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A huge swath of Canada’s northern Boreal forest will be permanently protected from tree harvesting and mining as part of a plan to combat climate change, the Province of Ontario’s premier Dalton McGuinty announced Monday.

See it before it melts! Cool pictures of a western Canada glacier in Jasper National Park.

Canada is "re-engaging with the Americas." That's what Minister of International Trade David Emerson told the Canada Council for the Americas in Vancouver this past February, elaborating that Canada wants to play "a positive role" to "help citizens throughout the region thrive in the world.""You can count on Canada and Canadians," Emerson assured.

I recently came across a new website featuring a product called GLENSOL, which is short for Global Envirokleen Solution.

Not only does it seem like they have created a oil remediation additive that works, but it's enviromentally friedly too. The byproducts of this remediation process are all natural which can be re-used or released into the environment with zero pollutants.

The part I enjoyed the most was the video about the oil remediation process, even though it took a little while to get going.

Residents and activists from the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí travelled to Toronto to tell the shareholders of a Canadian mining company that their investments are at risk because the billion-dollar Cerro San Pedro gold and silver mine is illegal and environmentally unsafe. "We want the Canadian people to be aware their investments have serious environmental and social damages in other countries. The mining is right next to monuments of national importance."

Against the wishes of the federal government, Quebec and Ontario have signed a cap-and-trade deal between the two provinces.

Cool picture of nature scene in a western Canada national park.

A high performance and sustainable home is being built in Burlington Ontario by Branthaven Homes. Imber Akse House, currently under construction, is the dream of Barry Imber and Leslie Akse and should be completed late in 2008. Imberaksehouse.ca is a support website/blog that is designed to assist and encourage consumers to make informed decisions toward change.

Hello again everybody, today’s post is for all you Southern Ontario/Torontonians. Deep within Canada’s largest urban center lays the most wild river known to man. The Don River! If you don’t know the river I am talking about then google map it, the river is right beside the 404/DVP in Toronto.

Seems like the politicians in Canada are no longer getting behind a bill to support ethanol. The story, posted on http://www.cutyourfootprint.com, says they are having reservations due to rising world food prices and new science about ethanol made from corn.

Step aside, polar bears: Narwhals could be the new icon of global warming vulnerability.

Most forests are considered net sinks of carbon dioxide, meaning they store more carbon than they give up, but natural events can upset the equation.

Smart new hiking trail is designed to prevent disruption of wilderness while educating national park visitors

Hello again everyone, hopefully everyone’s weekend was good?

Late last week Health Canada issued their report on Bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer products, most notably in infant and children’s products.

the danger of synthetic estrogen can effect us all. So what can you do to avoid this toxin and provide a safe home for your family.?