighting around them. End of image description.

Nations preparing to vote on Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Photo credit: Charlotte Dawe, Wilderness Committee

Federal Species at Risk Act

Global Biodiversity Framework commits to halt extinction and recover species, lacks concrete targets for reform

Dec 19, 2022