This morning Ecojustice announced a victory in Canada’s Supreme Court:
Today, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Canadian government has violated a national environmental law aimed at ensuring sustainable development. In a case centered on the proposed Red Chris mine in British Columbia, the Court ruled that the federal government cannot split projects into artificially small parts to avoid rigorous environmental assessments. The ruling also guarantees that the public will be consulted about major industrial projects, including large metal mines and tar sands developments.
Congratulations to Ecojustice on this victory. And a big thank you to Ecojustice and their lawyers as well for working so hard to hold the government accountable to the law in the service of protecting our environment.
Stop Soot!
A new campaign by Ecojustice launched!
The fine folks over at Ecojustice have just launched their new Stop Soot! campaign, which aims to convince the Canadian government to take action on black carbon. Here's what the new campaign website has to say:
Soot, also known as black carbon, is the second-leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide, and it's totally preventable. We already have the technology to avoid producing it; it's just a matter of using it.
We need tighter standards on diesel fuel at home, and we need to finance technology transfer abroad. Addressing black carbon is a climate change solution that Canada can and should lead. Please do your part to help.
This campaign was originally developed by Earthjustice in the US (stopsoot.com) and Ecojustice has created a Canadian version so that we can pressure our government into taking action on this issue.
