Arctic ice melting faster than feared: study

The head of the largest climate change study ever undertaken in Canada says the Arctic sea ice is thinning faster than expected.

links for 2010-02-05

• DSF – Olympic Freeway = Greenest Games?
  Strange math from the David Suzuki Foundation. They state that 2010 "will likely be remembered as among the greenest and most climate-friendly Olympics held so far." But the previous winter games included a pledge not to expand roadways for the games – so 2010 is a significant step backwards.

  Greenest Games?

  (tags: olympics BC)
• The new language of the oil sands – The Globe and Mail
  It's time to update your oil sands vocabulary.
  (tags: ab oilsands)

Arctic warming will cost world billions: Pew study

Climate warming in the Arctic will cost the global economy billions of dollars in 2010 alone, according to a Pew Environment Group study released Friday.

Prentice Says Canada’s Reputation Stinks, Thanks to Oilsands

Oilsands. The very word conjures up images of unparalleled natural destruction and is, unfortunately, synonymous with the word ‘Canada.’ Well aware of the stigma the oilsands brings to the nation’s...

Straight from the Heart art exhibition and auction returns to Creative Spirit Arts Centre

For Immediate Release Artists Helping Artists "Straight From the Heart" Art Exhibition & Auction Returns Opens: Saturday, February, 6th Final silent auction and live auction bids: 3-4 p.m. Sat. 13th Hours: Tues., - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Creative Spirit Art Centre, 999 Dovercourt Road (Dovercourt & Hallam, 1 block south of Dupont and 1 block west of Ossington) ARTISTS: Carl Beam, Richard Gorman, Mendelson Joe, William Ronald, Robert J. Anderson, Peter Smith, Vitali Zelinski, Meiko Ando, Alan Parker, Cynthia Kemerer, Fred Franzen, Gabe Anderson, Will Kennedy, Cape Dorset sculptors and many others. (Toronto, February 5, 2010) Once a year, close to St. Valentine's Day, an extraordinary exhibition/auction of art by established Canadian artists and Creative Spirit Artists takes place. This generous act on the part of artists, art dealers and collectors provides funds to support artists with disabilities and provides a rare opportunity to see...

Straight from the Heart art exhibition and auction returns to Creative Spirit Arts Centre

For Immediate Release Artists Helping Artists "Straight From the Heart" Art Exhibition & Auction Returns Opens: Saturday, February, 6th Final silent auction and live auction bids: 3-4 p.m. Sat. 13th Hours: Tues., - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Creative Spirit Art Centre, 999 Dovercourt Road (Dovercourt & Hallam, 1 block south of Dupont and 1 block west of Ossington) ARTISTS: Carl Beam, Richard Gorman, Mendelson Joe, William Ro...

Aleris International Files Plan of Reorganization

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Disclose cleaners’ contents: green groups

Environmental advocates have reached back to a 1971 New York state law in an effort to force manufacturers to list the chemicals found in household soaps and cleaners.

Pew Applauds Creation of Canada’s Newest National Park

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Invitation – “Dance for the climate”

MONTREAL, Feb. 5 /CNW Telbec/ - Quebec's weather forecasters invite you to come out to a unique family event bringing together all of the people who want to dance for the climate. This initiative is part of the movement that originated in Europe in 2008, in an effort to make people aware of the future