Environment News
MEDIA BRIEFING, MAY 13, VICTORIA
VICTORIA
WHAT:
The David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute will host a media briefing in Victoria, B.C., on May 13. Journalists will be briefed on the upcoming Western ...
New poll shows majority of Metro Vancouver residents want better public transit, not expanded highways
VANCOUVER – A new poll shows 69 per cent of Metro Vancouver residents support redirecting money away from road expansion projects toward a better public transit system.
The Synovate p...
Canadian and U.S. Conservation Community Invites Retail Businesses to Move Forward on Sustainable Seafood Initiatives
(Halifax, Vancouver) SeaChoice, Canada’s sustainable seafood program, and its five member organizations, joined nine U.S. environmental groups today in releasing the “Common Vision for Environment...
B.C. environmental groups applaud carbon tax legislation
Victoria - A coalition of more than 16 environmental groups from across British Columbia welcomed the introduction of the province’s landmark carbon tax into the Legislature today.
"W...
Canada’s Polar Bear on Thin Ice - Federal Government Must Take Action
Canada’s independent scientific body, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), today confirmed that the polar bear is at risk in Canada. More than half the world’s p...
Good news from Ontario on Earth Day
OTTAWA – Measures announced today in Ontario will raise the bar on provincial pesticide policy, says the David Suzuki Foundation. Details of the Ontario government’s plan to ban lawn and garden pe...
Manitoba moves forward on climate change
OTTAWA – The David Suzuki Foundation congratulates the government of Manitoba on the release of its new climate change plan. With this plan and legislated global warming targets, Manitoba joins prov...
Protection of B.C. marine area welcomed
VANCOUVER – Today’s major announcement of a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) off coastal British Columbia “is a welcome sign that government is willing to address conservation issues however, mor...
A Green Goddess Shares Spring Cleaning Recipes
The April issue of the David Suzuki Foundation monthly newsletter focuses on sustainable spring cleaning, and features the Foundation’s own "green goddess" Lindsay Coulter who shares safe, inexpensi...
David Suzuki Foundation sending observer to Bangkok for UN climate change talks
The David Suzuki Foundation is sending an official observer to next week's United Nations climate change conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Dale Marshall, the Suzuki Foundation's climate change ...
Lessons from Quebec on how to ban lawn and garden pesticides
OTTAWA – A new report on Quebec’s current provincial ban on the use and sale of several lawn pesticides urges other provinces to follow Quebec’s lead. “Quebec has paved the way for pro...
Media Advisory: David Suzuki Foundation available for comment on Ontario budget
TORONTO - The Ontario government’s budget announcement on Tuesday, March 25, will be an important chance for Premier Dalton McGuinty to present his next steps towards meeting the province’s climat...
Lawsuit Leads To Work on Protecting Endangered Species
Vancouver, BC - The Nooksack Dace, an endangered fish found in small streams in BC’s Fraser Valley, is one step closer to protection with the re-release of a recovery strategy that identifies habita...
523 NHLPA Members Go Green with David Suzuki
Over 500 NHLPA members take the ‘NHLPA Carbon Neutral Challenge' for the 2007/2008 hockey season as part of the NHLPA’s commitment to the environment together with the David Suzuki Foundation<...
Canada’s leading environmental groups release national roadmap to set more sustainable course for country
En Français
Ottawa - Concerned about the lack of political leadership on urgent issues such as climate...
Federal budget ignores environment
OTTAWA - Today's federal budget fails to include real measures to protect the environment, says the David Suzuki Foundation.
"The federal government has repeatedly stated that climate chan...
Federal carbon price could generate $50 billion per year, allow deep income tax cuts
OTTAWA – A new report from the David Suzuki Foundation finds a federal carbon tax or trading system would dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect the environment and generate revenue o...
Suzuki/Jaccard to unveil national carbon tax proposal in lead-up to federal budget
OTTAWA – On Monday, Feb. 25 (9:30 a.m.), Dr. David Suzuki and Mark Jaccard will present a new report that outlines a strong case for next week’s federal budget to include a carbon tax or trading s...
An open letter from David Suzuki
Ouch, ouch. I thought there were rules against piling on, or was that just for sports? I've always thought it was unfair to beat up an old man, especially one wearing glasses!
I have been ...
Landmark budget contains strong measures to address global warming
Victoria - British Columbia’s groundbreaking decision to put a price on carbon emissions will set the province up as a North American leader on climate change, says the David Suzuki Foundation.
Carbon Tax Backgrounder: The B.C. Budget 2008
A representative from the David Suzuki Foundation will be in Victoria tomorrow to comment on the B.C. budget.
The Suzuki Foundation has called on the province to provide concrete measures i...
It’s Time for Canada to Commit to Oceans Management Plans
Ottawa -- Environmental organizations including the David Suzuki Foundation, the Living Oceans Society, and the Sierra Club of British Columbia are asking the federal government to commit to establish...
Who will pay for our failure to act on global warming?
Dear readers and friends:
I’m always amazed about how much Canadians care about the environment and how they’re coming together to resolve global warming. If there’s some frust...
Declining Pacific salmon stocks at critical point
VANCOUVER - Urgent action is needed to save wild Pacific salmon and to protect the freshwater and coastal ecosystems where they live and spawn, according to a new report from the David Suzuki Foundati...
New report outlines ways to make 2010 Winter Games carbon neutral
En Français (PDF) - The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games could be one of the most climate f...
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