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Treaty makes pipeline expansion illegal in Coast Salish law
by Irwin Oostindie Ceremony at Tsleil-Waututh Nation Community Centre. Gabriel George (foreground) L-R: Leonard George (Tsleil-Waututh), Jewell James (Lummi), Jeri Sparrow (Musqueam), Chief Maureen...
View ArticleGMO Bites: Why you never read about non-GMO success stories
Does mention of allergen-free peanuts, striga-resistant cowpeas, salt-resistant wheat, beta-carotene rich sweet potatoes and virus-resistant cassavas make you think of GM? If so, you’ve missed the...
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Ten things we can do to take action on climate change
by Lynne Quarmby • The thousands who gathered for the People’s Climate March in Vancouver on September 21 enthusiastically agreed to wait five minutes – before taking to the streets – to listen to Dr....
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Canada’s fantastic failure
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • Canadians expect to have our environment protected and to know how it’s being protected. A report from Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable...
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Bayer and Syngenta sued over bee deaths • Two of the world’s largest chemical and biotech companies – Bayer and Syngenta – are being sued in Canada over bee deaths. Two of Ontario’s largest honey...
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The myth of the solitary genius
by Geoff Olson • One night recently, I slapped a disc into the DVD player, fell back onto the man-cave couch and pressed play. A half-hour into the 2009 Nova episode, What Darwin Never Knew, my...
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Greens in power
by Elizabeth May • Elizabeth May is the leader of the Green Party of Canada and Canada’s first elected Green MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands. She is the author of eight books on environmental and political...
View ArticleAnti-radiation pills useless after the fact
by Dr. Gordon Edwards • An article posted on CBC news on October 11 (cbc.ca) stated that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published a new regulation requiring nuclear operators to...
View ArticleHerbicide pollution and GMO labelling
a open letter to the Minister of Health by Thierry Vrain • In October, Dr. Thierry Vrain requested a meeting in Ottawa with the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Canada’s Minister of Health, to discuss GMO...
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Sharing the wild
presenting the Great Bear Rainforest • In November, conservationist and photographer Ian McAllister launches a BC-wide tour of a deeply personal multimedia presentation on the spectacular, remote Great...
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Antarctica’s golden years
FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead Antarctica: A Year on Ice, is about the people who work on the frozen continent. • Director Mike Leigh is a British institution, producing subtle, sensitive films...
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Environmental rights
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • The idea of a right to a healthy environment is getting traction at Canada’s highest political levels. Federal Opposition MP Linda Duncan recently introduced “An Act...
View ArticleGMO Bites: December 2014
Panama fines GM fish company • The Government of Panama has fined the company AquaBounty for breaching numerous national environmental laws during its ongoing research and development of a genetically...
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Citizens must demand independent ‘Made in BC’ pipeline review
photo by Zack Embree www.zackembree.com view larger size photo» • Consider this question: why did citizens hike up Burnaby Mountain each day to be arrested if Kinder Morgan is simply conducting...
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The Fukushima shock
by Stéphane Dion • The Honourable Stéphane Dion has been a Member of Canada’s Parliament, representing the Montreal riding of Saint-Laurent – Cartierville since 1996. During that period, he held...
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Staying healthy on a polluted planet
by Yarrow Willard • We live in an age where environmental pollutants and synthetic chemicals surround us and innumerable websites and documentaries document the severity of the trajectory and...
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Avaaz.org – The world in action
Climate activists near the Trump Hotel in New York City, September 14. Source IPCC Dear Avaazers: Lately, we’re not just winning; we’re winning big. These are not small time victories, but the biggest...
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Wind power’s come a long way
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • There’s no free ride when it comes to generating energy. Even the cleanest sources have environmental consequences. Materials for all power-generating facilities have...
View ArticleGMO Bites: January 2015
Looking forward, looking back by Lucy Sharratt • As we look back on last year, we thank everyone for all your action and support. In 2014, we continued to hold back genetically modified alfalfa and...
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Convenient truths, Canadian-made
READ IT by Bruce Mason • Naomi Klein’s brilliant, best-selling This Changes Everything is doing just that – fundamentally altering how we think and act to save life on our planet. We ignore climate...
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