By JOHN ALLEMANG Globe and Mail February 10 2012 Here he comes, the embodiment of Joe Oliver’s worst nightmares. Bobby Kennedy is running late, a morning-after effect the environmental movement has learned to expect from a celebrity speaker who draws big crowds and big money to galas that keep ...

We all benefit from cleaning functions of community trees By Mark Cullen Toronto Star February 10 2012 Trees are the lungs of the earth — inhaling carbon dioxide and exhaling oxygen. The health of our own lungs may in fact be more interconnected with surrounding trees than we may think, according to ...

Mining Watch Action Alert January 25 2012 The Harper Government wants to gut the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Read more ...

By Associated Press January 25, 2012 AWARE Simcoe note: contrary to the tone of this report, this is not good news WASHINGTON — The government’s colorful map of planting zones is being updated for a warmer 21st century. Read more ...

Innisfil woman fighting to stop recreational hunting of endangered snapping turtles UPDATE: 11,000 people have now signed the petition  By IAN MCINROY – Barrie Examiner January 19 2012 INNISFIL — How a creature like the snapping turtle can be listed as a ‘special concern’ under the ...

By Brent Patterson Council of Canadians – January 19 2012 Tages-Anzeiger is a German-language Swiss national daily newspaper with a circulation of 550,000 readers. The newspaper reports, “In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sicken...

By ROBERTA BELL, The Packet & Times January 19 2012 The Simcoe County District School Board is looking to phase out bottled water in its facilities. Read more ...

MPP charges provincial government isn’t doing enough to protect biodiversityTravis Mealing Midland mirror Jan 17, 2012 MIDLAND – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop says it is imperative for Simcoe County and the entire province that the Ontario government takes a leadership role in protecting biodivers...

Exemptions pile up under new minister of natural resourcesNews release from Peaceful Parks Coalition January 16 2012Liberal MPP Michael Gravelle has either issued or proposed fifteen (15) exemptions to the ‘Endangered Species Act 2007’ since he was crowned Minister of Natural Resources in November 20...

 How and why to sample and test the “pure” spring water from Elmvale Groundwater Observatory Notice of seminar (in Alberta( January 13 2012 William Shotyk, Bocock Chair in Agriculture and the Environment, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, will present a seminar on ...