Posts tagged: Conservation

Faith, my father and Earth Day

These things may seem unrelated, but they are all deeply connected … and remind me why we need to fight for this planet.

April 23, 2012
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

Last chance to sponsor a CN Tower climber

I woke up this morning feeling somehow surprised that I had agreed to climb the CN Tower for a third year in a row (is it possible for knees to wince?). But really, when I think about it, how can I say no?

April 19, 2012
Posted by Sara Falconer

Royal seal of approval for ‘sustainable seafood’

WWF-UK president, Prince Charles, says it’s “critically urgent” that countries find ways of dealing with over-fishing.

February 08, 2012
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

If my Gramma makes every day National Sweater Day, I can too

What my Gramma says, goes. So if she called to remind me about National Sweater Day, I would sure as heck be turning down my thermostat. Will you?

February 01, 2012
Posted by Katie Edmonds

Cold is the new hot: One blogger makes every day National Sweater Day

Why would I heat every inch of our 1,100 square foot home when I was occupying less than 100? For me, every day is Sweater Day.

January 27, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Putting an end to tiger poaching

Zero Poaching is a new WWF initiative to stop tiger poachers in their tracks and help recover the world’s dwindling tiger population.

January 24, 2012
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

100% Renewable Energy by 2050: The steps we need to take

100% renewable energy is achievable by 2050. Let’s start by making every day National Sweater Day.

January 24, 2012
Posted by Katie Edmonds

Ways we conserve while celebrating the Chinese New Year

As you may know, Monday, January 23, 2012 will mark the start of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon. Here’s how our family celebrates while keeping an eye on the environment.

January 18, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Monarch messages of congratulations

Thanks to everyone who rallied behind WWF’s Monarch campaign with a donation or a message of support for this conservation work. Take a look at some of the gorgeous Monarch butterfly images that were sent in by our supporters.

January 17, 2012
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

Students given chance to make a difference for Canada’s oceans

A scholarship competition is now open to graduate students at Dalhousie University. Find out more about the $10,000 awards and the deadline for applying.

January 17, 2012
Posted by Stacey McCarthy

New Zealand oil spill a wake-up call

The devastating impact of the oil spill off New Zealand on marine wildlife is a wake-up call for governments around the world, and a call for action to all of us who want to protect the planet’s natural places and precious species.

January 13, 2012
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell

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

Why small is beautiful in Papua New Guinea

Guest blogger Kyle Empringham, co-founder and Editor of the Starfish, says balancing the employment needs of fishing communities with conservation concerns is a tricky task — but the experience of a provincial initiative in Papua New Guinea offers ideas for success.

January 11, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Pipeline public hearings are the largest show of environmental concern in Canadian history

WWF’s Mike Ambach is in Kitimaat, B.C, this week at public hearings for a proposed oil pipeline through the Great Bear region. In the first of a series of blogs on the hearings, Mike reports on the opening day.

January 11, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Deciding the future of a Canadian ecological treasure

At the heart of the hearings to decide the future of the Great Bear Sea and Rainforest is whether, and under what conditions, we should permit super tankers and a bitumen pipeline in one of the last intact temperate coastal rainforests on Earth.

January 11, 2012
Posted by Gerald Butts
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