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Greens celebrate Haida Gwaii marine protected area

10 June 2010 - 11:50am

OTTAWA -- The news of the new Haida Gwaii marine protected area was greeted with celebratory joy within the Green Party of Canada.  The new area protects 3500 square kilometres of the Hecate S

40th Anniversary of Earth Day

22 April 2010 - 1:13pm

Since 1970, April 22, Earth Day, has been a day of awareness and education about our environmental challenges and the solutions that are needed.

Plan fails to clean-up Canada’s Love Canal

25 March 2010 - 2:06pm

OTTAWA -- March 23, 2010 marks the most recent effort to clean up the 700,000 tons of toxic waste that constitute the Sydney Tar Ponds, a hundred acre estuary on Cape Breton Island.  A clean-u

Canada pressures EU to take dirty fuel

25 March 2010 - 11:58am

OTTAWA -- “Canada is becoming a global peddler of carbon-intensive, climate changing fuel.  Last week we saw Canadian officials pressuring South Africa to build a mega coal-fired power plant a

Adria Vasil Interview

Ralph Benmergui, veteran broadcaster and Senior Advisor to the Green Party, interviews Adria Vasil author of the book Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally friendly information, products and services in Canada.

Canadian Government Opposes US Clean Air Regulations

18 October 2009 - 1:50pm

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada is outraged that Canada is opposing a new US Environmental Protection Agency rule that would force freighters in the Great Lakes to stop using polluting fuel.

Landmark Victory Against Sludge

13 October 2009 - 11:30am

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada sends hearty congratulations to the small village of Elgin, who won a large victory in a court case against dumping industrial sludge onto agricultural land.

Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations, COP15

14 September 2009 - 4:10pm

From December 7 to 18, Canada will be joining the rest of the world in Copenhagen to negotiate a new treaty to address climate change.  Keep up-

Canada Should Scrap Proposed Offset System

13 August 2009 - 2:49pm

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada has recommended that Canada scrap its proposed domestic offset system in favour of expanding the cap and trade mechanism across the economy.

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