Newsroom Media Coverage View IISD's latest media coverage from around the world. Press Media Coverage What's new in sustainable development Recent news coverage about IISD Displaying 1601 - 1620 of 2015 Anger and Indifference on Lake Winnipeg "Lake 227 may be the least well-known and most well-studied lake in the world,” Paterson had told me earlier as we dragged on our heavy rain gear at the lab. More than 200 published papers have used data from Lake 227 over the last five decades. IISD in the news The Walrus June 26, 2017 This Manitoba researcher is turning cattails into lake-saving biofuel "Research scientist Richard Grosshans is counting on cattails to help clean up Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba's wetlands, while also offering an organic, sustainable source of biofuel." IISD in the news CBC Manitoba June 26, 2017 Zebra mussel spread prompts concerns about visitors to Grand Beach "Scott Higgins is a research scientist with the IISD Experimental Lakes Area, based in Winnipeg. Higgins said there are beaches along the Great Lakes that have been covered with shells in the past, but it doesn't necessarily mean the health of the lake will be drastically harmed." IISD in the news CTV Winnipeg June 20, 2017 Zebra mussels spreading in Lake Winnipeg; scientist says news isn’t all bad "Higgins says zebra mussels have been confirmed in four bodies of water in Manitoba: Cedar Lake, Singush Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park, the Red River and Lake Winnipeg since 2013. Higgins says in about the 700 or so lakes that have been invaded in North America, there are only two examples where they’ve been effectively eliminated, and both were small lakes where potash was added." IISD in the news Winnipeg Sun June 20, 2017 If it’s not green on this map, it’s a water source that’s been hurt by climate change: report "The latest map provided the “key integrated perspective on watershed health and integrity,” Henry Venema, a planning director at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the chair of the Canadian Water Summit, told Global News." IISD in the news Global News June 15, 2017 Série environnement: région des lacs expérimentaux "Un projet scientifique dans le Nord de l'Ontario est de grand intérêt dans le monde scientifique. La Région des lacs expérimentaux dans le district de Kenora compte près d'une soixantaine de lacs qui sont à l'abri de l'impact des activités humaines." IISD in the news Radio Canada June 7, 2017 MPs call for stronger law against toxic chemicals "The Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development estimates that the costs of pollution in Canada exceeded $35 billion in 2015." IISD in the news National Observer June 2, 2017 Pollution costs Canadians billions "Pollution costs Canadians at least $39 billion per year. And that is a very conservative number. The estimate was produced in a groundbreaking study released today by the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), called The Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments." IISD in the news Winnipeg Free Press June 1, 2017 New report says pollution costs Canadian economy ‘tens of billions’ each year "Pollution costs Canadians tens of billions of dollars every year, according to a new report that is billed as the first comprehensive review of the “startling” economic toll of everything from city smog to road salt runoff." IISD in the news Toronto Star June 1, 2017 Winnipeggers sending less waste to landfill "Winnipeggers recycling efforts are paying off and less waste is ending up in the landfill. That's one of the key findings from a report released Thursday by Peg, a community health indicator system for Winnipeg led by the United Way of Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news Winnipeg Free Press June 1, 2017 Winnipeggers better at recycling, conserving water, Peg report says Winnipeggers are getting better at recycling but the total amount of residential waste continues to grow. That's one of the major takeaways from new data released Thursday by Peg, a community health indicator system led by the United Way of Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. IISD in the news CBC Manitoba June 1, 2017 New study shines light on heavy cost of pollution in Canada "Robert Smith from the International Institute for Sustainable Development explains the study, “Costs of Pollution in Canada.”" IISD in the news Global News June 1, 2017 Smog is expensive "Pollution is expensive business. It apparently costs the Canadian economy tens of billions of dollars every year, according to a new report released Thursday by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The not-for-profit organization set out to measure the impact of pollution on Canadian families, businesses and the government, in order to comprehensively tally the economic toll pollution takes on Canadians." IISD in the news VICE June 1, 2017 Startling Pollution Costs We discuss a recent report, Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments, with Canada's CTV News. IISD in the news CTV News June 1, 2017 La pollution coûte annuellement 4300 $ par famille, selon une étude "Une étude chiffre les coûts directs des effets de la pollution sur la santé et le bien-être à 39 milliards de dollars par an au pays. Mais les données sur le sujet sont tellement clairsemées que la facture réelle pourrait bien être beaucoup plus élevée. L’Institut international du développement durable (IISD) publie jeudi un rapport qui se veut le portrait le plus exhaustif des coûts associés à la pollution jamais réalisé au Canada. Il s’est toutefois vite buté à une difficulté de taille : les lacunes dans les données de recherche sur le sujet." IISD in the news Radio Canada June 1, 2017 Air pollution causes 7,700 premature deaths in Canada each year: report "Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. The report, Costs of Pollution in Canada, is a compilation of scientific data on all aspects of pollution, from smog to oil spills and fertilizer use. It is being released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news The Globe and Mail June 1, 2017 Smog Costs Canadians $36 Billion Annually Peter Mansbridge, of CBC's The National, explores our recent findings regarding how much pollutions costs Canada. IISD in the news CBC The National June 1, 2017 Civil war in the oilpatch "Amin Asadollahi, climate change mitigation lead for North America at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said any fossil fuel firm that opposes climate policies at this point in time is hedging their bets." IISD in the news National Observer May 25, 2017 With more questions than answers, single terminal proposal at KCI flies into headwinds "An unsolicited proposal is no reason to abandon competitive processes, said Laura Turley, an associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Competitive bidding on public projects is essential to discovering the right price." IISD in the news The Kansas City Star May 21, 2017 New toolkit to help govts manage small-scale mining sector "Governments struggling to manage the complex and sometimes chaotic artisanal and small-scale mining sector have a new toolkit, which was developed by the Intergovernmental Forums on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)." IISD in the news Mining Weekly May 19, 2017 Pagination « First ‹ Previous … Page 79 Page 80 Current page 81 Page 82 Page 83 … Next › Last »