Saturday, October 17, 2009

Canada Quietly Asks EPA to Weaken Anti-Pollution Measures

Canadian embassy in Washington asks agency to alter plan that would force lake freighters to stop burning dirty bunker fuel...

Martin Mittelstaedt - Globe and Mail

Politicians Have Failed in Efforts to Stave Off Climate Change, Now It's Up to Us

By Bill McKibben, Mother Jones. Posted October 17, 2009.


The political method has not worked so well...

Friday, October 16, 2009

Dickstone South Road License Upheld: Struthers

Manitoba News Release..........................October 16, 2009
An Environment Act licence to construct and operate a temporary road to allow Tolko Industries to access potential timber harvesting areas north of Grass River Provincial Park will be upheld, Conservation Minister Stan Struthers announced today.

In August, the Dickstone Road was granted a licence under the Environment Act but the decision was appealed on the grounds it threatened woodland caribou habitat. The licence was issued following an extensive technical and public review of potential environmental impacts including impacts to woodland caribou herds. Several licence terms and conditions were included to ensure environmental protection including requirements to monitor and protect against impacts to caribou, said Struthers.

"We take protection of caribou habitat very seriously," said the minister. "That's why we have placed strict environmental conditions on the license to control and limit access to this road and to ensure ongoing monitoring and research on caribou herds in the area."

The minister noted that no timber harvesting will take place in Grass River Provincial Park in accordance with the ban on logging in 80 of 81 provincial parks announced earlier this year. In addition, all areas proposed for logging by Tolko must be submitted for approval by the province on an annual basis, said Struthers.
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Manitoba Brings in New Rules Governing Livestock Waste

Winnipeg Free Press - By: Staff Writer - 16/10/2009
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WINNIPEG - The province announced today that it is implementing new rules for livestock waste, in the wake of heated...

BC Funds Reduced-Pesticide Use Research Facilities

MB Co-Operator - Oc.15-'09

State-of-the-art labs for research into ways to reduce pesticide use will open Fri....

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

BIODIVERSITY: Earth's Life Support Systems Failing

Stephen Leahy - Inter Press Service


UXBRIDGE, Canada, 13 Oct (IPS) - The world has failed to slow the accelerating extinction...

Health Canada probes claim that government officials helped pesticide company overturn a ban

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