Tag: environment
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Ontario Greens list merging public & seperate schools as spring session priority
Queen’s Park – Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner is calling on the status quo parties to stop playing political games and focus on getting Ontario’s economy moving again while protecting the people and places we love. “It is essential that political leaders put the public interest before their political self-interest,” says…
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Bird Eats Fruit To Get Drunk
Cedar Waxwings are sleek, masked birds found year round in our area with unusual red, waxy deposits at the tips of their secondary feathers. They are cinnamon-colored, with grayish wings and tails and yellow terminal tail-bands. They have distinctive crested heads, black throats, and black masks lined with white. The Cedar Waxwing is one of…
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Ontario Greens: “Other provinces and countries are way ahead of us”
ONTARIO CAN’T AFFORD TO DELETE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS (Queen’s Park): Trashing Ontario’s Endangered Species Act is unacceptable, says Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner. “We can’t let the Wynne government bulldoze environmental protections,” says Schreiner. “Greens will fight to protect the places we love. Let’s leave our children the rich natural heritage we have…
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Ontario Greens: “Will push government to protect people and places we love”
(Queen’s Park): Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner is calling for an end to political gamesmanship at Queen’s Park. Instead, Schreiner wants the minority legislature to move on legislation that protects food and water, democracy and local jobs during the fall session. “Greens will push the government to protect the people and places…
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Green Party Emphatic No To Proposed ‘Tar Sands Oil’ Pipelines In Ontario
Ottawa – Green Party leader Mike Schreiner is pledging to fight two oil pipeline projects through Ontario. Joining Ottawa South candidate Taylor Howarth on a campaign tour, Schreiner and Howarth raised concerns about the health, environmental and economic effects of TransCanada Corp.’s proposed east coast pipeline, which travels through Ottawa, and Enbridge’s proposed Line 9…
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Fined $2K For Possessing Living Snakehead “Frankenfish”
A Chatham man has been fined $2,000 for illegal possession of snakehead fish. Yung-Chieh Liu pleaded guilty to illegally possessing live invasive fish. In addition to the fine, two snakehead fish were also forfeited to the Crown. Justice of the Peace Malcolm Rogers heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Blenheim, on April…
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Ontario Greens seek Experimental Lakes petition signatures UPDATE Liberals agree to fund
(Toronto, Ontario): The Green Party of Ontario has launched a campaign calling on the Ontario government to take over the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) from the federal government. In less than a day over 700 people have written emails to the Finance Minister Sousa demanding the ELA be included in the upcoming…
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Our Wildlife: The (Canadian) American Bullfrog
The American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana -CP) is the largest of all North American frogs. They can be found in freshwater ponds, lakes and marshes with lots of vegetation, especially water lilies. Photograph by D. Greenwood Bullfrogs are typically green or gray-brown with brown spots and have easily identifiable circular…
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Scottevest intro’s i-phone interactive tech fleece Jacket
Ketchum, ID – What happens when the greatest thing to ever hit SCOTTEVEST’s electronic shelves gets redesigned? We can’t wait to tell you… SCOTTEVEST, Inc. has been known for over a decade for our ingenious pocketed clothing marketed toward travelers, gadgetphiles, photographers, and urban adventurers. Over the years, each successive product improves upon previous versions,…
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Ontario Greens say government failing in climate change driven water protection and conservation
Queen’s Park – The McGuinty Liberals have consistently failed to deliver simple policies and programs to protect and conserve our environment. These failures negatively affect our economy, communities and well being. A [Sept 25,2012] report from the Environment Commissioner of Ontario cites many examples of how the government has failed to provide adequate water protection…
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Ontario Greens- partisan bickering brought province to “another election” edge
“Ontario needs responsible leadership and instead we’re seeing partisan bickering, brinkmanship and flip-flopping from Queen’s Park politicians. Bringing us twice to the edge of another election only seven months after the last one is not responsible governance. I want to see the political establishment at Queen’s Park focus on solutions for the very real problems…
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Ontario Girls Camp Stands Apart Via Social Action And Self Esteem
Camp Stella Puella (“star girl” in Latin) is a summer camp “with a higher purpose,” says co-founder Mina Kazemi. Since she began in Dunnville,Ontario in 2008, along with cousin and co-director Julia Salco, the goal has been to provide young girls with a fun environment in which to explore issues of self-esteem, as well as…
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Ontario Energy Board/Green Party – Rising electricity costs due to Nuclear; not so much Wind/Solar
Ontario Energy Board report reveals nuclear causing rising electricity rates. “We need an honest discussion about rising electricity prices in Ontario. The misleading rhetoric blaming green energy for rising electrical rates is a disservice to the people of Ontario. According to the Ontario Energy Board, since 2006, 45% of the increase in our electricity costs are from subsidies for…
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Iowa Farm Robots Prospero And Aquarius
(Originally published in print and online April5, 2012) Will the new Robot Farmers being launched this July, at the 2nd annual Canada’s Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change, become the future of farming? That question may be answered during planned robotic demonstrations. Iowa based engineer, David Dorhout believes the Robotic Farmers he invented can help the…
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Attention All You Gentlemen Broncos
The other day I was sorting out clothes for the Canadian Diabetes Association’s clothing pickup, when I came across recycled, and then again recycled, sweat shirts. Some people save egg cartons, bottles, margarine containers, and old tins, (the list is endless) for recycling. These items could be saved for themselves; curbside recycling pickup; or for…
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Our Horse Powered Past And The Mother Of Current Auto Tech
Where did auto tech start? A horse and buggy. Excellent horse-power huh? People got tired of the nurturing it took to take care of a work horse. People wanted more and as with anything the need for something better fuels the spark for innovation. How about something to do work, but doesn’t need rest? Doesn’t…
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ON Green’s ask “Why our energy consumption is 50% higher per person than similar geography and climate New York State?”
LACK OF FOCUS ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY COSTING ONTARIO MONEY Toronto, Ontario -The Ontario government has wasted taxpayer money by not prioritizing energy conservation. Neglecting energy conservation costs the province money, increases utility bills and misses out on creating thousands of new jobs. “The Liberal government is burning our money by failing to deliver…
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ON Greens – MPP’s Political Games Are Killing Ontario Jobs
Toronto , ON – The Liberals, NDP and Conservatives are playing shell games with taxpayer money, increasing Ontario’s debt and killing jobs. Green party leader Mike Schreiner has a simple reminder for the political insiders at Queen’s Park: the best solutions for Ontario’s economy are sustainable, low-cost programs that create jobs, eliminate waste and preserve our…
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Ontario Green Party Vows To Protect Our Water
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN PARTY LEADER LOOKS AHEAD; COMMITS TO PROMOTING CHANGE DURING MINORITY GOVERNMENT Toronto – The Green Party of Ontario promises to continue to promote positive change during this minority session of government. “I am proud of the Green Party’s campaign. The historic gains we made in terms of volunteers, membership and fundraising…