The federal government is unveiling $101.4 billion in new spending, aimed at both supporting the country through the third COVID-19 wave, and stimulating the economic recovery post-pandemic, in a historic budget presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. From extending pandemic business and health supports, […]
The asset management arm of Nordea , one of the Nordics’ biggest banks, said it is suspending purchases of Brazilian government bonds, the latest investor to take action in response to the outbreak of Amazon forest fires. Is impact investing becoming more common? It sure is!! Nordea Asset Management […]
Six hundred twenty-six environmental groups have signed a letter calling on the US House of Representatives to “Address the Urgent Threat of Climate Change.” It is a radical proposal. As one signatory noted: “As the world teeters on the brink of climate catastrophe, we’re calling on Congress to take large-scale action,” […]
One on the top 5 environmental concerns of 2019 is, sad to say, quite active on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance are dismayed that new logging has commenced on Edinburgh Mountain, an old-growth “hotspot” of high conservation value near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht […]
Given how bad climate change already is for our health, how quickly we need to decarbonize, and how much the damage from fossil fuels is costing us, it’s utterly crazy to think that governments are still subsidizing coal to the extent that they do. The good news, coming to us via Frédéric […]
Great news: Canada Passes A Bill That Bans The Captivity Of Dolphins And Whales. Cetaceans like dolphins and whales will no longer be kept in Canadian aquariums after the government passed a bill that prohibits their captivity. The bill, S-203, was first proposed in 2015, and it was finally […]
We can feed landfills or we can feed people. What side do you choose? Somehow we keep forgetting a very important finding: We could feed the world with what we grow now, if only we didn’t throw so much away. Canada wastes about $30bn worth of food per […]
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