Is Canada doing enough to protect the environment? Read RCI’s recent reports on environmental protection, climate change and decisions of the Canadian political and justice systems on these issues. Extinction rebellion action in Canada: measured success By Lynn Desjardins, Friday 11…»
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Environment, International, Society
Frustrating commute for workers in major cities coming on Monday
For people with jobs trying to get to work or otherwise have appointments, it’s going to be a frustrating day on Monday, October 7. Climate activists calling themselves Extinction Rebellion in several major cities plan civil disobedience actions by blocking…»
Climate strikes: Canadian school boards and colleges to let students protest
Like Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old global star in the fight against climate change, many Canadian students will take to the streets on Friday, September 27 to participate in climate events and some school boards across the country are even helping…»
Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto ranked among top 10 most liveable cities
Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto are ranked among top 10 most liveable cities worldwide with Montreal trailing behind in the 20th place but still ahead of any U.S. city, according to the 2019 Global Liveability Index released Wednesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit.…»
Did you know mosquitoes and bats were pollinators?
This week is Pollinator Week in Canada but also in the rest of the world. The celebration has been going on for more than 10 years now and it aims at focusing everyone’s attention on the important role that pollinators…»
Some waterways in Canada’s Great Lakes region now as salty as ocean: study
Road salt levels have hit new record levels in Canada’s Great Lakes region, making some waterways as salty as the ocean according to new chloride maps revealed by environmental advocates. WWF-Canada’s Great Lakes Chloride Summer Hot Spot Map reveals that…»
Museum features climate change and environment
The Biosphere, an environmental museum in Montreal, aims to raise awareness about the environment and climate change in its programming for 2019-2020. The museum purports to be the only one in North America entirely dedicated to these two themes. It…»
Economy, Environment, International
Warning from the U.N. – the future of bees is the future of food
World Bee Day You may have missed it but this past Monday was the second annual “World Bee Day”. In announcing the day last year, initiated by Slovenia, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva…»
The LINK Online, May 10,11,12, 2019
Your hosts Terry, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) Dire warning from U.N. on survival of species, and humans The very strong warning comes from scientists from around the world who contributed to the first comprehensive report on…»
Economy, Environment, Health, International, Politics, Society
U.N. report: Dire warnings on biodiversity and future of humanity (interview)
A million species could disappear That dire warning comes from the latest extensive report from the United Nations. They gathered scientists from around the world to contribute to the first comprehensive report on the state of the world’s biodiversity. The…»
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Legal cannabis in Canada: one year later, and 'edibles' join 'smokables'
