From Peaceful Parks Coalition October 11 2012 A new proposal recently introduced by the Ontario govt. will allow private energy companies to harness the power of rushing waters ahead of natural waterfalls, divert them through a generating station and discharge the water downstream, similar to what ha...
By Emily Innes, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin October 9 2012 South Georgian Bay politicians are making low water levels a high priority issue.Simcoe-Grey MP Kellie Leitch invited local mayors to Ottawa, Wednesday, to meet with Minister of Environment Peter Kent and Parliamentary Secretary to the Mi...
By Allan Gregg Toronto Star October 8 2012 On Sept. 5, I was invited by Carleton University to deliver a lecture marking the opening of their spectacular new Public Affairs building. Using George Orwell’s dystopian novel as a device to tie my arguments together, the talk was entitled, “1984 in 2012: ...
What Has Harper Done?Green Party of Canada October 8 2012 On September 9th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed an agreement with China, the Canada-China Investment Treaty. The agreement was kept from the Canadian public and Parliament until September 26th, 2012, when it was quietly made public, tab...
Michigan wades in to catch ‘blue economy’ wave By Rod Kackley Crain’s Detroit Business October 8 2012 Michigan’s more than 3,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline — combined with all of its rivers, streams and inland lakes — hold the potential to wash the rust off the stat...
City council voted not to reopen debateCBC News Oct 3, 2012 Toronto’s ban on plastic bags will go ahead as planned in the New Year.A motion was introduced to reopen debate on Toronto’s pending plastic bag ban, which will come into effect on Jan. 1.But the motion failed to net the two-thirds of counci...
By Krystyn Tully, Waterkeeper.ca Weekly September 19 2012 A nuclear power plant in Ontario should be allowed to kill millions of fish each year, say staff of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Their surprising recommendation is part of the final environmental assessment report for Ontario...
By L.H. Tiffany Hsieh Era Banner Sep 25, 2012 When it comes to the Upper York Sewage Solution project site, East Gwillimbury was voluntold.The dismay in the latest development of northern York Region’s new sewage treatment plant was rehashed by Mayor Virginia Hackson at Thursday’s regional council me...
By Debora Van Brenk, London Free Press September 18, 2012 The number of food-processing plants in Ontario could double in the next five years under a strong Local Food Act, says the head of Ontario’s largest farm group....
ECO News release September 19, 2012Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner says officials in the provincial government are defying the will of the Legislature and ignoring the public’s right to be involved in the development of environmental policy....
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