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In Lakes
Aug 23rd, 2013
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The Great Lakes Sewage Report Card [2013]EcoJustice Aug 12, 2013 Every year, Ontario municipalities dump billions of litres of untreated or partially treated sewage into the Great Lakes Basin.Sewage pollution contains a foul cocktail of biological and chemical pollutants, including human waste, micro...
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In Water
Aug 21st, 2013
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Committee news release - Aug. 20, 2013 The Township of Tiny Golf Tournament and Dinner in honour of Gord Leonard & the Story of Site 41 - set for Friday August 23, 2013 - is proving to be a great success.The volunteer organizing committee for the second annual golf tournament is happy to announce tha...
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In Energy
Aug 18th, 2013
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By Chip Martin, The London Free Press August 18 2013 Enough. Dozens of Ontario municipalities say they don’t want wind turbines.Heavily pushed by the provincial Liberal government, the electricity they produce deeply subsidized by taxpayers, giant wind energy projects have sprouted across rural Ontar...
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Aug 16th, 2013
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Letter to the Orangeville Banner August 14 2013Many people think the mega quarry battle is over now that Bonnefield has bought the farmland that was first proposed for the mega quarry. ...
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In Water
Aug 16th, 2013
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Hearings won't prevent 5-year permit but will look into need for drought clausesBy Margo McDiarmid CBC News Aug 15, 2013 A battle over pumping bottled water during droughts is heading to a full environmental hearing in Ontario. ...
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In Energy
Aug 16th, 2013
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By Jenny Uechi Vancouver Observer Aug 13th, 2013ForestEthics Advocacy and Donna Sinclair filed a lawsuit today against the federal government over new rules that severely restrict the ability of Canadians to have a say about proposed energy projects. ...
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In Waste
Aug 16th, 2013
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By Peter Criscione Brampton Guardian August 7 2013 PEEL—As Peel Region works to sort out long-term waste management plans, Algonquin Power has secured its immediate future by landing deals with York and Simcoe. ...
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Aug 15th, 2013
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Celebrate Food & Water First! Sunday Aug. 18th in Honeywood ONNDACT release August 14th 2013After more than four years of struggle, the fight against the proposed Mega Quarry north of Orangeville ended abruptly last month. Farmland trust investment firm Bonnefield Financial bought the land from the H...
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Aug 15th, 2013
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Walking the Walk; Talking the Talk from Ontario’s Soup and Salad BowlHolland Marsh Growers Association August 14 2013Welcome to the second of seven video clips that are being brought to you by the Holland Marsh Growers’ Association (HMGA) – and reaction to the first clip, virtually unanimous and over...
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In Energy
Aug 14th, 2013
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By Chris Winter Toronto Star August 14 2013On August 14th, 2003, conservation was on every politician’s lips.  They spoke the word more times in two days than they had in ten years.  But it was conservation by crisis. ...