Health & Environment Sierra Club Canada is calling on the
federal government to follow the lead of European Union and take
action to protect at-risk bee populations by banning three
neonicotinoid pesticides: Imidacloprid, Clothianidin and
Thiamethoxam. The pesticides, which attack the bees’ nervous
system, are being banned in Europe after strong evidence from a
European Food Safety Authority study linked them to the bee die-
off witnessed in Europe. RELATED: Bee deaths lead to EU ban on
neonicotinoid pesticides BBC News (April 29, 2013)... Read more
» Sierra Club Canada congratulates Premier Kathleen Wynne for
stepping up to save the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA). The ELA
is an essential part of Canada's environmental protection
infrastructure and necessary for understanding how our
environment is impacted by human activity. "We thought the ELA
was an endangered species until Premier Wynne stepped up," said
Dan McDermott, Director of Sierra Club Canada’s Ontario Chapter.
The ELA was fundamental in demonstratin