Sep
13
2010
Sierra Club of Canada
Sep
24
2010
Climate Action Camp
Sep 24 2010 - 6:00am to Sep 26 2010 - 6:00am
Organizing, Activism & Non-Violent Direct Action
Politicians talk a lot about climate change, but do nothing! Are you tired of all that hot air? Now, you CAN do something… Read more about Climate Action Camp
Sep
01
2010
New Study Links Tar Sands to Carcinogens
A new study led by University of Alberta ecologist Dr. David Schindler and published in the renowned Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences makes some alarming conclusions about the water near the tar sands. After monitoring 60 sites along the Athabasca River and its tributaries, Dr. Schindler concluded the tar sands have added carcinogenic toxins to the area environment.
Aug
17
2010
Environmental groups echo First Nations call for caribou protection
Ecojustice files application for emergency protection, is prepared to go to court for caribou
CALGARY — Three environmental groups have joined with four Alberta First Nations to urge the federal environment minister to provide emergency protection for caribou herds in northeastern Alberta, Ecojustice said today. Read more about Environmental groups echo First Nations call for caribou protection
Aug
05
2010
Groups weigh in on Alberta's Oil Sands PR Campaign
As the Alberta government ramps up its oil sands public relations campaign, AEN member groups weigh in, and call on the government to focus on action rather than advertising. The Pembina Institute's Danielle Droitsch suggests that Alberta should pay heed to the mistakes made by BP and direct its energies towards aggressive action rather than public relations:
In the case of oil sands, public relations will go only so far to countering a growing image problem. It will likely take a dramatic gesture as suggested by the premier's council for the public in both Canada and the U.S. to take notice.
John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada, suggests that:
Read more about Groups weigh in on Alberta's Oil Sands PR CampaignIf the Alberta government really wants to change public perception it will take a lot more than an ad campaign and a website. Actions speak louder than words.
Aug
03
2010
Thousands of industrial incidents raise serious concerns about toxic oil industry
Greenpeace Canada, Sierra Club Prairie, Keepers of the Athabasca and Global Forest Watch Canada today released two databases compiled by prominent scientist Dr. Kevin Timoney, one with more than 6,500 incidents, regarding tar sands operations that raise serious concerns about how the Alberta government allows oil companies to operate in this province. Read more about Thousands of industrial incidents raise serious concerns about toxic oil industry
Jul
14
2010
Senate Passes Budget Bill Weakening Canadian Environmental Assessment
Despite the opposition of public interest groups, including AEN members Ecojustice, Sierra Club Canada, and the Environmental Law Centre, and a recommendation from the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate voted to pass the budget bill (C-9) including provisions to weaken the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The Environmental Law Centre's Adam Driedzic weighs in on the impacts on the environmental assessment process and the "exclusion of the public from decision-making on matters of public interest."
Read more about Senate Passes Budget Bill Weakening Canadian Environmental AssessmentYou don’t have to be an environmentalist to be concerned with this one. For the second straight year, the federal budget bill passed with Trojan horse provisions unrelated to the budget. The perennial target is the federal environmental assessment regime, but the real victim is the public.
Jul
13
2010
Sierra Club Canada calls on Canadian Chamber of Commerce to back action on climate change
OTTAWA – Today, Sierra Club Canada wrote to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce asking it to withdraw the template letter it recently distributed to its members. Chamber members were asked to send the letter to Senators urging them to oppose Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. The letter is a classic example of doublespeak. While it claims "we must respond to climate change," it suggests Canada do it by developing our energy sector. In other words, vote against science-based emissions targets because we must expand oil, gas, coal and the tar sands. Read more about Sierra Club Canada calls on Canadian Chamber of Commerce to back action on climate change
Jul
20
2010
UNITY: A Holistic Gathering for the Love of our Planet
Jul 20 2010 - 11:30pm to Jul 21 2010 - 3:30am
Sierra Club is hosting a fundraiser music event where local artists, musicians, poets, and community members will unite to celebrate and advocate holistic integration between art/music, social justice and green living. Read more about UNITY: A Holistic Gathering for the Love of our Planet
Location
Legislature Bandshell
Alberta Legislature Grounds
Edmonton
, AB
See map: Google Maps
Jul
06
2010
Groups appeal for end to dismantling of environmental law
Assessment law loopholes need to be closed, not created
OTTAWA — Canada’s environmental assessment law should be reformed through a scheduled parliamentary review, not weakened through piecemeal amendments buried in a budget bill, Ecojustice and Sierra Club Canada said today.
“Parliament should close loopholes in environmental laws, not create new ones to suit the tar sands and other extractive industries,” said Stephen Hazell, Ecojustice lawyer. “The Senate Finance Committee has an opportunity to avoid creating new legal loopholes and prevent catastrophes such as Deepwater Horizon from happening in Canada.” Read more about Groups appeal for end to dismantling of environmental law
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