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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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