Environment News
MEDIA RELEASE: Less logging of BC’s old-growth forests makes more economic sense
VANCOUVER – A sophisticated new study by researchers at Simon Fraser University shows that in the vast majority of cases it makes more economic sense to conserve forests than it does to cut them dow...
Nine additional pesticides must be added to new Ontario ban
Toronto – Ontario’s new pesticide regulations now under development must add nine more to the preliminary list of banned lawn and garden pesticides so as not to undermine restrictions already in p...
New northern shrimp trawling certification not green enough, says conservation groups
HALIFAX - SeaChoice, Canada’s national sustainable seafood program, will maintain its cautionary yellow listing for Canadian northern shrimp trawling despite the eco-certification from the UK-based...
David Suzuki garden photo contest enters its final weeks
VANCOUVER – Just like reality TV, this year’s David Suzuki Digs My Garden contest will feature its own panel of celebrity judges to decide Canada’s most beautiful, chemic...
Major flaws in cap-and-trade design present leadership opportunity for B.C.
VANCOUVER – Shortcomings in the draft recommendations for the Western Climate Initiative’s (WCI) cap-and-trade system must be addressed or they will undermine the system’s effectiveness just whe...
High diesel prices for trawlers not enough to protect “idiotfish”
VANCOUVER – High fuel prices have kept bottom-trawl boats from fishing the longspine thornyhead off Canada’s Pacific coast this year, but the federal government must still impose an immediate inte...
Suzuki Foundation and Pembina Institute available for comment on Western Climate Initiative recommendations and meeting
The David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute will be available to brief journalists on the upcoming Western Climate Initiative (WCI) meeting on July 29 in San Diego. The Western Climate Initi...
New report shows provincial action on climate change heating up
QUEBEC CITY – Most provinces are stepping up with strong targets and policies to reduce greenhouse gases in the absence of federal leadership on climate change, says a new David Suzuki Foundation re...
Un nouveau rapport démontre que les provinces accélèrent la cadence dans la lutte aux changements climatiques
QUÉBEC – Dans son nouveau rapport d’évaluation des plans des provinces pour lutter contre les changements climatiques, la Fondation David Suzuki constate que la plupart des provinces ont réagi ...
MEDIA ADVISORY
The David Suzuki Foundation will release the findings of a new report on provincial climate change action during the Council of the Federation meeting in Quebec City on July 16, 2008. The report looks...
AVIS AUX MÉDIAS
La Fondation David Suzuki présentera à Québec les résultats de son tout nouveau rapport d’évaluation des plans des provinces pour lutter contre les changements climatiques. L’événement aura...
Canada under fire for toxic fire retardants
OTTAWA –Environment Minister John Baird is under fire from environmental groups to address the most common form of a group of toxic chemicals known as Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs). New re...
“There Oughta Be a Law, and This Ain’t It”
Vancouver – The provincial government's “underwhelming” response today to a groundbreaking report on the precarious state of wildlife and wilderness in BC recycles failed policies and undersco...
Foundation praises B.C. global warming plan
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government’s plan to address global warming, released June 26, demonstrates continued leadership on this crucial issue, according to the David Suzuki Foundation. “Th...
Environmental “reality check” aims to clear the air on B.C. carbon tax
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s carbon tax, which takes effect July 1, has many British Columbians talking, but the debate has also stirred up a lot of confusion. To help clear the air, a coalition of environm...
Ontario adopts law to ban sale of lawn and garden pesticides
OTTAWA – Today’s passage of a law banning lawn and garden pesticide sales throughout Ontario puts the province on the path to better health and a cleaner environment.
“We are del...
Yellow Card for Canadian Wild Pacific Salmon
Vancouver, BC – Exceptionally low numbers of wild Pacific salmon returning to spawning rivers this season have led to a cautionary "yellow" listing in the David Suzuki Foundation’s third annual as...
Time Runs Out on the Federal Government to Launch a Marine Conservation Planning Process in BC
Vancouver, B.C. – The Federal Government has failed to meet the June 8th World Oceans Day deadline to initiate a planning process for BC’s threatened North Coast waters, leading environmental grou...
New Marine Protected Areas Report Card Gives Canada a Failing Grade:
Vancouver, B.C. – Canada has the legislation and policy in place, but its dismal record on implementing a comprehensive network of marine protected areas (MPAs) earns it a failing grade compared to ...
David Suzuki digs my 100% natural garden
(en Français) VANCOUVER – This summer, Canada’s green thumbs may just get a little greener. In a bid to e...
MEDIA BRIEFING, MAY 29, OTTAWA
On Thursday May 29th, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute will brief media on the importance of government carbon pricing policies. This Ottawa briefing will include a discussion on ...
New report says we can have our fish and eat it too
VANCOUVER – One year after the Provincial. Legislature’s own Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture recommended a rapid transition to closed-system fish farms, the provincial government cont...
U.S. offering polar bears better protection than Canada
Ottawa - News that the U.S. is listing the polar bear as ?threatened? under its Endangered Species Act sends a clear signal that Canada is lagging behind in its global responsibility to protect wildli...
MEDIA BRIEFING, MAY 13, 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 Climate Initiative meeti...
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...
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