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Sustainability certification fails to protect environment: report

By News_Staff
Posted September 2, 2010

So much for guilt-free seafood. An international program run by the Marine Stewardship Council purports to certify only sustainably harvested fish, but is "failing" to protect the environment and needs radical reform, says a highly critical report released Wednesday.

Many of the MSC's claims are "ecobabble" and very misleading, Jennifer Jacquet, a University of B.C. researcher and co-author of the report, said this week as she checked out the seafood at a grocery store in Vancouver.

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Energy company promises responsible oil sand development

By Chris Milton
Posted August 27, 2010

Canadian energy giant Suncor has pledged to 'responsibly develop' the country's oil sand reserves, as it publishes its annual sustainability report.


Suncor is one of a number of energy companies involved in harvesting oil from Alberta's oil sands - a controversial process that has become the focus of campaigns by a number of environmental pressure groups.

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Not in My Cuppa Tea!

By Chris Milton
Posted September 1, 2010

Way back, er (counts on fingers), over 20 years ago, I spent some time working on a farm perched on the edge of Dartmoor.  Very picturesque and, despite a rural upbringing, very eye opening.  I never before realised the massive amounts of 24/7 always-on energy and commitment a farmer needs.  I also never before thought about where eggs came from.

 

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