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MINES campaign reaches milestone as provincial mine safety review announced
Published Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:54:21 EST Read More
(Sudbury, Dec. 4, 2013) Family and friends of two miners killed in an underground accident expressed gratitude for community support, the efforts of local United Steelworkers (USW), provincial Minister of Labour Yasir Naqvi and Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle who all contributed to establishing a new provincial mining safety review. Speaking at a media confer...... Click here to read this release
Advisory - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release Energy Conservation Progress Report
Published Wed, 4 Dec 2013 10:45:45 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario will release Volume Two of his 2012 Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report. Volume One of the report was released in September, 2013. WHEN: Monday, December 9th, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. WHERE: Queenâs Park Media Studio, Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario The report will be available onl...... Click here to read this release
Energy Minister lauded for rewarding homeowners who make their homes more energy efficient
Published Mon, 2 Dec 2013 14:52:08 EST Read More
Insulation manufacturersâ association sees energy conservation as vital component of provinceâs economic and environmental well-being (December 2, 2013, Ottawa, ON) Todayâs announcement by Ontario Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli is an important step in advancing Ontario as a leader in energy efficiency. NAIMA Canada, the national organization representing C...... Click here to read this release
Interview Opportunity - Ontario's new Long-term Energy Plan (LTEP)
Published Mon, 2 Dec 2013 14:17:19 EST Read More
December 2, 2013 Who: Peter Love - President of Energy Services Association of Canada (ESAC) and formerly Ontario's first Chief Energy Conservation Officer. Mr. Love is a leading advocate and opinion leader in the energy efficiency sector. What: Mr. Love can speak to the following topics related to Minister Chiarelli's announcement on Ontario's new Long-term Energy Plan: ...... Click here to read this release
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Attention holiday shoppers - green gift and holiday polling
Published Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:17:42 EST Read More
Ahead of the biggest shopping season a poll commissioned by Friends of the Earth Canada shows buyers do consider the environment in their purchases (Ottawa, Canada November, 21, 2013) As the biggest retail blitz of the year approaches, Friends of the Earth Canada (FOE) is releasing their national holiday survey results. FO...... Click here to read this release
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BOMA Toronto receives international recognition for energy conservation success
Published Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:13:03 EST Read More
Media Release The Association of Energy Engineers awarded BOMA Toronto âEnergy Project of the Year (Canada Region)â at the 36th World Energy Engineering Congress in Washington, DC (Toronto, ON, November 19, 2013) BOMA Toronto is the recipient of Energy Project of the Year (Canada Region) award from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) fo...... Click here to read this release
Trillium Power successful with Ontario far-offshore wind ruling at Ontario Court of Appeal: $2.25 Billion Claim to Proceed
Published Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:59:09 EST Read More
Media Release (November 13, 2013, Toronto, Canada) Trillium Power Wind Corporation (Trillium Power) has won its Appeal of the Rule 21 Motion decision (a mechanism to summarily dispose of an action), originally delivered by Mr. Justice Robert Goldstein on October 5, 2012. Yesterdayâs Ontario Court of Appeal ruling will allow Trillium Power its day in court to seek dama...... Click here to read this release
BacTech turns to Crowdfunding for Bolivian Acid Rock Drainage Remediation Project
Published Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:00:09 EST Read More
Toronto, Canada, November 12, 2013 -- BacTech Environmental Corporation ("BacTech", CNSX: BAC, OTC: BCCEF, WKN: A1H4TY) announced today that it is launching a Crowdfunding campaign to raise capital for testwork for the Telamayu tailings remediation project in Bolivia. The acid rock drainage (ARD) runoff from the abandoned Telamayu tailings has been impacting the drinking water in downstream...... Click here to read this release
Bee and pesticide die off expert visiting from UK - interview opportunity in Ontario
Published Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:06:38 EST Read More
Friends of the Earth Canada welcomes expert Who: Professor Dave Goulson, a UK biologist who specializes in bees. He has published over 200 scientific articles on the ecology of bees and other insects, and is the author of Bumblebees; their behaviour, ecology and conservation (2010, Oxford University Press) and A Sting in the Tale (2013, Jonathan Cape), a...... Click here to read this release
Stop Honey Bee Carnage Say Eight Out Of Ten Ontarians
Published Thu, 7 Nov 2013 10:11:08 EST Read More
