Environment – Page 199 – People's World

Climate change and science – key election issues

October 26, 2012 By John Bachtell

The "Frankenstorm" is the latest reminder that voters in the 2012 Elections have a stark choice between radically different approaches to environmental policy.

Thousands protest Enbridge pipeline in Canada

October 25, 2012 By Blake Skylar

In Canada, thousands of protesters flooded the lawn of the British Columbia Legislature building in Victoria for a "Defend Our Coast" demonstration.

Texas farmers face off against Keystone pipeline

October 24, 2012 By Blake Skylar

But there is an outcry among Texans who do not want pipelines snaking along their property - and who fear the environmental risks of potential spills.

$Across the U.S., anti-fracking groups speak out$

Across the U.S., anti-fracking groups speak out

October 23, 2012 By Blake Skylar

From the western U.S. to the East Coast, new grassroots coalitions are forming to protest one of today's most significant environmental hazards - the natural gas extraction process known as fracking.

Chinese activists don’t want Canada’s ill-begotten seal products

October 18, 2012 By Blake Skylar

In an open letter to the Canadian Senate, 50 Chinese environmental and animal welfare groups have asked that the exportation of seal products from Canada to China be stopped immediately.