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28 Jun 2022

Environmental, Indigenous and parent groups to intervene in landmark climate lawsuit led by Ontario youth

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Environmental, Indigenous and parent groups to intervene in landmark climate lawsuit led by Ontario youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 28, 2022 Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – Indigenous Climate Action, the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, the Assembly of First Nations, Friends of the Earth, Canadian

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21 Jun 2022

Applause for Canada’s Release of Final Regulations to Ban Six Single-Use Plastics

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Applause for Canada’s Release of Final Regulations to Ban Six Single-Use Plastics

Well done Canada and Ministers Duclos and Guilbeault! In the face of stiff industry resistance, Canada has published final regulations to prohibit single-use plastics that, to-date, have been buried, burned or dumped after only a few minutes of use. These include: checkout bags; cutlery; foodservice ware made from or containing problematic plastics that are hard

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25 Feb 2022

Canada’s big banks urged to drop nuclear from green investment portfolios (EN/FR)

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Canada’s big banks urged to drop nuclear from green investment portfolios (EN/FR)

78 Public Interest groups are calling on Canada’s biggest banks to drop investments in nuclear power, including so-called Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) from their fossil-free and ESG* investment portfolios. The banks are all members of the Net Zero Banking Alliance, committing them to “transition … GHG emissions from their lending and investment portfolios to align

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04 Feb 2022

Court orders Health Canada to re-consider objections to approval of dangerous pesticide

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Court orders Health Canada to re-consider objections to approval of dangerous pesticide

February 4, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Glyphosate poses an unacceptable risk to human health Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation –  The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency

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01 Feb 2022

Leave plastic where it belongs – in the tar sands (Beatrice Olivastri in The Georgia Straight)

Posted By: Beatrice Olivastri Comments Off on Leave plastic where it belongs – in the tar sands (Beatrice Olivastri in The Georgia Straight)

By Beatrice Olivastri in The Georgia Straight  |  January 21, 2022 Canada has just delivered its draft regulations to ban single-use plastics. That’s something to celebrate. Scientists have identified six plastic products most commonly found in Canadian litter: plastic checkout bags, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery, straws, and food-service ware made from problematic plastics. Many

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31 Jan 2022

Leave raw material for plastic where it belongs — in the ground (Beatrice Olivastri in The Star)

Posted By: Beatrice Olivastri Comments Off on Leave raw material for plastic where it belongs — in the ground (Beatrice Olivastri in The Star)

By Beatrice Olivastri in The Toronto Star  |  January 17, 2022 Canada’s draft regulations banning single-use plastics are worth celebrating. But a loophole would allow manufacturing for export to continue. In December, Canada delivered draft regulations to ban single-use plastics. That’s something to celebrate. Scientists have identified six plastic products most commonly found in Canadian litter:

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22 Dec 2021

At last, Canada makes good on promise to ban single-use plastic

Posted By: Beatrice Olivastri Comments Off on At last, Canada makes good on promise to ban single-use plastic

It’s taken an enormous amount of work to arrive at the announcement of draft regulations to ban six single-use plastic products.  For that work, we say thank you to former ECCC Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, current ECCC Minister Steven Guilbeault, their staff and ECCC scientists.  This is an important step towards limiting plastic pollution that pervades the oceans, our rivers

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09 Dec 2021

Environmental groups head to court to support challenge to Canada’s approval of harmful pesticide

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Environmental groups head to court to support challenge to Canada’s approval of harmful pesticide

Groups say glyphosate poses an unacceptable risk to human health Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – Environmental groups are at the Federal Court of Appeal today fighting to uphold Canadians’ right to participate

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06 Aug 2021

Friends of the Earth Canada & Friends of the Earth United States file complaint for investigation by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Friends of the Earth Canada & Friends of the Earth United States file complaint for investigation by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

Groups claim political contributions by the CPPIB via Crestone Peak Resources illegal under Colorado law Aug 9, 2021 (Ottawa and San Francisco) – Friends of the Earth Canada and Friends of the Earth United States have filed a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser requesting an investigation into potentially illegal political contributions made

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