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"Asbestos Industry Strikes Back at Critics in High-Stakes PR Battle" [1]

"MONTREAL - A prominent asbestos merchant is headed to Parliament Hill as part of a broader counter-offensive to salvage the reputation of his beleaguered industry."

Environmental Politics [2]
Public [3]
Canada [4]
Source: Canadian Press [5], 09/26/2011
November 3, 2011 to November 4, 2011

Conference on the Assessment of Future Energy Systems (CAFES) in Calgary [6]

Join global experts in energy systems thinking and top scientists, industry leaders and policy makers to identify the opportunities, challenges and integrated solutions for Canada and North America of the next energy system transformation. Special registration and accommodation rates available until October 7th.

Other Events [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [8]
Science [9]
Policy [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Government [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Health [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Region: 
Canada [4]

Appeals Court Orders Release of Timber-Trade Records [17]

Details and documents on the 2006 US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement will be released after a federal appeals court ruled Sept. 16, 2011, against claims by the Office of the US Trade Representative that the documents, sought by the Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation Northwest, were exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Forests [19]
Economy & Business [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Canada [4]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
October 24, 2011 to October 26, 2011

SmartGrid Canada 2011 [21]

Seize the opportunity to advance smart grid solutions and deliver benefits to Canadians with other Canadian and international industry leaders. Discussions will focus on Canada’s current smart grid development and its direction for the future.

Other Events [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [8]
Science [9]
Pollution [22]
Policy [10]
Planning & Growth [23]
People & Population [24]
Natural Resources [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Government [13]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Consumer [25]
Region: 
Canada [4]
October 4, 2011 to October 7, 2011

Greenbuild NEXT International Conference and Expo [26]

Greenbuild NEXT, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will be the first time the U.S. Green Building Council is hosting Greenbuild outside the United States. The conference and expo will celebrate what's NEXT for green building.

Other Events [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Waste [27]
Transportation [28]
Technology [8]
Science [9]
Pollution [22]
Policy [10]
Planning & Growth [23]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Environmental Health [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Climate Change [29]
Air [30]
Region: 
Canada [4]

"Nobel Winners Call on Obama to Reject Keystone XL" [31]

A group of nine Nobel Prize winners called on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.

Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [2]
Pollution [22]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [20]
Canada [4]
Source: Mother Jones [32], 09/08/2011
May 14, 2012 to May 17, 2012

2012 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo [33]

The Alternative Clean Transportaion (ACT) Expo is the largest alternative fuels and clean vehicle technologies show in North America.

Other Events [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Transportation [28]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Air [30]
Region: 
Canada [4]
National (U.S.) [20]
September 15, 2011

Greening of Canadian Oil Sands: A View Across the Border [34]

This free Environmental Law Institute teleconference will provide an overview of law and policy of Canadian oil sands extraction, as it compares to the United States resource extraction regime. RSVP by September 13th.

Professional Meetings [35]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Region: 
Canada [4]
National (U.S.) [20]

"Canadian Medical Association Slams Feds' 'Shameful' Asbestos Stance" [36]

"ST. JOHN'S — Canada's doctors are condemning the Harper government for its 'shameful' decision to block listing asbestos as a hazardous product.

Delegates to the Canadian Medical Association's general assembly voted nearly unanimously — 99 per cent — in support of a motion Wednesday opposing the federal government for contesting the international designation of chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous substance.

Chemicals [37]
Environmental Politics [2]
Pollution [22]
Public [3]
Canada [4]
Source: Postmedia [38], 08/25/2011

"Corrosion Questions Hound Canada-To-U.S. Oil Pipeline" [39]

The tar-sands oil entering the pipeline in Alberta contains a small amount of water. Whether this will cause corrosion of the pipeline is a question that has brought high emotions and little actual study.

Energy & Fuel [15]
Disasters [40]
Public [3]
Canada [4]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Greenwire [41], 08/24/2011

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