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What we're doing Wrong
Editorial: On climate change, new message is “Blame Canada”
29th September 2009
Canada has a greater capacity than almost any other nation to invest in the conversion to a sustainable economy – we have every reason to do so, and no excuse not to
What we're doing Right
Documenting water
21st September 2009
“This is not a film about saving the environment. This is a film about saving ourselves.”
Why it matters
“Not really a green country anymore”
5th September 2009
In the wake of China’s controversial investment in the oil sands this week, the intense northern exposure that took place in the heart of London left the red maple leaf with an extra-black smudge as opposition to the tar sands went global.
What we're doing Wrong
Fire proof?
8th May 2009
Canada moves to ban a chemical used in electronics and textiles that is potentially toxic – but the chemicals brought as replacements are not tested for toxicity first, and are already being found in wildlife.
What we're doing Wrong
Junking junk mail
6th September 2008
The 100 billion pieces of junk mail sent every year in the U.S. (848 pieces per household) contribute just as much to climate change as nine million cars
What we're doing Wrong
Assault on the Amazon
23rd August 2008
More than 180 oil and gas “blocks” have been zoned for hydrocarbon exploration in the western part of the Amazon – and Canadian companies are involved in some of the most controversial blocks
What we're doing Right
Lava lamps never looked so good
12th July 2008
Alaska could get a quarter of it’s electricity from geothermal-driven turbines
Why it matters
An amphibious assault
14th June 2008
Around the world, frogs and toads are falling victim to a loss of habitat, pesticides, pollution and an insidious, quick-acting fungus. And now they are going extinct faster than any other animals since the dinosaurs
Why it matters
Curse of the white nose
24th May 2008
Up to half a million bats have died, upward of 97-per-cent mortality in some caves.
What we're doing Right
River power gets the blue light
26th April 2008
Imagine a tiny wind turbine anchored to the bottom of a river