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Canadas Keystone XL Pitch Goes Into Overdrive
2013-04-29 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill Times: Federal officials are stepping up efforts to make the case for the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington D.C., but some experts warn that the frequent public visits could be doing more harm than good. Between federal Cabinet ministers and Western Canadian premiers, Canadian representatives have been averaging a trip to Washington every two weeks in 2013, with a focus on making the case for the Keystone XL pipeline and addressing concerns over Canada's environmental record. Natural Resources Minister...
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Loblaw named one of Canada's 'greenest' employers
2013-04-28 23:34:49| Grocery - Topix.net
Brampton-based Loblaw Companies Limited has been named one of Canada's greenest employers for the fourth consecutive year.
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Canada: Alberta explores possibility of oil pipeline to Canadas Arctic
2013-04-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Alberta has turned its eye to Canadas Arctic as its latest possible avenue to pipe oil out and into the global market. The province has backed a $50,000 feasibility study to see if its physically and financially viable to pump the oilsands bitumen to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., on the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean. Were looking at market access in all directions, said Mike Feenstra, press secretary for Alberta Energy Minister Ken Hughes. The province says $30 billion in oilsands revenue...
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UN must challenge Canada's complicity in mining's human rights abuses
2013-04-24 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Canada is scheduled for its universal periodic review (UPR) at the UN human rights council on 26 April. The UPR is an international mechanism established in 2006 to hold governments accountable for their human rights records. According to Ban Ki-moon, the review has the potential "to promote and protect human rights in the darkest corners of the world". When Canada stands before the UN to have its "darkest corners" examined, the international community must not turn a blind eye to its complicity...
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'Productivity edge' boosts Canada's agricultural industry on world stage: BMO
2013-04-20 12:53:29| Agriculture - Topix.net
A fall harvest in central Alberta is seen in this file photo. A new BMO study says Canada's agriculture industry is helped on the world stage by its 'productivity edge.' A fall harvest in central Alberta is seen in this file photo.
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