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Items tagged: Maude BarlowItems Found: 12Two Weeks of BuzzMarch 18, 2012 - 3:55 pm Playing a bit of catch up after two weeks on the road in western Canada, but wanted to quickly share some of the big buzz topics that we'll be covering in more depth in the coming weeks. Stay tuned! S-8 "We will not accept any circumstances where First Nations are set up to fail," said National... Categories: Blog CUPE and Council of Canadians Fear CETA Will Privatize Systems: ReportDecember 16, 2010 - 10:07 am Canada's already challenged public water systems are under threat from a broad free trade agreement being negotiated by Canada and the European Union (EU), says a report released today by the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Council of Canadians. The report (pdf) warns that public water in... Categories: International, National, News A Competitive Water MarketAugust 19, 2010 - 9:57 am With just about every good or service, including some essential services, people decide how much of it they want based on its cost. When gas prices go up, car drivers decide whether or not they want to absorb that cost. But when the cost of clean water goes up, it’s mostly absorbed by the service provider:... Categories: Features Fighting for AquifersAugust 25, 2009 - 8:12 am “In the farming communities of the Simcoe Lowlands surrounding Elmvale, Ontario, pure spring water emanating from artesian flows is cause for celebration, and a unique opportunity for environmental education,” wrote Dr. William Shotyk last year. “How many people on Earth have the tremendous... Categories: Blog Youthful Optimism?July 7, 2009 - 8:25 am Today, Marketing Magazine reports on bottled water brand Evian's new "Live Young" global advertising campaign featuring dancing babies. It's all over YouTube, featuring computer-generated effects that depict a group of infants breakdancing on roller skates to Dan The Automator's remix of the classic... Categories: Blog World Water Day - March 22March 20, 2009 - 11:44 am World Water is happening this Sunday, March 22. Here's a sample of a few events happening to celebrate water and draw attention to water issues across the globe. Guy Laliberté's ONE DROP Foundation has launched a brilliant new website with a stirring video upon arrival. This morning, Chiefs in... Categories: International, National, News FCM to Vote: Phase Out Bottled Water?March 5, 2009 - 10:28 am The Council of Canadians is encouraging the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to vote in favour of a resolution that would call for all municipalities to phase out the sale and purchase of bottled water where appropriate. The vote is expected to take place this Saturday, March 7, at the upcoming... Fighting the Water BattleFebruary 3, 2009 - 9:04 am Maude Barlow has mesmerizing rhetoric. Last Thursday night, she and CUPE Ontario president Sid Ryan made their penultimate stop on their Unbottle It! tour, and every shocking statistic in Barlow's repertoire brought surprised gasps and clucking tongues from all corners of the room. Needless to... Categories: Blog Barlow Appointed Senior Water Advisor for UNOctober 23, 2008 - 8:18 am Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians and founder of the Blue Planet Project, has been appointed as the first senior advisor on water issues by Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, president of the 63rd session of the United Nations. Barlow, reacting in Ottawa to the announcement... Categories: International, National, News Federal Water Quantity Report Made AvailableOctober 7, 2008 - 9:00 am The Council of Canadians and MiningWatch Canada have made public a report drafted by Environment Canada in December 2007 revealing that the agency had documented crucial information regarding the state of freshwater in Canada. The report, titled "A Federal Perspective on Water Quantity Issues," which... |
