COMEDY FOR CAUSES - Come on out - Show your support for Canadian comedy and help out a good cause!  Share some laughes with some of Ottawa's top stand up comedians, hosted by Alex Wood.

July 25th, 8:30pm-11:00pm - Grace O'Malley's - 1541 Merivale Road, Ottawa, ON 613 226-9695

(May 20, 2010) additional comments on Waste Water Regulations.

(May 19, 2010) Minimum Standards with Maximum Loopholes - New wastewater regulations proposed by the federal government would allow the continued dumping of raw and undertreated sewage by Canadian municipalities for nearly 30 years, environmental groups report.
Media Release - Waste Water

(April 19, 2010) Friends of the Earth Swaziland Director Wins Prestigious Goldman Prize - Friends of the Earth groups around the world welcomed the announcement that the director of Friends of the Earth Swaziland / Yonge Nawe, Thuli Brilliance Makama, is one of six winners of the prestigious Goldman Prize in San Francisco.
"Thuli is a real hero who never bowed in her battle against Big Game Parks, despite direct threats made against her, her family and Friends of the Earth Swaziland. This prize is truly deserved by Thuli, who recently won a legal landmark case to include NGO representation in the Swaziland Environment Authority," said Nnimmo Bassey, Chair of Friends of the Earth International.
For more information see the Goldman Prize website:
http://www.goldmanprize.org/

(March 25, 2010) Friends of the Earth is disappointed by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision. Read CEO's Statement; read about the case Legal action to hold Canada to account for climate inaction

(Le 25 mars 2010) Les Ami(e)s de la Terre accueillent avec une grande déception la décision de la Cour suprême du Canada. Lire déclaration de Beatrice Olivastri, p.-d.-g. des Ami(e)s de la Terre Canada 

(March 18, 2010) World Water Day Celebration Be True to Blue - Manitou, Manitoba/Ottawa, Ontario - In celebration of World Water Day, Friends of the Earth is launching its new water awareness project, “Be True To Blue” in Manitou, Manitoba in cooperation with the Pembina Valley Conservation District and the Manitoba Department of Water Stewardship. The launch takes place at Manitou Opera House on March 18 at 7:30.  Read Media Release, Read Advisory

Take the Be True to Blue Water Survey today.

(4 June 2009) Friends of the Earth Canada releases First Annual Score Card on Environmental Rights - On the eve of World Environment Day, Friends of the Earth Canada releases its first annual Score Card of Environmental Rights available in law to the people of Canada. Read Media Release, Lire communiqué de press, Score Card, Straight A Score Card, Detailed Report, Campaign page

(2 June 2009) Grandfather calls on feds to investigate PCB contamination  - transformer casings, which have been dumped at the landfill site over the past 23 years, are leaching PCBs into the surrounding soil and water in concentrations that violate the federal regulations passed in September 2008. Read... Media Release, Application for Investigation, PCB Fact Sheet  Investigating PCB Contamination, Video Interview with Allan Williams