Respondents agree that bees are crucial to Ontarioâs agriculture sector (Ottawa, ON, November 7, 2013) A new public opinion poll released today finds that more than eight out of every ten people in Ontario support a ban on pesticides linked by scientists to bee deaths. Friends of the Earth Canada (FOE) commissioned the poll to discover whether or not Ontarian...... Click here to read this release
Ontario Government's Actions Threaten the Protection of Endangered Species
Published Wed, 6 Nov 2013 10:18:35 EST Read More
Toronto, November 6, 2013 - In a special report to the legislature, Laying Siege to the Last Line of Defence, Ontarioâs Environmental Commissioner warns that new regulation changes under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) threaten the protection of the provinceâs species at risk. The ESA prohibits the harming, harassing or killing of endangered and threatened...... Click here to read this release
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All-Energy Canada Exhibition & Conference -- Solutions based, future oriented
Published Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:42:10 EST Read More
Speaker applications due by December 16, 2013 Connect, Learn, Enable, Transform All-Energy Canada Exhibition & Conference is the third event in the global All-Energy series. The conference provides a forum for national and international experts in the renewable energy industry and energy conservation sectors an opportunity to exchange views...... Click here to read this release
One year after $26 million sockeye inquiry ended and still no government action--Experts fear government is retreating instead
Published Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:30:45 EST Read More
Media Release October 30, 2013 Vancouver--A media conference today marked a full year since Justice Bruce Cohen released the Final Report of the $26M âCommission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River.â Despite the impressive strength of Cohenâs findings and the solid 75 recommendations tabled to protect Fraser River sockeye, government has taken no mean...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release Special Report on endangered species
Published Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:56:21 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario will release a Special Report, Laying Siege to the Last Line of Defence: A Review of Ontarioâs Weakened Protections for Species at Risk at a media conference on November 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The conference will also be available via webcast. To watch the live broadcast of the media conference, please visit ...... Click here to read this release
NEWS CONFERENCE-Government response still missing one year after sockeye inquiry final report-scientists, First Nations and conservationists call for action
Published Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:16:41 EST Read More
Media Advisory October 29, 2013 Location: Vancouver - Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings St., Segal Room, (room number 1400) Time: 10 am, Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Itâs been one year since Justice Bruce Cohen completed his $26 million federal inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in t...... Click here to read this release
Homeowner Protection Centre advocates at Queens Park for protecting Ontario consumers from unscrupulous water heater sales during Ontario Legislative Standing Committee Hearing
Published Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:37:50 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, Ontario, October 23, 2013) Today, is the first day of the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly Hearings on Bill 55, Stronger Protection for Ontario Consumers Act, 2013. Michael Lio, Executive Director of the Homeowner Protection Centre (HPC), will be making a deputation to the Committee. The Homeowner Protection Centre supports th...... Click here to read this release
Green Energy Doors Open a province-wide success
Published Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:08:34 EST Read More
(Ontario, Thursday, October 10) The Ontario Sustainable Energy Associationâs (OSEA) second annual Green Energy Doors Open, held Saturday, October 5, 2013, was a great success! The province-wide event included 66 sustainable energy champions who opened their homes, community buildings and businesses to showcase conservation, renewable energy, combined heat and power, green buildings, clean...... Click here to read this release
Danger Ahead For the Ring of Fire
Published Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:35:45 EST Read More
Toronto, October 10, 2013 - Ontarioâs Environmental Commissioner warns that the Ontario government is risking irreversible damage to wildlife and wilderness by considering major industrial development in the Far North before research is done and environmental protections are put in place. The Far North covers 450,000 km2 in Ontario and includes part of the largest block of bore...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner to release 2012/13 Annual Report
Published Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:15:29 EST Read More
Media Advisory WHEN: Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. WHERE: Room 148, Queenâs Park Media Studio, Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario The report will be available online at http://www.eco.on.ca coincident with the media conference. The report, entitled Serving the Public, will include substan...... Click here to read this release
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