THE ACTIONS out of Ottawa these days, in general, has sent shock waves through the environmental community in Canada.
That’s certainly not an understatement, and there are many hard-line examples.
By GREG McMILLAN / TheGreenHub.ca
One that caught our eye dealt with a recently-released paper by five U.S.-based scientists who warn that Canada’s cuts to its ozone monitoring program – just last month Environment Canada sent out termination notices to 60 scientists and researchers, with hundreds more expected to be affected – are already having effects on the world’s ability to monitor air quality and ozone depletion.
And they don’t pull any punches when saying that Canada is dropping the ozone ball. At the same time, Canada is aligning itself with other countries. Go figure …
ELSEWHERE AROUND THE GREEN HUB IN CANADA
IS LOCAL food always ethical food? Some say it doesn’t always work that way … Why U.S. green groups still fighting to stop Keystone XL oil sands pipeline from Canada … Do groups such as Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals really pose a threat to Canadians? … Will proposed new Quebec City arena, facing expensive $40-million land-decontamination costs, be dead in the water? … Why a writer says green energy is the best option for the future in British Columbia … CBC probe shows how some medical spas are ignoring Health Canada regulations and using Botox knock-offs …
Last but not least: How the first home built to stringent new R-2000 standards in Canada has all the green bells and whistles, but you’d never know by looking at it … Story and VIDEO …
