Posts from the ‘News Clippings’ Category

Aug 31

Teaching our children to conserve wild spaces

The Hamilton Spectator
January 23, 2017

Empowering children on environmental issues entails more than just teaching them the basics of environmental conservation; it’s also about providing them with the opportunities to take action and to make a difference.

As Canada’s largest conservation organization by membership, Earth Rangers have been doing just that for over a decade. And when you empower children to take action on the environment, they can astonish you with their commitment, generosity and effectiveness.

Aug 31

Viewpoint: Filling the knowledge gap on wetlands and carbon

Saskatoon Star Phoenix
October 1, 2016

Here’s a fact about wetlands that many Canadians may find surprising: According to Agriculture Canada, the peat in Canada’s wetlands stores almost 60 per cent of all the carbon stored in all the soils across the country.

Further, those 147 billion tonnes of carbon stored in Canadian wetlands are more than 700 times the annual CO2 emissions from all industrial activity in Canada.

Jul 31

Line 5: Separating Fact from Fiction

Cheboygan Daily Tribune
April 22, 2016

As an engineer who once worked for the state pipeline safety agency in my region, I was trained to identify prospective threats in an oil and gas pipeline system. Through regular audits, my colleagues and I learned to tell the good pipeline operators from the bad. I’m proud to say my experience with Enbridge puts them squarely in the category of best operators with a deep commitment to safety.

Jul 30

Opinion: Protecting the treasure that is Canada’s boreal forest: by Gregory C. Siekaniec

The Vancouver Sun
March 18, 2016

BY GREGORY C. SIEKANIEC

Canada’s boreal forest is a vast tract of land, stretching from British Columbia to Labrador, from Yukon to southern Ontario. This forest is so big that it’s hard to put its size into perspective. But think about this: three-quarters of all Canada’s forests and woodlands are in the boreal zone — that’s some 307 million hectares in total.

Jul 22

Forestry opportunities useful for First Nations: by David Walkem

April 22, 2016 By David Walkem Certifying a forest to a sustainable forest management standard is an important way for managers to assure their markets and the general public of the sustainable forestry they practice on their lands. Read more

Jul 14