Notes from the Panther Lounge archives
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Budget act unravels environmental laws
April 26, 2012The casualties of Bill C-38 include the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, Fisheries Act, Species at Risk Act, National Roundtable on Energy and the Environment Act, and Kyoto Implementation Act. More »
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It's time to come clean about ingredients in household cleaning products
April 25, 2012Canadians have the right to know about toxic chemicals in household cleaners. And yet, no Canadian law requires manufacturers to disclose the full list of ingredients in those products or... More »
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Quebecers hear the call and rise up for the environment
April 23, 2012Among the participants were 40 Innu women from Sept-Iles who had walked 800km to protest the Plan Nord, Quebec's plan to open up the North and the province's last virgin ecosystems to major industrial development and mining. More »
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Let's make 2012 a Jumbo year for the grizzly
April 20, 2012On Tuesday, March 20, as grizzly bears contemplated rousing from their long winter slumber, the British Columbia government ignored warnings from biologists and approved a controversial ski resort in the Purcell Mountains. More »
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Message from Peter Robinson, CEO
April 20, 2012Dear friends, Tomorrow is Earth Day. In light of current events, you may be feeling that it is a dark time for the environment. A week ago you received... More »
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For the love of food
April 19, 2012As a chef I use fresh, simple ingredients and make sure that what I cook is accessible to the public. Pretentious food no longer holds a place at my table. Nature provides us with raw ingredients that are perfect. Why taint them and create for the sake of manipulation through technology? More »
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Shredding of environmental review process will cost Canadians
April 17, 2012Environmental reviews protect people as well as natural systems. The government's plan to gut the review system puts the health and safety of Canadians — and our environment — at risk. More »
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An open letter from Dr. David Suzuki
April 13, 2012While not always happily received by governments or industrial interests, our work is strictly non-partisan, as required by the laws governing charities, and has made the Foundation one of the most trusted environmental voices in Canada. More »
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Canada: an inconvenient mess
April 6, 2012When information on matters of national importance is hidden or reduced, and when people who care about those issues are silenced, government becomes less accountable. More »
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Reckless budget threatens health of the environment and us
March 30, 2012In a budget full of cuts to core services, including cuts to clean tech research and development, billion-dollar subsidies to the oil and gas industry remain. More »
