Profile: The Kunstler Imperative
It’s not all gloom and doom – is it? James Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency: Surviving the end of oil, climate change, and other converging catastrophes of the twenty-first century, speaks of...
View ArticleEscarpment hotspot
by Wendy Francis Late last year, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) issued a decision that paves the way for the largest single development on the Niagara Escarpment since 1975. Castle Glen Developments...
View ArticleMine the gap
by Wendy Francis Dufferin Aggregates intends to expand its operations on the Niagara Escarpment, one of Ontario’s four UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves. Premier Dalton McGuinty’s cabinet has approved...
View ArticlePoplar improvements
by Sharon Oosthoek We know that food can be genetically modified. Now, it appears that trees can be genetically rearranged as well. Last fall, a team of international scientists announced they had...
View ArticleLast Call
By Victoria Foote Globally, it is very likely that the 1990s was the warmest decade and 1998 the warmest year in the instrumental record (1861-2000). The increase in the surface temperature in the...
View ArticleRare species may get a break
by Wendy Francis The wait is nearly over. An improved Endangered Species Act that will strengthen protection for Ontario’s at-risk species is inching closer to becoming a reality. In November,...
View ArticlePark named for Len Gertler
by Linda Pim The Ontario government has established the Len Gertler Memorial Loree Forest in honour of Len Gertler, the father of Niagara Escarpment protection, who died in late 2005. This 339-hectare...
View ArticleWee shorebird vs. the Feds
by Helena Rusak Conservation groups across Canada, including Ontario Nature, have rallied behind the plight of a small, endangered shorebird. Late last year, a coalition of leading environmental...
View ArticleBest in show
My condolences to the staff on the premature passing of Dianne Slyford. She was very helpful anytime I called the office and will be hard to replace. In the Winter 2006/07 issue, I thought the...
View ArticleShow and tell
Please join us at the Green Living Show, April 27 to 29, 2007, in the Automotive Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto. Visit the Ontario Nature booth to meet our staff, find out more about the...
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