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Environment Canada sees 31% drop in grants, other expenditures

As the government attempts to squeeze every dollar it can out of the public service in an attempt to rein in the deficit, it appears to be really wringing Environment Canada

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Environment Canada job cuts raise concerns

The axe is falling at Environment Canada and around 700 positions are on the chopping block as part of the government’s “fiscal restraint” plan.

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Environment advocates cite top conflict drivers in CASER focus group

MANILA, May 24 (PNA) -– Advocates have underscored environment-related causes of armed conflict during a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) held recently by the government Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-economic Reforms (RWC-SER).

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Environment advocates cite top conflict drivers in CASER focus group

MANILA, May 24 (PNA) -– Advocates have underscored environment-related causes of armed conflict during a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) held recently by the government Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-economic Reforms (RWC-SER).

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Environment Ministry Downscale Plan Approved

Parliament passed with its third and final hearing on March 11 a package envisaging downscaling of Environment Ministry’s functions. The package of amendments into 45 various laws will come into effect from March 18, Gia Khuroshvili, the government’s parliamentary secretary said.

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Agency of Protected Areas to Remain in Environment Ministry

“There were [critical] remarks on this matter voiced by lawmakers and experts and they have provided their arguments, which were shared by the government, so the agency for protected areas will remain in the Ministry of Environment,” Gia Khuroshvili, the government’s parliamentary secretary, told lawmakers on February 25.

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Environment Minister unfazed by anti-oilsands campaign in his riding

A campaign launched against Environment Minister Peter Kent in his Toronto-area riding is not going to “scare” the government into backing down on their views of the Alberta oilsands, the minister said Friday.

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Environment watchdog hails log ban

AN ENVIRONMENTAL watchdog on Friday said the issuance of an indefinite log ban nationwide was long overdue as Filipinos continue to suffer from landslides and flashfloods due to reduced forest cover. Blas Tabaranza Jr., chief operating officer of Haribon Foundation, said that aside from commercial logging, the government should also consider a mining ban. “The organization has long called for a …

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Environment Minister targets critics in first major speech

Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent has only been on the job for three weeks but says he’s already tired of the criticism from people who think the government is not taking any action on the environment.

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New Irish environment bill shifts waste focus

The Environment 2011 Bill in Ireland has given the government increased powers to set the levy on landfill and plastic bags.

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