What's killing honeybees?
Insecticide producers deny neonicotinoids are to blame Author: Janet Thomson and Manmeet Ahluwalia Source: CBC News Date published: Tue, 2013-07-09Beekeeper John Van Blyderveen is troubled by the...
View ArticleTaking Action on Bee Mortalities
Ontario Government Creating Cross-Industry Working Group July 9, 2013 9:30 a.m.Ministry of Agriculture and FoodOntario is bringing together a group of experts to provide advice on how to prevent bee...
View ArticleRail safety in B.C. questioned following Quebec tragedy
Freight trains commonly carry dangerous goods across B.C., but details on types and quantities not common knowledge Author: Dan Burritt and Chris Brown Source: CBC News Date published: Tue,...
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Save Kipawa Lake
Photo Credit: Mike BonninJoin the online petition seeking to protect the Kipawa Lake region from a proposed rare earth mine project by Matamec...
View ArticleNOVA SCOTIA BAN OF IMPORT OF FRACKING WASTE WATER WELCOME STEP FOR ATLANTIC...
Dec. 3, 2013 Halifax, NS– Sierra Club Atlantic welcomes the ban of the import of dangerous fracking waste announced today in Nova Scotia. Last spring, Sierra Club launched a petition calling for the...
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Frackaccino!
Fracking Action Coffee House & Film ScreeningCome out to hear about actions taking place here in Atlantic Canada to stop fracking from damaging our precious water resources! Sierra Club Atlantic...
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Exploring Common Ground: Presentations
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: From Conflict to Working in Partnership: Having a Community Seat at the Table - Paul Hawks, East Boulder Oversight Committee, Stillwater Good Neighbour Agreement Consultation, Twyla...
View ArticleComments on Bill 5 - Importation of Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater...
2013-12-05Please download a pdf of our submission here. View this publication read more
View ArticleFracking wells don't stand the test of time, experts say
Author: Zack Metcalfe Source: Sierra Club Atlantic Date published: Sun, 2014-06-01Dr John Cherry, a hydrogeologist with the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), says fracking wells in Canada aren't...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups express solidarity with Pictou Landing First Nation
June 12, 2014 K'JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) - The Ecology Action Centre, Sierra Club Atlantic Canada, and Council of Canadians express their solidarity with Pictou Landing First Nation and neighbouring...
View ArticleLow calving rates among blue whales cause for concern
The old get older and the young are never born Author: Zack Metcalfe Source: Sierra Club Atlantic Date published: Sun, 2014-07-27Each blue whale has a unique pattern of spots of its back, like a...
View ArticleToxics Awareness and Education
Read the Canadian Environmental Protection Act or Access the Registry on the federal government's website.One of Canada's most prominent environmental statutes is the Canadian Environmental Protection...
View ArticleToxic Sludge
The National Film Board documentary 'Crapshoot': The Gamble with Our Wastes is available for viewing or purchase from the National Film Board.Over the past ten years, more and more industries have been...
View ArticleACTION ALERT: Sign up for the upcoming Shell hearings as an interested party!
2012-06-12Action Deadline: Thu, 2012-03-08 02:00Local residents and aboriginal groups are being given a chance to ask questions and comment on an oilsands expansion north of Fort McMurray. Sign up as...
View ArticleAction Alert: Sign the petition for an independent review on pipeline safety...
2012-06-26Alberta continues to suffer from a rash of oil spills. Enbridge's pipeline carrying heavy oil sands crude, spilled some 230,000 litres in eastern Alberta on Monday, June 18th. On June 7th, a...
View ArticleAction Alert: Say no to more Shell tarsands mining by Oct 1st!
Send a letter to Shell outlining your concerns about further tarsands expansion! Check out our new site, Stop Shell Now and follow the links to take action! Letters are due by October 1st, so take 5...
View ArticleSTOP THE RADIOACTIVE ROADTRIP
UPDATE / March 20, 2014 -- U.S. delays moving armed convoys carrying nuclear waste through OntarioOne day soon, people in Ontario may spot an armed convoy passing through their town. Heavily armed...
View ArticleNew research questions need for streamlining enviro assessments
Author: Bob Weber Source: Canadian Press Date published: Fri, 2013-04-05Research is questioning the logic behind the federal government's move to streamline environmental assessments.After tracking...
View ArticleGovernment agency admits pesticides behind bee deaths, but still refuses to...
Media Release, September 16, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOTTAWA - The decision by the Pest Management Regulation Agency (PMRA) to let another year go by without acting on bee killing pesticides -- even...
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Brampton Incinerator Info @ Sierra Peel Group - March 10
Please spread the word, plan to attend, and bring a friend or two, to this special presentation in March. read more
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