CJBK - Environment News

Foundation praises B.C. global warming plan

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:30 +0000

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

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:30 +0000

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

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:29 +0000

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

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:29 +0000

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

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:28 +0000

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:

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:26 +0000

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

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:19 +0000

(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

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:19 +0000

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 ...

U.S. offering polar bears better protection than Canada

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:18 +0000

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...

New report says we can have our fish and eat it too

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:05:13 +0000

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...

MEDIA BRIEFING, MAY 13, VICTORIA

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:10 +0000

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...

New poll shows majority of Metro Vancouver residents want better public transit, not expanded highways

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:05:13 +0000

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

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:05:11 +0000

(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

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:05:12 +0000

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

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:05:22 +0000

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...