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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesFeds waited 15 years to act on tainted tap water in Grassy Narrows daycare2015-09-03 Grassy Narrows Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek Feds waited 15 years to act on tainted tap water in Grassy Narrows. Daycare water had possible carcinogens above limit in 1999: Health Canada data. Chief Fobister calls on all candidates to make clean... Grand Council Treaty #3 supports Grassy Narrows in their stand for mercury justice and their stand against clear cut logging2014-11-07 Grand Council Treaty #3 The Chiefs of Treaty #3 First Nations in assembly voted unanimously to support Grassy Narrows First Nation in their demands for mercury justice and an end to clear cut logging on their Homeland. Grassy Narrows declares state of emergency over unsafe drinking water2015-08-27 Grassy Narrows Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek Grassy Narrows declares state of emergency over unsafe drinking water. Turbidity exceeded limit by 120x, uranium and possible carcinogens found in samples. McGuinty invited to a Grassy Narrows fish fry at Queen's Park2012-06-06 Today Grassy Narrows mothers are challenging Premier McGuinty to join them and their families in a traditional fish fry at Queen’s Park for a meal of their local fish cooked on an open wood fire. Mercury poison: Grassy Narrows to release new report on devastating health impacts2012-06-01 50 years after dumping began governments refuse to acknowledge Minamata Disease. NEB's green light for Line 9 sacrifices waterways, public health and the climate2015-02-09 Sources The National Energy Board (NEB) gave the green light to Enbridge Inc.'s contentious Line 9B pipeline on Feb 6, 2015, despite the company's failure to make necessary safety improvements. The decision m... Sources Select ResourcesAppalachia RisingWhich Side Are You On? Mincy, Grant Article 2014 CounterPunch On January 9, 2014, a dangerous toxin, 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, leaked from a busted tank and into the Elk River in West Virginia. It is believed that nearly 7,500 gallons of the toxin made its w... Arsenic-Laced Coffee is Good for YouWould You Like Sugar With That? Brasch, Walter Article 2014 Counterpunch.org The Environmental Protection Agency, in 2013, identified about 1,000 chemicals that the oil and gas industry uses in fracking operations, most of them carcinogens at the strengths they shove into the ... Bakken BusinessThe price of North Dakota's fracking boom Manning, Richard Article 2013 Harper's Magazine Manning the widespread fracking in the Bakken formation (North Dakota), and the environmental and social repercussions it causes. Blue BetrayalThe Harper government's assault on Canada's freshwater Barlow, Maude Article 2015 Council of Canadians Canadians have long taken their water heritage for granted. This is largely due to the myth that there is an abundance of water. While it is true that compared to many other parts of the world Canada ... Chemicals in your water: A little is too muchDiemer, Ulli Article 1984 Seven News There is reason to be concerned about the increasing amounts of chemicals in our water. Chevron Wins Latest Round in Ecuador Pollution CaseLobe, Jim Article 2014 Inter Press Service In the latest twist in a 21-year-old environmental pollution case, a U.S. federal judge Tuesday ruled that the victims of massive oil spillage and their U.S. attorney could not collect on a nine-billi... Confirmed: California Aquifers Contaminated With Billions Of Gallons of Fracking WastewaterGaworecki, Mike Article 2014 DeSmogBlog It has now been revealed that California regulators with DOGGR permitted hundreds of wastewater injection wells and thousands more wells injecting fluids for 'enhanced oil recovery" into aquifers prot... Connexions Library: Environment FocusWebsite Connexions Information Sharing Serivces Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on environment, ecology, climate change, pollution, and land use. Connexions Library: Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Water FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on water, rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes, rivers, oceans, marine life. EnvironmentSources.comWebsite 2017 Sources Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... Filthy, deadly mayhem in IndiaPeebles, Graham Article 2014 Redress Online Along with the choking fumes and piles of putrid waste, sound systems and a constant bombardment of honking horns from cars, lorries and screaming buses assault residents and the unprepared in towns a... FLOWFor Love of Water Salina, Irena Film 2008 A critical expose of the privatization of water infrastructure. 