Posts Tagged "environmental protection"


It’s Development v. Environmental Gain. By Sukanya Thapliyal One of the negative consequences of the technological and industrial revolution that has become more and more evident with time, is its potential to harm our environment if not in safe hands. Although a friendly relationship between these two can exist. Factually speaking the fault does not lie with the scientific developments taking place all around the world but with...

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By Tyler Omichinski Despite the political assertions that the new EU-Canada free trade deal will be a major boon for fisheries industries, the situation is actually more complex. The trade deal, as currently reported, will result in the removal of tariffs on seafood within seven years.[1] Government representatives have touted the advantages that there will be for shrimp and lobster producers in expanding into Europe. It is true that...

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by Lauren Bernadett In an extension of a battle over freshwater that has been building for decades, Florida filed a lawsuit against Georgia in the U.S. Supreme Court over Georgia’s use of water from interstate rivers.  The rivers at issue connect in southern Georgia and pass through Florida’s panhandle before meeting the Gulf of Mexico at Florida’s Apalachicola Bay.  Because the freshwater from these rivers regulates the growing...

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You may have seen the recent news article which alleges that Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) will open our ports to European ships as it requires them to be given Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) status. If you have not yet read it, I highly suggest you take a look at it here. The piece I am citing, from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), alleges that this will prevent Canadian fisheries from being able to utilize a key...

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The Creep of Piracy


Posted By on Jan 23, 2013

Between Sea Shepard v Cetacean and the recent accusations by Russia that Greenpeace protestors are pirates, it appears to be in vogue to accuse environmentalist groups of being pirates due to their activities on the sea. Combined with other measures to push environmental protests to the periphery of what is a part of accepted society leads to an unfortunate precedent. This piece will go over the areas that countries are attempting to...

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