Posts tagged: Canada

The winter that wasn’t

I have realized that the reach of climate change has no geographic prejudice; it has quite literally hit home, my home. Climate change is now on my front porch.

March 23, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Canadians are demanding respect for our people, natural places and values

I’m back at the public hearings for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project. I’ve lived in the Northwest for close to a decade now and have never seen this level of concern, and it cuts across all spectrums.

January 13, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Close encounters of the grizzly kind

Linda Nowlan, director, Pacific conservation with WWF-Canada, talks about a magical morning on which she shared the Great Bear Sea with a wild grizzly.

January 10, 2012
Posted by Linda Nowlan

Green resolutions for a Living Planet

When I wanted some inspiration for how I could make a “green” resolution this new year, I turned to our conservation experts. Here, they share their commitments to showing some much-needed love to our planet.

January 07, 2012
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

Our greatest gifts to the planet in 2011

As the year draws to a close, it’s time to take stock of our accomplishments. Here’s what tops the list of the things we’re most proud of.

December 14, 2011
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

Canada’s wild species are in excellent hands

As I sit on the train on my way to Ottawa in late November, I can see out my window signs of Nature winding down for the autumn and preparing for the long winter rest.

December 06, 2011
Posted by Jarmila Becka Lee

I love my “cliché” job, do you?

My professional life began in healthcare and a few years in, I returned to school to round out my psychology and biology background with a business degree, after which I joined WWF-Canada’s Strategic Partnerships team.

December 02, 2011
Posted by Adrienne Lo

Growing plants using renewable energy

I have been fortunate to be involved with a project that is beautifying the community, building community relationships and establishing partnerships.

December 01, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

Draft coal regulations don’t go far enough

Draft coal regulations for Canada were recently released, taking a good step forward for the country. While these are a good step forward, they do very little to cut emissions, and keep coal plants running for the next 45 years.

October 25, 2011
Posted by Zoë Caron

VIFF: Inspiring people to live in harmony with nature

WWF has loved supporting the environmental series at the 30th annual Vancouver International Film Festival – and not just because, for this brief time, we could call ourselves the official sponsor of Heaven and Earth.

October 17, 2011
Posted by Darcy Dobell

Planet in Focus: The Polar Explorer

Have you ever tried explaining the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic to a group of school children?

October 13, 2011
Posted by Ryley Murray

Green CommUnity School Grants Program

Do you have a green idea for your school? Apply for WWF’s Green CommUnity School Grants Program and you could win up to $5,000 to turn your idea into reality.

October 06, 2011
Posted by Ryley Murray

Fall Migrations and the National Energy Board Meeting in Inuvik

It’s fall in Inuvik. The Porcupine Caribou are crossing the Dempster highway. Canada Geese are beginning their flight south. Bowhead whales are travelling east from the Beaufort to Chukchi sea. And leaders in Industry, Government, and Conservation were spotted travelling North into Inuvik to meet with Inuit, Gwich’in and Inuvialuit from across Canada for the National Energy Board’s Roundtable on Arctic Offshore Drilling.