Or at least that's what several recreation and boating groups told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance tonight.
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Who pays for this blog? I receive no fees, considerations, etc. etc. for the posts on this blog nor do I have any plans to accept any. My salary is paid by Canwest Global Communications Corp. I work for that company as the Ottawa-based National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service. The blog publishing platform used here is called Blogware and it's developed by Tucows Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My use of Blogware should not be taken as an endorsement of that company. Like all Blogware users, I do not pay any fees for the use of this service. I participate in program. Google pays me some money and, for that, I give Google some space on this site to display ads. Google sells those ads and Google, not me, decides what advertising content you are seeing. I do not filter these ads and take no responsibility for them. Readers should not assume I endorse any of the products or services advertised here. If you think other disclosures are appropriate in this space, I'd like to hear from you. All of my contact details are always at www.davidakin.com You can read more about this section |
Monday, February 23
Experts say: Wake up Canada - you're about to lose control of over Canada's waterways
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DavidAkin
on Mon 23 Feb 2009 07:43 PM EST
Thursday, September 11
CEOs, economists say carbon tax is fine; Harper, Layton say it ain't
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DavidAkin
on Thu 11 Sep 2008 09:08 PM EDT
Stephen Harper and Jack Layton had some not very nice things to say about Stephane Dion's carbon tax. But some non-partisan types, including Canada's CEOs and independent economists actually think Dion's approach is best . . . more »
Tuesday, January 8
DeSmogBlog backs down on Obama criticism
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DavidAkin
on Tue 08 Jan 2008 10:18 AM EST
Earlier, I noted that DeSmogBlog, a blog which aims to de-bunk the spin from climate change deniers, had sharply criticized Democratic candidate Barack Obama for a lousy green plan. Now, after howls from others in the green movement, DeSmogBlog has apologized to Obama and withdrawn a “Smogmaker of the ... more » Sunday, January 6
Is Obama blowing smoke on climate change?
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DavidAkin
on Sun 06 Jan 2008 01:31 PM EST
Climate change activists who publish the DeSmogBlog just named Barrack Obama their Smogmaker of the Year, saying he deserves it for sowing confusion and delay on climate change but other green activists says DeSmogBlog hasn't done its homework ... more »
Saturday, December 29
Blame anti-nuke activists for climate change
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DavidAkin
on Sat 29 Dec 2007 12:16 AM EST
This argument is the starting point for Jason Mark in a long piece in The Utne Reader which looks at the tension within the green movement over the role of nuclear energy in an era when climate change is the greatest threat to the planet: The argument over nuclear power reveals a long-standing tension in the environmental movement between those who say there are technical fixes to the greenhouse gas challenge and others who believe that we need a wholesale restructuring of society if we are to avoid global meltdown.... And so we find 'greenies' like Stewart Brand, he's the guy behind the Whole Earth Catalog, a After decades of decline, the nuclear industry is on the upswing, cheered along, oddly enough, by green activists who once fought the industry but now say that nukes are better than coal given the global threat of climate change. more »Tuesday, December 18
Lululemon nixes bisphenol A products
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DavidAkin
on Tue 18 Dec 2007 01:10 PM EST
Earlier this month, I reported on a decision by sporting goods retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op to remove some products made with bisphenol A from store shelves. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical most often used to harden plastics products, such as baby bottles, water bottles, etc. Environmentalists say bisphenol A has ... more » Thursday, November 29
Climate Change -- the view from tomorrow's generation
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DavidAkin
on Thu 29 Nov 2007 03:35 PM EST
Barbara Hayes is the 24–year-old National Director for the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition. This week, she made a presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. While others there talked about science and policy, Hayes spoke about the emotional and generational impact of ... more » Thursday, November 15
A Day in the Life of Your Environment Committee
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DavidAkin
on Thu 15 Nov 2007 06:51 PM EST
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development met this afternoon for the first time this Parliamentary session. Last session, this committee was the scene of more than a few partisan brushfires. It seems we may be in for more of the same this session. At this ... more » Tuesday, October 30
Canada's forest sector commits to carbon neutrality
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DavidAkin
on Tue 30 Oct 2007 09:12 AM EDT
This just in from the Forest Products Association of Canada:
Thursday, August 23
Hearn sued for failing to protect fish
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DavidAkin
on Thu 23 Aug 2007 06:57 AM EDT
A trio of environmental groups are suing federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn for failing to take steps to protect the Nooksack Dace, a small freshwater fish that once flourished in streams in British Columbia's Fraser River Valley.
The Nooksack Dace is listed as an endangered species in ... more » |
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