Category: Canada

Stop the Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Dump

So, why would anyone consider dumping radioactive poisons that will remain deathly dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years next to such an integral part of the our Great Lakes ecosystem? The answer begins with …

July 3, 2013
Corporate Climate Campaign Demands Divestment from Dirty Tar Sands

Fifty eight organizations, led by the Sierra Club and ForestEthics, released an open letter today demanding that companies take climate action. The letter calls on U.S. corporations with trucking fleets join 19 leading companies in avoiding fuel from …

July 2, 2013
Monsanto’s GMO Policy Infecting All Levels of Government

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to foreign policy, Congress, state governments, elections and the courts, the feverish politics of genetically modified foods (GMOs) have infected decision making and …

July 2, 2013
Obama Administration’s Secret Trade Agreements Threaten Food Safety and Promote GMOs

Designed to grease the wheels of world commerce, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would force the U.S. and other participating countries to “harmonize” food safety standards. That means all countries …

July 1, 2013
Breaking: In Wake of Obama’s Climate Speech, TD Bank to Sell Shares in Keystone XL and Tar Sands Projects

TD Bank announced today that it will begin selling its shares in Keystone XL and other oil sands related ventures. Citing President Obama’s recent statement about denying …

June 28, 2013