Letter to the Barrie Examiner July 13 2011 Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality, uttered on Aug. 29, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington has left an undeniable influence — indeed a clarion’s call — upon the struggle for racial equality in North America. Like Mart...
Are small neighbourhood cogeneration plants the answer to Ontario’s power woes? By Patty Winsa Toronto Star jULY 10 2011 Sunbathers at Sugar Beach could soon have a power plant in their sights. A Toronto-based power company is proposing to build a gas-fired cogeneration plant at Redpath Sugar o...
Independent experts verify Grassy Narrows’ concernsNews release from Earthroots July 12 2011 The independent audit of logging in the Whiskey Jack Forest 2004-2009 released recently by the provincial government paints a disturbing picture of a forest in decline....
Wall Street legend aims to strike pay dirt in Ontario MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT Globe and Mail July 10 2011 Seth Klarman is considered one of the world’s money managing impresarios, a superb value investor whose record of outsized returns has given him cult status on Wall Street. What interests him now mig...
$1.6 billion targeted in environmental initiatives, departure of dozens of scientists and technicians News release from Council of Canadians July 4 2011 OTTAWA – Prominent scientists, environmentalists and groups issued a statement addressed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper today decrying cuts to En...
Stop MNR's plan to capture raptors from the wild Alert from Ontario Nature July 12 2011Ontario Nature objects to a proposal put forward by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) that would allow the capture and use of wild raptors (birds of prey) for use in falconry practices to hunt small game. Th...
Horvath urges Jeffrey to listen to voices of opposition AWARE Simcoe July 11 2011 Ontario New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horvath today sent a letter to Natural Resources Minister Linda Jeffrey and Environment Minister John Wilkinson urging a full environmental assessment of the Highland Companies...
Nottawasaga Steelheaders alert on blastingAWARE Simcoe July 11 2011The Highland Companies has filed a new application for a Certificate of Approval for air and noise emissions for the mega-quarry. The EBR number is 011-3976, the notice is posted on the Environmental Registry and comment is required b...
Petition tops 100,000! 110,000! AWARE Simcoe July 11 2011 As the petition against the mege-quarry tops 100,000, the deadline has arrived for commenting through the Environmental Registry. Go to this link and click on the ‘Submit Comment’ button at right. Background information Recent deve...
By Drew Halfnight Guelph Mercury Jul 08 2011 GUELPH — Frank Valeriote added his voice Thursday to the chorus opposing a mega-quarry proposed for 60 kilometres north of Guelph. Read more ...
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