Grieving mother highlights crisis for Southern Resident killer whales
As of today, the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population numbers only 75. In addition...
Strange bedfellows: Greenpeace, CAPP Team Up in Court Case on Alberta’s Abandoned Wells
The Alberta government and an unlikely crew of allies — including Greenpeace, an oil lobbying...
‘There Isn’t Time’: Endangered Orcas Need Emergency Intervention, Coalition Tells Ottawa
Time is running out for the remaining 76 orcas that make up B.C.’s Southern Resident...
How a U.S. Company is Suing Canada for Rejecting Quarry in Endangered Whale Nursery
When a Canadian federal-provincial environmental review panel ruled in 2007 that a proposed quarry would...
Special Committee Says Canadians Should Have Legal Right to Healthy Environment…Like the Rest of the Developed World
When it comes to developed nations Canada is a laggard on the environmental rights front....
Three Ways to Improve Alberta’s Toothless Energy Regulator
By Barry Robinson, Ecojustice. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is Alberta’s one-stop regulatory body for...
Groups Call for Overhaul of Energy East Review Due To ‘Apprehension of Bias’
On January 9, the National Energy Board (NEB) finally announced the new panel members that...
How Harper’s Changes to Environmental Laws Are Being Leveraged by Pipeline Companies
On June 23, the Federal Court of Appeal struck down the Harper government’s approval of...
Shell Gives Up Nearly 40-Year Fight for Expired Arctic Permits, Opening Up Conservation Area
Canadian conservation groups are celebrating the proposed creation of an Arctic marine conservation area in...
