Entries tagged "oil and gas"
CPAWS welcomes extension of oil and gas moratorium on Georges Bank
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) applauds the announcement by the Governments of Nova Scotia...British Columbia announces ban on mining, oil and gas in Flathead
Pre-Olympic throne speech has big news for wildlife, water and wilderness in B.C.’s RockiesVictoria, B.C. — The news was unexpected—and it was big. The Province...Alberta Must Protect Half of Oil Sands Region
Respected conservation group warns species faces extinction unless government actsEdmonton -- Alberta must act fast to protect 50% of the oil sands area from industrial...Woodland Caribou herds declining toward extinction in Alberta
Provincial recovery plan for caribou authorizes more logging, and oil and gas development in Alberta’s foothills caribou forestsEdmonton - Rural and provincial conservation groups today...Will Saskatchewan Oil Sands be a Carbon Copy of Alberta's Mistakes?
Comprehensive new report outlines risks of poorly managed oil sands development and proposes a new approach Download The full report and the fact sheet from...Alberta opens door to first new protected wilderness in a decade
Edmonton - For the first time in 10 years, the Alberta government is giving the green light to creating new protected wilderness areas in the...Questions to the parties: Addressing environmental issues in Quebec's election campaign
A dozen environmental organizations have released responses to a joint questionnaire on the environment sent to all of Quebec's political parties.Download complete responses (PDF, in...2008 Election Primer
UPDATE, October 6: All but one party has submitted responses to our primer. Read their answers here.Where do candidates stand on wilderness conservation?Environment is a...Tags: big wild boreal caribou election nahanni newfoundland newfoundland & labrador oceans oil and gas parks publications yellowstone to yukon
Protesters furious over wolf kill
Jim Farrell, edmontonjournal.com Published: Wednesday, February 13EDMONTON - Two dozen protesters gathered in front of the Edmonton headquarters of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development today to...Morton Ministry Calls for Balancing Act
Calgary Herald | January 4, 2007 by Joe Obad Some recent commentary on Premier Stelmach's selection of Ted Morton as Alberta's Minister for Sustainable Resource...Death By a Thousand Cuts: Impacts of In-Situ Oil Sands Development on Alberta's Boreal Forest
Download the report (PDF, 4MB) Fort McMurray, AB-- In a report and interactive movie released today by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and...Methanex, Encana Violate 34-year old Oil Tanker Moratorium
Condensate tanker docked in Kitimat this weekend after passing through BC's inside passage Oil tankers are being allowed to secretly enter BC's fragile inside waters...Leaking ferry wreckage a wake-up call for BC's northern coast
The oil and diesel fuel leaking from the Queen of the North and the failure to contain the spill are proof that a proposed oil...CPAWS Edmonton on the Policy Channel
The Policy Channel recently interviewed Dr. Rick Schneider of CPAWS Edmonton about Alberta's environmental leadership opportunities in the oil sands region. You can see Rick...A Response to the Mineable Oil Sands Strategy
Read the report (PDF, opens in new window) The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Edmonton, and the Federation of Alberta Naturalists today released a report...CPAWS joins environmental groups issuing declaration on oil sands development
Read the news release and declaration from oilsandswatch.org....New study shows potential land disturbance from Northern gas development
A new study presents the big picture of what Canada's Northern regions could look like after 30 years of gas development. Previous studies, including the...June 7, 2005
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