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Aug 7th, 2013
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Ontario’s Environment ministry and Gilead Power are appealing a decision to overturn the approval for the Ostrander Point project By Rachel Mendleson Toronto Star Aug 06 2013 There may be yet another round in the battle over an endangered turtle habitat in Prince Edward County.Gilead Power and the En...
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Aug 7th, 2013
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By GLORIA GALLOWAY The Globe and Mail Aug. 05 2013OTTAWA — The federal Conservative government consulted with both environmental organizations and industry associations before making controversial changes to the Fisheries Act last year, but listened primarily to industry. ...
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Aug 3rd, 2013
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AWARE Simcoe August 3 2013This is a link to the official Ontario Beekeepers Association petition to ban the use of neonicotinoids,The Ontario government has appointed a panel to look into neonicotinoids, but as millions of bees perish in deaths associated with the use of neo-nicotinoids (the value of...
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Jul 31st, 2013
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Clean Air Alliance Bulletin July 16 2013 Today Ontario’s Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli announced that the Government of Ontario will pursue all cost-effective energy conservation and efficiency measures before investing in new higher-cost power plants. This is a victory for consumers and common sense...
Jul 25th, 2013
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By MORGAN IAN ADAMS, QMI Agency CLEARVIEW TWP. — A judge has awarded a wind developer costs, while also delivering a stern rebuke to one side’s lawyer for misinterpreting her ruling to the media. On Wednesday, Madam Justice S.E. Healey awarded wpd Canada and the Beattie family businesses nearly $110,...
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Jul 19th, 2013
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Statement from NDACT, CORE and CAUSE July 18 2013The rural citizens' groups that led the fight against the Highland Mega Quarry have released the following statement. As you'll read, it is positive and welcoming. A new chapter begins! ...
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Jul 16th, 2013
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE JULY 112 013 This Ontario Family Fishing Week, a new report warns of the threat of an invasive species which could put the health of the Great Lakes at stake, and damage Ontario’s boating, fishing and tourism economies. The report released today,Tipping the Scales: How Canada an...
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Jul 5th, 2013
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Countylive.ca July 3 2013 The endangered Blanding’s turtle has helped the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists take down turbines. The Environmental Review Tribunal has allowed the appeal of the Ostrander Point Project by PECFN on grounds of serious and irreversible harm to the natural environment,...
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Jun 29th, 2013
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Jun 29th, 2013
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Mayors look to premier, PM to leadGovernments urged to take action, but potential solutions to falling water levels won’t come cheapOshawa This Week June 2 2013If there is any common ground when it comes to addressing low water levels in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, it’s that it’ll ...