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Environment minister's office urged bureaucrats to blame media for recycling controversy
The office of Environment Minister Peter Kent responded to media coverage of his department’s decision to spurn recycling and buy new furniture for a building under renovations by asking bureaucrats to publicly call the reports “false,” newly released internal emails reveal.

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:24:57 -0700

Surprise! Trio of ministers shows up unexpectedly for environment hearings
raising questions about the Conservatives' commitment to giving the bill a full hearing.

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:37:28 -0700

MicroTech Unveils Advanced Virtual Environment for Private Cloud Computing
VIENNA, Va., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Service Provider and Technology Integrator MicroTech announces a new cloud computing solution — the MicroTech Advanced Virtual Environment; a next generation ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:42:00 -0700

Environment minister faces four-hour grilling from opposition MPs
Environment Canada scientists are allowed to give interviews when journalists make "reasonable" requests, the department's minister, Peter Kent, said Wednesday morning near the end of a four-hour session in the House of Commons.

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:14 -0700

Planning a new environment policy
The Noda Cabinet has adopted a new environment basic plan, the fourth since the first plan was adopted in 1994. It incorporates the experience of the Fukushima nuclear crisis and says that the idea of safety should serve as the basis of the endeavor to achieve the main goals of the plan. This is a commendable approach. Yet, the government is far from setting, say, new safety standards for ...

Sun, 20 May 2012 08:58:50 -0700