December 18th, 2009 | Published in Blog, Canada150, On Environment
The climate change conference in Copenhagen is about to wrap up. There are troubling signs that it will not conclude with an international agreement to combat climate change. There is still a chance that some form of binding commitments will result. Let’s hope it does.
The matter of climate change is not a trivial challenge. The [...]
March 27th, 2008 | Published in Blog, On Environment
This Saturday, March 29, the City of Mississauga, along with dozens of Canadian cities and other cities around the world, is observing “Earth Hour”. “Earth Hour” is a time when cities will turn off their lights for one hour at 8 PM. This initiative is led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and was initiated [...]
Click here to read more.November 29th, 2007 | Published in Blog, On Environment
Canadians have decisively made their desire clear about wanting Canada to demonstrate a real and genuine leadership role in combating climate change and impending global warming. Various surveys, news reports, scientific forums and public debates have repeatedly reflected a serious appetite for Canadians to commit morally and logistically to address global needs to cut green [...]
Click here to read more.September 13th, 2007 | Published in Blog, On Environment
Our first week back in Ottawa has been an interesting one. The overwhelming focus has been on the environment. The Conservative government has been truly humbled when they finally learned how out of touch they are with Canadians on the environment file. Last year, at the beginning of their government term, the Conservatives announced their [...]
Click here to read more.February 1st, 2007 | Published in Blog, On Environment
Our first week back in Ottawa has been an interesting one. The overwhelming focus has been on the environment. The Conservative government has been truly humbled when they finally learned how out of touch they are with Canadians on the environment file. Last year, at the beginning of their government term, the Conservatives announced their [...]
Click here to read more.October 19th, 2006 | Published in Blog, On Environment
Since the Conservatives walked away from Kyoto and cancelled the EnerGuide program, many Canadians expressed their concerns and asked that the government demonstrate how seriously it plans to tackle the environmental challenges that our nation and planet face. Realizing that they can’t ignore the environment, the Conservatives have been promising, for months, a plan that [...]
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