Environment News
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.
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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...
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