How is your province acting on climate?
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Culling Alberta’s wolves without prioritizing caribou habitat protection and restoration is like “shoveling sand,” according to Mark Hebblewhite, associate professor of ungulate habitat biology at the University of Montana. Hebblewhite says the Alberta government is sponsoring a wolf cull without doing the one thing that could possibly scientifically justify it: conserving and restoring critical caribou habitat. Read More
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An estimated 25,000 took to the streets of Quebec City Saturday to protest the federal government’s lack of leadership on climate change and unfaltering support for increased production in the Alberta oilsands.
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Majority of Canadians Say Climate More Important than Oilsands, Pipelines
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How is Your Province Acting on Climate? A Primer for the Premiers' Climate Summit
In the lead up to December’s UN climate talks in Paris, most countries are approaching their promised emission reductions with new national regulations. Canada, however, is asking the premiers to submit their own plans.
So where do Canada's provinces and territories stand on climate action? Which premiers are leading the way and who could hold back progress? Read our primer for the lowdown. Read More
Top 3 Myths About Greening Canada’s Economy
This is a big week for Canadian energy and climate policy, with Monday’s Canadian Round Table on the Green Economy and Tuesday’s premiers’ climate summit. With all the talk of a “green economy,” here's a video explaining what that ubiquitous term really means. r15 |r0