'Flow' confronts the disturbing reality that our crucial resource is dwindling and greed just may be the cause. Gaza: water crisis grows as Israel targets essential infrastructureGandolfo, Luisa Article 2014 Ecologist Israel's war on Gaza has seen the systematic and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure essential for human survival. This represents an apparently deliberate 'cutting off of life support' ... Grand Council Treaty #3 supports Grassy Narrows in their stand for mercury justice and their stand against clear cut loggingSources News Release Article 2014 Grand Council Treaty #3 The Chiefs of Treaty #3 First Nations in assembly voted unanimously to support Grassy Narrows First Nation in their demands for mercury justice and an end to clear cut logging on their Homeland. Lack of regulation behind West Virginia water disasterBarrickman, Nick Article 2014 World Socialist Web Site A chemical spill at the Etowah River Terminal, near Charleston, West Virginia, resulted in nearly 300,000 people in the state losing access to drinkable water. Since then, several reports have been re... Muddying the watersLandrevie, Barbara Article 2015 Le Monde diplomatique The by-products of aluminium extraction have been poisoning the Mediterranean for almost 20 years. But the closure of the plant that produces them would cost jobs in an underemployed region. NEB's green light for Line 9 sacrifices waterways, public health and the climateSources News Release Article 2015 Sources The National Energy Board (NEB) gave the green light to Enbridge Inc.'s contentious Line 9B pipeline on Feb 6, 2015, despite the company's failure to make necessary safety improvements. The decision m... 150 years of dirty waterDiemer, Ulli Article 1984 Seven News Toronto's water has been polluted pretty much since the city was founded - but that doesn't mean we should put up with it. One latrine at a timeLiberia's president is unusually frank as she agrees that toilets are fundamental to creating a healthier country George, Rose Article 2012 The Guardian Diarrhoea kills more children than HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined – and its main cause is food and water contaminated with human waste. Liberia's president is trying to change all that. ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter June 26, 2017Public Safety Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Connexions The June 26, 2017 issue of Other Voices, the Connexions newsletter is about public safety. Poor West Virginia? Think AgainResistance in the Valley of Death Roselle, Mike Article 2014 CounterPunch The chemical spill in Charleston, West Virginia has once again put Appalachia on the map. This is what it usually takes. People have to not just die at the hands of the coal and chemical industry, the... Seven NewsSerial Publication (Periodical) 1970 Seven News Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no long... Six Nations and Dundalk Fight Corporate CrapWhy We Should All Support Their Struggle Lepper, Laura Article 2012 Basic News Dundalk is situated at the highest elevation in Ontario, the headwaters of both the Grand and Saugeen rivers, and sits on land deeded to the Six Nations through the Haldimand Proclamation of 1763. Des... Water War Against the Poor: Flint and the Crimes of CapitalAbu-Jamal, Mumia Article 2016 Counterpunch If ever one wondered about the efficacy of a state government agency imposing officials on local governments, Flint has answered that question forever. In April, 2014, the state-appointed emergency ma... When oil is more important than lifeOil exploitation leaves trail of pollution and death in the Peruvian Amazon Moiola, Paolo Article 2014 latinamericapress.org The dumping of oil waste into the waters of the Marañón, Corrientes, Pastaza and Tigre rivers and the Amazon forest is producing fatal consequences for the local population, mostly to the Kukama ethni... Government Ministries & AgenciesEnvironment CanadaEnvironment Canada is dedicated to safeguarding people's health and property from harmful substances and environmental changes; their quality of life, based on society's development in harmony with it... Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate ChangeThe Ministry of Environment and Energy:
* Develops and promotes policies that help to maintain the ecosystem by protecting the quality of our air, water and land.
* Promotes energy and water efficienc... Indian and Northern AffairsThe Department has statutory responsibilities in relation to Canada's status Indians and Inuit, as well as statutory responsibilities concerning the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and Nuna... International Joint CommissionCreated by Canada and the United States in recognition that each country is affected by the other's actions in lake and river systems along the border. |
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