Environment News
Foundation praises B.C. global warming plan
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government’s plan to address global warming, released June 26, demonstrates continued leadership on this crucial issue, according to the David Suzuki Foundation. “Th...
Environmental “reality check” aims to clear the air on B.C. carbon tax
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s carbon tax, which takes effect July 1, has many British Columbians talking, but the debate has also stirred up a lot of confusion. To help clear the air, a coalition of environm...
Ontario adopts law to ban sale of lawn and garden pesticides
OTTAWA – Today’s passage of a law banning lawn and garden pesticide sales throughout Ontario puts the province on the path to better health and a cleaner environment.
“We are del...
Yellow Card for Canadian Wild Pacific Salmon
Vancouver, BC – Exceptionally low numbers of wild Pacific salmon returning to spawning rivers this season have led to a cautionary "yellow" listing in the David Suzuki Foundation’s third annual as...
Time Runs Out on the Federal Government to Launch a Marine Conservation Planning Process in BC
Vancouver, B.C. – The Federal Government has failed to meet the June 8th World Oceans Day deadline to initiate a planning process for BC’s threatened North Coast waters, leading environmental grou...
New Marine Protected Areas Report Card Gives Canada a Failing Grade:
Vancouver, B.C. – Canada has the legislation and policy in place, but its dismal record on implementing a comprehensive network of marine protected areas (MPAs) earns it a failing grade compared to ...
David Suzuki digs my 100% natural garden
(en Français) VANCOUVER – This summer, Canada’s green thumbs may just get a little greener. In a bid to e...
MEDIA BRIEFING, MAY 29, OTTAWA
On Thursday May 29th, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute will brief media on the importance of government carbon pricing policies. This Ottawa briefing will include a discussion on ...
U.S. offering polar bears better protection than Canada
Ottawa - News that the U.S. is listing the polar bear as ?threatened? under its Endangered Species Act sends a clear signal that Canada is lagging behind in its global responsibility to protect wildli...
New report says we can have our fish and eat it too
VANCOUVER – One year after the Provincial. Legislature’s own Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture recommended a rapid transition to closed-system fish farms, the provincial government cont...
MEDIA BRIEFING, MAY 13, VICTORIA
WHAT:
The David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute will host a media briefing in Victoria, B.C., on May 13. Journalists will be briefed on the upcoming Western Climate Initiative meeti...
Canadian and U.S. Conservation Community Invites Retail Businesses to Move Forward on Sustainable Seafood Initiatives
(Halifax, Vancouver) SeaChoice, Canada’s sustainable seafood program, and its five member organizations, joined nine U.S. environmental groups today in releasing the “Common Vision for Environment...
New poll shows majority of Metro Vancouver residents want better public transit, not expanded highways
VANCOUVER – A new poll shows 69 per cent of Metro Vancouver residents support redirecting money away from road expansion projects toward a better public transit system.
The Synovate p...
B.C. environmental groups applaud carbon tax legislation
Victoria - A coalition of more than 16 environmental groups from across British Columbia welcomed the introduction of the province’s landmark carbon tax into the Legislature today.
"W...
Canada’s Polar Bear on Thin Ice - Federal Government Must Take Action
Canada’s independent scientific body, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), today confirmed that the polar bear is at risk in Canada. More than half the world’s p...
Good news from Ontario on Earth Day
OTTAWA – Measures announced today in Ontario will raise the bar on provincial pesticide policy, says the David Suzuki Foundation. Details of the Ontario government’s plan to ban lawn and garden pe...
Manitoba moves forward on climate change
OTTAWA – The David Suzuki Foundation congratulates the government of Manitoba on the release of its new climate change plan. With this plan and legislated global warming targets, Manitoba joins prov...
Protection of B.C. marine area welcomed
VANCOUVER – Today’s major announcement of a new Marine Protected Area (MPA) off coastal British Columbia “is a welcome sign that government is willing to address conservation issues however, mor...
A Green Goddess Shares Spring Cleaning Recipes
"Green goddess" Lindsay Coulter of the David Suzuki Foundation shares safe, inexpensive, kitchen-tested household cleaning recipes made from everyday ingredients.
David Suzuki Foundation sending observer to Bangkok for UN climate change talks
The David Suzuki Foundation is sending an official observer to next week's United Nations climate change conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Dale Marshall, the Suzuki Foundation's climate change ...
Lessons from Quebec on how to ban lawn and garden pesticides
OTTAWA – A new report on Quebec’s current provincial ban on the use and sale of several lawn pesticides urges other provinces to follow Quebec’s lead. “Quebec has paved the way for pro...
Media Advisory: David Suzuki Foundation available for comment on Ontario budget
TORONTO - The Ontario government’s budget announcement on Tuesday, March 25, will be an important chance for Premier Dalton McGuinty to present his next steps towards meeting the province’s climat...
Lawsuit Leads To Work on Protecting Endangered Species
Vancouver, BC - The Nooksack Dace, an endangered fish found in small streams in BC’s Fraser Valley, is one step closer to protection with the re-release of a recovery strategy that identifies habita...
523 NHLPA Members Go Green with David Suzuki
Over 500 NHLPA members take the ‘NHLPA Carbon Neutral Challenge' for the 2007/2008 hockey season as part of the NHLPA’s commitment to the environment together with the David Suzuki Foundation<...
Canada’s leading environmental groups release national roadmap to set more sustainable course for country
En Français
Ottawa - Concerned about the lack of political leadership on urgent issues such as climate...
Federal budget ignores environment
OTTAWA - Today's federal budget fails to include real measures to protect the environment, says the David Suzuki Foundation.
"The federal government has repeatedly stated that climate chan...
Federal carbon price could generate $50 billion per year, allow deep income tax cuts
OTTAWA – A new report from the David Suzuki Foundation finds a federal carbon tax or trading system would dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect the environment and generate revenue o...
Suzuki/Jaccard to unveil national carbon tax proposal in lead-up to federal budget
OTTAWA – On Monday, Feb. 25 (9:30 a.m.), Dr. David Suzuki and Mark Jaccard will present a new report that outlines a strong case for next week’s federal budget to include a carbon tax or trading s...
An open letter from David Suzuki
Ouch, ouch. I thought there were rules against piling on, or was that just for sports? I've always thought it was unfair to beat up an old man, especially one wearing glasses!
I have been ...
Landmark budget contains strong measures to address global warming
Victoria - British Columbia’s groundbreaking decision to put a price on carbon emissions will set the province up as a North American leader on climate change, says the David Suzuki Foundation.
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