Green News - 7/31/08

New Toy Safety Law Will Likely Become Law - As reported by the Chicago Tribune, it would "require manufacturers and importers to subject toys and other nursery products to strict safety tests before they hit store shelves." Secondly, "the legislation would phase in a near-ban...

Save the Boreal

TORONTO – Prominent Canadian authors, artists and musicians joined seven conservation groups today in calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to bolster his government's much anticipated climate change plan with protection of Ontario's Boreal Forest. A letter urging the...

Save the Boreal

TORONTO – Prominent Canadian authors, artists and musicians joined seven conservation groups today in calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to bolster his government's much anticipated climate change plan with protection of Ontario's Boreal Forest. A letter urging the...

Diamonds Not Aboriginals' Best Friend

"A group of northern Ontario aboriginal communities is hoping actor Leonardo DiCaprio will play a starring role in its fight against a De Beers diamond mine it says could threaten the province's boreal forest. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation has written to the movie star, asking...

Aboriginals tries to enlist DiCaprio in diamond fight

"TORONTO (CP) - A group of northern Ontario aboriginal communities is hoping actor Leonardo DiCaprio will play a starring role in its fight against a De Beers diamond mine which it says could threaten the province's boreal forest. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation has written to the...

Saved By The Bra

"Victoria's Secret owner will stop buying paper from suppliers, including West Fraser Timber, that log in caribou habitat in the Rocky Mountain Foothills near Hinton, Alberta"

Aspen Mystery

"So why are Colorado's Aspen stands dying off? No one seems to know. A combination of factors seems to be at play here. Ranching, urban development, and finally local drought. Add to that opportunistic insects and disease and you have the perfect mix for a wipe out of Aspen...