Canada

"Inside The Tsilhqot’in Nation’s Battle Against Taseko Mines"

"A proposed copper and gold mine has been rejected twice by the federal government for its impacts on Fish Lake, an area considered sacred by the Tsilhqot’in. But B.C.’s mining laws allow the company to move ahead with exploration work anyway. That doesn’t square with Tsilhqot’in law and the community says it won’t back down".

Source: The Narwhal, 08/12/2019

"10 Takeaways From The Star’s 'Undeniable' Climate Change Series"

"For the past nine weeks, the Star’s Undeniable project has brought readers to the frontlines of climate change in Canada. In every region chronicled in the 16-part series, climate change is already affecting people, infrastructure, wildlife and the natural environment."

Source: Toronto Star, 07/18/2019

Canada Signals Willingness to Challenge Trump on His Clean-Car Rollback

"Canada has signaled a willingness to buck one of President Trump’s most significant environmental rollbacks — a major weakening of auto pollution standards — by signing a clean-car deal with California, the state leading the fight against the rollback."

Source: NY Times, 06/27/2019
October 31, 2019

DEADLINE: OneClass Freshman Scholarship

OneClass, an education technology company in Toronto, Ontario, is giving away scholarships ranging from US$450 - $2000 to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment full-time in the 2019/2020 academic year at an accredited US, Canadian or Australian post-secondary institution. Deadline: Oct 31, 2019.

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