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MEDIA RELEASE: Less logging of BC’s old-growth forests makes more economic sense

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:32 +0000

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

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:31 +0000

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

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:25 +0000

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

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:21 +0000

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.

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:21 +0000

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”

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:20 +0000

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

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:20 +0000

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

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:19 +0000

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

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:18 +0000

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

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:05:16 +0000

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...

MEDIA ADVISORY

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:05:21 +0000

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...

Canada under fire for toxic fire retardants

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:16:01 +0000

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”

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:05:32 +0000

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

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:05:24 +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

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:05:23 +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...