[All] GREN news of interest

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks! Here's the lastest update of environmental news.
International News:
New climate change report: Environment: Act now or face costly consequences, warns OECD - UNEP  http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2676&ArticleID=9078&l=en
Value Ecosystems - Not Just Crops - When Managing Water Use, says UN Report  http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2676&ArticleID=9075&l=en
OECD report states: Air pollution 'will become bigger global killer than dirty water'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/15/air-pollution-biggest-killer-water?CMP=twt_gu


UK Environmental Regulations to be slashed. (Sounds familiar?)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/16/environmental-regulations-slashed-red-tape?CMP=twt_gu


Water Pollution from Agricultural chemicals costing billions (Bloomberg report)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-13/water-pollution-tied-to-agriculture-increasing-costing-billions.html


Tools to help cities and towns guide Green Development
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/tools_to_help_cities_and_towns.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_all+%28Switchboard%3A+Blogs+from+NRDC%27s+Environmental+Experts%29


Sustainable Banks are outperforming traditional banks
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/report-shows-sustainable-banks-outperform-worlds-largest-banks-1629440.htm#.T1ouRiBA-wM.twitter


Don't forget folks: EARTH HOUR takes place on MARCH 31 from 8:30-9:30 Turn off your lights to show solidarity for conservation!

National News

In leaked documents, it was revealed that habitat protection for Fish will no longer be protected. The Tories also want to abolish Federal Environmental Assessments.  Here's the word from Lake Ontario Waterkeepers:
http://www.waterkeeper.ca/2012/03/16/canadas-war-on-the-environment/


Conflicts of interest with Keystone XL: Entrix was doing an environmental study intending to minimize the potential environmental impacts of Keystone XL
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/09/keystone-xl-contract-transcanada-entrix_n_1335066.html?ref=tw


Canada leads the assault to have the right to water removed from the World Water Forum ministerial declaration

http://canadians.org/blog/?p=14080#.T2I_uX2RNck.twitter


Tories vote no to a bill that would stop Bulk Water Exports from Canada. 
http://www.scarpaleggia.ca/

Provincial  & Local

Council of Canadians believe the Highland Quarry is going after aggregates and WATER. 
http://miningforthetruthinmelancthon.blogspot.ca/2012/03/council-of-canadians-concern.html


City of Guelph drops SLAPP lawsuit against environmentalists regarding the Hanlon Business Park

http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/local/article/675810--city-of-guelph-drops-lawsuit-against-business-park-protesters


City of Waterloo has Earth Day programs posted here; http://www.waterloo.ca/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=1181

City of Kitchener has Earth Day programs posted here: http://www.kitchener.ca/en/livinginkitchener/EarthDay.asp

City of Cambridge Earth Day events here; http://www.cambridge.ca/article.php?ssid=41


TAKE ACTION with Quick Sign Petitions!

Sign the 350.org petition to stop oil subsidies in the US. (Canadians can sign too!) http://act.350.org/sign/join-the-fight/


Sign the AVAAZ petition to demand a federal review for the Highland Quarry in Melancthon 
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Make_Fresh_Food_Clean_Water_a_Priority_over_Rock/?wSvafab

Support Green Energy and stop the Darlington Nuclear Plant upgrades http://stopdarlington.org/declaration/

Save the CBC from budget Cuts http://reimaginecbc.ca/connected

Call for Federal Inquiry for Robocall Fraud http://leadnow.ca/robocall-fraud

Have a good one everybody!
Lulu :0)
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