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In Waste
Sep 17th, 2011
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ZWS wants deposit/return program for bottles restoredZero Waste Simcoe release September 13 2011NORTH SIMCOE – A provincial election campaign has given a local environmental group an opening to press for further waste reduction....
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In Purest Water
Sep 15th, 2011
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Report from Tiny Township Council Meeting September 12, 2011By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny September 14 2011 Tiny Township has become the first Blue Community in Ontario and the third in Canada....
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Sep 15th, 2011
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Environment minister announces $2.9 million for seventh round of projects By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope September 14 2011 There’s another round of funding planned for Lake Simcoe restoration, though it appears cash for Innisfil-specific initiatives has dried up. Read more ...
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In Energy
Sep 15th, 2011
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How Not to Stop a Pipeline by RALPH NADER Counterpunch Sept. 14 2011 It was the most extraordinary citizen organizing feat in recent White House history. Over 1200 Americans from 50 states came to Washington and were arrested in front of the White House to demonstrate their opposition to a forthcomin...
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In Purest Water
Sep 14th, 2011
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Tiny is Ontario’s first municipality to take stance on three principles of water protection News release from Council of Canadians September 13 2011 The Council of Canadians is congratulating Tiny Township for becoming Ontario’s first Blue Community. Read more...
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In Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Sep 13th, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe news release – September 11, 2011-BARRIE -- AWARE Simcoe, a citizens’ group committed to safeguarding water, is calling on Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak to explain what appears to be a plan to weaken Ontario’s Conservation Authorities....
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In Quarries
Sep 13th, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe September 11 2011Ontarions should let the people of Boston, home of the Baupost hedge fund, know how they feel about the mega-quarry. Keep your letter short and it’s more likely to be published. Email it to il to: letterstoeditor@bostonherald.com Link to Herald story on mega-quarr...
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In Quarries
Sep 11th, 2011
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Hub hedge fund hit over quarry By Brendan Lynch Boston Herald September 11, 2011 The Baupost Group, a Boston hedge fund, is under fire north of the border for financing a controversial, 2,300-acre limestone “mega-quarry” outside Toronto that would replace fertile potato farmland. Read more ...
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In Quarries
Sep 10th, 2011
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The Grower September 2011 Six thousand acres of Honeywood silt loam, coveted by potato growers surrounding Shelburne, Ontario, sit at the head of a simmering controversy. “The BMW of soil” is how Kate Armstrong describes the legacy of her great-great-great-great grandfather who first farmed there in ...
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