Demand the release of unjustly detained Guatemalan prisoners
Friends of the Earth International November 22, 2012 Join Friends of the Earth International in calling for the release of eight political prisoners in Barillas, Guatemala, who are due before a hearing...
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Polluter Pays: Newfoundland and Labrador v. AbitibiBowater Inc.
AbitibiBowater mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador. Photo: William Munoz. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license. On December 7, the Supreme Court of Canada is...
View ArticleLa décision de la Cour suprême laisse aux contribuables la facture de...
Pour diffusion immédiate (Ottawa, le 7 décembre 2012) La Cour suprême du Canada a rendu aujourd’hui sa décision dans la cause Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador c. AbitibiBowater Inc. et al., qui porte sur les...
View ArticleSupreme Court decision leaves taxpayers with the bill for cleaning up...
For immediate release (Ottawa, December 7, 2012) The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision today in Newfoundland and Labrador v. AbitibiBowater Inc. et al., which addresses the legal...
View ArticleNot one step back
Guatemala: Resistance to mining in San José del Golfo continues despite repression Radio Mundo Real December 11, 2012 In the early morning of Thursday, December 6, the Guatemalan riot police repressed,...
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Climate change and farmers’ livelihoods
Farmers across Canada have been dealing with changing weather patterns in recent years. From droughts and floods in the Prairies to storms and blights in the Maritimes, people who rely on the land to...
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Beginning of Mesoamerican event against mining in Oaxaca, Mexico; interview with Kendy Hernández Radio Mundo Real January 17, 2013 “Yes to Capulálpam, no to the mine,” said Kendy Hernández, referring...
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Help save Ontario’s endangered species
Ontario’s Endangered Species Act is a key law that protects the province’s endangered wildlife and habitat. The law is one of the best in the country. When corporations plan a project that affects...
View ArticleDutch Court ruling against Shell a partial victory
Friends of the Earth International January 30, 2013 THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS, January 30, 2013 — Today a Dutch court ruled that Shell Nigeria is responsible for polluting farmlands in a landmark case...
View ArticleAppeal to stop barbaric police action
Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka February 7, 2012 Open letter to Shri Naveen Patnaik, Honourable Chief Minister, Odisha, India Copied to: Mr. Manmohan Singh, Honourable Prime Minister, India Ms. Sonia...
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Demonstrators in Ottawa and Windsor Swarm Lowe’s
Friends of the Earth supporters outside of Lowe’s in Ottawa On October 29, 2014, demonstrators in Ottawa, Ontario and Windsor, Ontario swarmed Lowe’s stores to send the retailer a strong message: its...
View ArticleCanada about to license another bee-killing pesticide
(OTTAWA, ON., October 30, 2014) – Environmental organizations are calling on Health Canada to stop approving systemic pesticides that are toxic to bees and threaten to interfere with ecosystem...
View ArticleOntario on the right track with restriction on bee-killing pesticides says...
(Toronto, ON November 25, 2014) Today, Ontario announced North America’s first phase down of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides used to coat corn and soy seeds. This decision should deliver a...
View ArticleOntario’s New Neonicotinoid Phase Down
In a North American first, the Ontario government has introduced their plan to permanently reduce use of systemic neurotoxin pesticides by 80% by 2017. They’ve picked the biggest opportunity in...
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Poll Shows Strong Support for Government Action on Pesticides
Nearly 8 out of 10 Say Ontario Government “On Right Track” Poll Shows Strong Support for Government Action on Pesticides For Immediate Release December 16, 2014 A poll released today by Friends...
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Saving Bees Promotes Harmony
What does it mean when people of every political persuasion feel that the government of the day is on the right track in limiting the use of neonics by 80% in treated corn and soy seed in an effort to...
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Ontario Loves Bees!
By Gideon Forman and Beatrice Olivastri Back in November, the Ontario government signaled its intention to reduce the use of “neonic” pesticides on corn and soy seed by 80% by 2017. A prime motivator...
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The Truth the Agrochemical Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
In 2013, the European Commission placed a two-year moratorium on the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) after a growing body of scientific research...
View Article97 per cent support Ontario’s plan to restrict bee-killing pesticides
For immediate release: March 5, 2015 97 per cent support Ontario’s plan to restrict bee-killing pesticides Close to 50,000 comments submitted during public consultation process TORONTO – Ontario’s...
View ArticleRural, urban residents agree: “neonic” pesticides pose threat
90% in Peterboro Want Province to Protect Bees FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2015 Ninety per cent of Peterborough residents feel it’s important for the provincial government to protect pollinators,...
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