Environmental Defence News Updated News from Environmental Defence 2009-04-30T14:59:24+00:00 Environmental Defence - Defence Environment http://www.environmentaldefence.ca http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/images/New-EDC-Logo-small.gif text/html 2009-04-27T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Washington Climate Meeting Asked to Resist Special Treatment for Tar Sands http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=562 Environmental groups make their case to Ottawa-based embassies of world''s major economies. text/html 2009-04-26T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Polls Show Overwhelming Support for Ontario Green Energy Act http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=561 A vast majority of Ontarians support Ontario''s proposed Green Energy Act, according to a public opinion poll. text/html 2009-04-23T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Global Renewable Energy Experts Praise Ontario''s Green Energy Act http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=560 A day after Earth Day, leaders from Europe and the U.S. come to Queen''s Park to make the case for renewable energy text/html 2009-04-21T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Chemical Threat Persists in Food and Beverage Packaging http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=558 text/html 2009-04-20T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Canada at a legal crossroads on future of Orcas and other species at risk http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=557 A groundbreaking lawsuit about the future of resident fish-eating killer whales and the responsibility of the federal government to enforce the Species at Risk Act (SARA) is headed back to court today. text/html 2009-04-17T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence New Coalition calls for New Law to Support the Green Economy in Ontario''s Great Boreal Forest http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=556 Today, a coalition of five environmental groups are calling on the Provincial government to create a new land-use planning law for Ontario''s Great Boreal forest. text/html 2009-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence New Ontario Toxics Law will Clean up Environment and Create Green Manufacturing Jobs http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=555 Toxics Reduction Act will set Canadian precedent. text/html 2009-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Proposed ban on toxic flame retardant in electronics will protect Canadians and environment http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=554 Canada’s move to follow the European Union in phasing out highly toxic chemicals used as flame retardants in electronics is a positive step toward protecting public health, according to several environmental groups. text/html 2009-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence ONTARIO BUDGET DELIVERS SOME GREEN http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=553 Even in the face of recession, the Ontario government today delivered money for environmental initiatives, reflecting a growing recognition that our future economy is a green one – where jobs are created in renewable energy and in manufacturing products for a world that must change because of global warming. text/html 2009-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Getting the Price Right: A Good Start to the Green Energy Act http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=552 Proposed feed-in tariffs kick off discussion to set a price for renewable energy. text/html 2009-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Communities Press for Changes to Lake Simcoe Protection Plan http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=551 Following a month of collaboration with groups and citizens around Lake Simcoe, Campaign Lake Simcoe has released its response to the provincial draft Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. text/html 2009-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Common Sense Prevails as Essex Rejects Anti-Wind Moratorium http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=550 Green Energy Act Alliance applauds Essex Councillors for supporting green energy. text/html 2009-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Feds Fall Short on Great Lakes While U.S. Leaps Ahead http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=548 The White House announced its proposed budget for 2010 last week, including a 34 percent increase in funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and an extra $475 million in Great Lakes restoration. text/html 2009-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Greenbelt 2.0: Furthering the Vision of a Greener, More Livable Golden Horseshoe http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=547 Ontario''s Greenbelt needs to grow if it is to live up to its promise of curbing urban sprawl and protecting significant agricultural lands, water resources and natural heritage systems. text/html 2009-02-25T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Lawsuit forces Canada to protect endangered killer whales http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=546 After British Columbians celebrated the unexpected arrival of two newborn killer whales last week, there is another new cause for hope for BC''s imperilled killer whale populations. text/html 2009-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Green Energy Act Good for Green Jobs http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=545 Blue Green Canada, a new partnership between Environmental Defence and the United Steelworkers union, is very pleased with the provisions of Ontario’s Green Energy Act, introduced today in Ontario’s Legislature. text/html 2009-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Green Energy Act: First in North America http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=544 Green Energy Act Alliance celebrates new Act that lays the foundation for a clean environment and strong economy. text/html 2009-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Georgian Students Ask Ice Fishermen How We Should Save Lake Simcoe http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=543 Georgian College students surveyed ice fishermen in their fish huts out on frozen Lake Simcoe this past weekend to ask their opinions about the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan. text/html 2009-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Dirty Oil Tar Sands Inconsistent with Obama''s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=542 Comments by President Barack Obama last night on the tar sands suggest Canada will have a difficult time developing a technological fix to dirty oil. text/html 2009-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.environmentaldefence.ca Environmental Defence Tar Sands Tailings Directive Fails Health Test http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/pressroom/viewnews.php?id=532 New tar sands tailings rules released today by the Government of Alberta will not end the practice of allowing millions of litres a day of toxic pollution to leak into the groundwater systems of the Athabasca watershed.