The Carbon Footprint of Water, by Bevan Griffiths-Sattenspiel & Wendy Wilson
An excerpt from The Carbon Footprint of Water: “Water is perhaps our most vital ecosystem service that our natural environment provides. As the inevitable impacts of climate change become evident, our...
View ArticleCancellation of Private Power Project in Kootenays a Victory for Citizens,...
Written by Rafe Mair Friday, 07 December 2012 There is good news in the environment field and, for some reason the Fraser Institute-driven Vancouver Sun won’t talk about it – nor will the Province. The...
View ArticleEBR 011-7696 – Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act – FRDA to MNR
FRENCH RIVER DELTA ASSOCIATION 857 Hartley Bay Road RR 2 Site 10 Comp 4 Alban, Ontario P0M 1A0 January 18, 2013 Krista Adams Senior Permits & Agreements Specialist Ministry of Natural Resources,...
View ArticleORA Comments on EBR #011-7669 – Porposed Amendments to the Public Lands Act
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View ArticleFRDA Comments on EBR 011 7696 – Proposed Amendments to the Endangered Species...
Download letter. FRENCH RIVER DELTA ASSOCIATION RR 2 Site 10 Comp 4 Alban, Ontario P0M 1A0 February 21, 2013 Krista Adams Senior Permits & Agreements Specialist Ministry of Natural Resources,...
View ArticleEBR 011-7696 – Proposed Approaches to the Implementation of the Endangered...
Download letter. Excerpt: “While there are some good recommendations in these proposed amendments to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), many are worded in language that is far too vague and open-ended,...
View ArticleEBR 011-7696 – Proposed Approaches to the Implementation of the Endangered...
February 25th , 2013 Krista Adams Senior Permits & Agreements Specialist Ministry of Natural Resources Policy Division Species at Risk Branch Permits and Agreements Section 300 Water Street ,...
View ArticleEndangered Species Act – Exemptions – Joint Letter to Premier Wynne
March 1, 2013 The Honourable Kathleen Wynne Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queens Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Wynne, We, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern...
View ArticleOntario Resurrects Proposed Great Lakes Protection Act As Part Of Larger...
On February 25, 2013, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Jim Bradley, re-introduced the Great Lakes Protection Act, the government’s first major step in implementing its Great Lakes Strategy...
View ArticleDam the American Eels, by Gord Miller, ECO
In Ontario, many rivers and streams have been fragmented by dams and hydro-electric stations, creating substantial barriers to fish migration. For example, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) operates 65...
View ArticleProposed Great Lakes Protection Act – EBR Registry #011-6461 – ORA Submission
Download EBR Registry#011-6461 – ORA Submission. Excerpt: “ORA supports the clarity in Ontario’s Great Lakes Strategy that the goal that appeared in draft form as “protecting water” has been refined...
View ArticleORA to Minister Chiarelli, Ministry of Energy – Meeting Request
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View ArticlePaddlers show solidarity for National Aboriginal Day
By Teresa Smith, OTTAWA CITIZEN June 21, 2013 Click to Read more OTTAWA — Everyone who took to the water near Wakefield General store Friday morning had a common goal: to paddle to Ottawa to...
View ArticleBC is no different from Ontario in this respect
Memo to Media: Watchdog the Environment Six issues the press must cover to hold power in this province accountable. By Rafe Mair, Yesterday, TheTyee.ca Excerpt – full article found here. So-called ‘run...
View ArticleProposed Amendments to the Class EA for Waterpower
Excerpt: “Concern: ORA and our members have repeatedly met with resistance and secrecy from developers who are relying on the assurances of a pre-approved environmental assessment process – telephone...
View ArticleReview of Long Term Energy Plan – EBR # 011-9490 – Rob MacGregor
16 September 2013 Dear Ms. Green I tried to submit my brief comments online but only found a save button so I am uncertain if my comments were received. So I am providing comments again directly via...
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