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25 U.S. Mayors Speak Out Against Tar Sands Pipeline
Mayors from across the country have sent a letter to Hillary Clinton, whose office has been rather quiet on the issue, expressing their concern over the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. A new environmental review of the
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On 22nd Anniversary of Exxon Valdez, 10-Year-Old Girl Calls on Canadian MPs to Ban Oil Tankers From B.C. North Coast
The Exxon Valdez oil spill has apparently not left much of a legacy other than the pollution that remains in the area, even as we mark 22 years since the accident, but there's a 10-year-old girl from the Sliammon First Nation in British Columbia who
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Canadian Celebrates World Water Day By Using Just 25 Liters of Water, 8% of North American Average
Yesterday was World Water Day, but one man in Canada is stretching the day out and is dedicating the month of March to raising awareness of water scarcity. He's limiting his water consumption to 25 liters a day for all
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A Dumpster Diving, Bike Riding Garden Company (Video)
With some dumpster divers getting arrested for their efforts, it gets easier to understand why some dumpster divers like The Secret Freegan choose to keep it on the down low. Others, however, are more than happy to
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PETA Cancels Clever Canadian Club Campaign Over Trademark
A seal walks into a bar. Really. PETA printed 10,000 clever coasters and distributed them in bars around Toronto with the very funny message, drawn in the inimitable style of New Yorker contributor Harry Bliss. On the back is a more graphic photo of
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Scythe to Cut A Swath At The EarthDance Film Festival
Living Lightly is a short 24 minute movie about a family in Canada, who have opted to care for themselves and the environment by running a farm with simple human powered tools, especially the scythe. As you'll see in the 10 minute teaser above, the
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Asian Carp Almost Migrate from U.S. to Canada, in a Big Truck
How will invasive Asian carp enter the Great Lakes? Via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, maybe another flood? They almost made it via a semi-tractor trailer crossing the Ambassador Bridge from the U.S. to Canada. The
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Ottawa River Ice Blasting Is Dynamite (Video)
This is one of those gather 'round, you-gotta-see-this videos. Blasts of dynamite are being used to clear ice jams on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario. Extreme stuff. And it seems to work. But what does it do to the fish? For sure, it's not a
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Arc'teryx Makes Recycled Cape of Good Hope
A while back we wondered why the otherwise highly innovative outdoor brand Arc'teryx didn't seem to be embracing more environmentally benign materials in their much acclaimed line of clothing, packs or climbing gear. Though
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Storm Blows Florida Pelican to a Strip Club in Canada
It's a rare thing for a pelican to have a name, and rarer still that that name would be inspired by a strip club -- but Ralph's life has been full of such unlikelihoods in recent months. Last August, the brown pelican from Florida
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TCE Contamination Lingers & Little Is Done About It - Canadian Class Action Suit Seeks to Change That
Some problems just won't go away. That's what a lot of companies probably think about people who gripe about issues the companies would rather not deal with—as well as what the people griping think about the actual
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Midwest Enjoying Lower Gas Prices Thanks to Canadian Tar Sands Oil
Living in New York City and not owning a car I admit I don't directly notice price rises on gasoline, but traveling around the country you can't help but notice that fuel prices and changes in the them vary pretty widely. A new piece from NPR--whose
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How to Design a Passive Solar Greenhouse
From Collin's dad's solar geodesic greenhouse, through a greenhouse built from soda bottles, to a simple DIY hoop house, we're not shot on self-built grow spaces here on TreeHugger. but the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia has a very
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Greenwash Watch: Fur Is Still Not Green
Images credit: Fur Council of Canada Four years ago we congratulated the Fur Council of Canada for setting a new standard in greenwashing with their Fur is Green campaign. They are in the news again, with an upgraded website and downloadable brochures,
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The Passivhaus Had North American Ancestry
Monte Paulsen of the Tyee describes a house built in 1977 by the Saskatchewan Research Council:
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State Dept Stays Quiet on Tar Sands Communication with Oil Lobbyist, Former Clinton Aide
Questions are looming over why the State Department won't release its correspondence with Paul Elliott, a former campaign staffer for Hillary Clinton and current oil lobbyist who is seeking Clinton's approval for the Keystone
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If You Ever Find Yourself In Calgary, Check Out the Bike Bike Cycle Store
Mikeal at Copenhagenize has a nice write up about Bike Bike, a new cycle shop in Calgary, Alberta. It's a great thing because Calgary's not exactly bike central:
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Scientists Disagree Over Canadian Carbon Sequestration Project Leak
You had to know this was coming... A new piece in Scientific American highlights the objections of some scientists over claims that the world's largest geologic carbon sequestration project in Saskatchewan is leaking.
