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Ecoholic roundup: the best and worst in enviro news this week
It’s music to climate activists’ ears. A report published last month by the Cleveland-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) suggests that notorious climate science... -
TD facing more protests over its stake in Dakota Access Pipeline
As pipeline protesters in Standing Rock, North Dakota, prepare to hold their ground against a December 5 eviction order – and a potentially violent showdown... -
Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion: the death of climate action by quid pro quo
Days after an estimated 5,000 people marched through the streets of Vancouver, candlelight vigils were held in 45 communities across the country, including Toronto, in a national day of protest against Kinder Morgan’s $6.8... -
Earth calling Donald Trump
In the days following Donald Trump’s ballot-box victory, even Canada’s most battle-hardened environmentalists couldn’t help but bury their heads in Facebook mutterings about the end of... -
Brands brainstorm fast fashion consciousness at the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable
“Long live fashion,” reads the narrow green-and-white bin near the H&M checkout counter. The sign tells shoppers that the fast fashion chain wants your old... -
Where the wild things aren’t
On the same day WWF International reported that global wildlife populations have plunged 58 per cent since 1970, Ontario Environmental Commissioner Dianne Saxe warned in... -
Consumer watchdog calls for boycott of Nestle candy for Halloween
Stockpiling hefty bags of Kit Kat and Butterfinger for the kids on Halloween? Global consumer watchdog SumOfUs.org wants you to know the "scary truth" about... -
Big Oil’s bad math: why the oil industry doesn’t need new pipelines
As the feds tried to rescue the mangled National Energy Board hearings into the Energy East pipeline last week, a new report says the oil... -
Ecoholic roundup: the best and worst in eco news
Carbon bombs going offIt's been a rough fall for anyone that gives a shit about whether Canada is undermining action on climate change through approvals... -
Ecoholic roundup: the best and worst in eco news
Carbon bombs going off It's been a rough fall for anyone that gives a shit about whether Canada is undermining action on climate change through approvals... -
Ontario moves to put a cap on Nestle, bottled water companies
After a summer of public outrage, Ontario is considering slapping a two-year ban on new water-taking permits by bottled water companies.The province says the proposed... -
Shiploads of trouble: the real cost of shipping us everything
Picture 90 per cent of everything you come in contact with on any given day: your phone, flooring, jeans, coffee, couch. They all share one... -
Ontario’s confusion over wind power just cost taxpayers $25 million
Five years after Ontario pulled the plug on offshore wind installations, including a 130-turbine project in Lake Ontario, a NAFTA tribunal has ordered the province... -
Canada’s new carbon tax: the latest BS
Myth #1 A tax on carbon will kneecap the economy. You can always count on Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall to pull the one about carbon pricing "kneecapping"... -
Kathleen Wynne’s shock treatment
Two years after pledging to green half of Ontario's electricity grid by 2025, the province is dimming the lights on renewable energy. Last week, Energy...
