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Environmental | 89 hits | 4:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai

The storm killed at least 20 children and 31 adults, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. Those numbers were expected to climb, officials said, as some media reported a death toll as high as 91 this morning.

Environmental | 124 hits | 7:30 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a hydro-electric development in northeastern B.C. should be allowed to proceed without an environmental assessment.

Environmental | 101 hits | 6:06 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.

Environmental | 103 hits | 5:59 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

Ice melt, CO2 and council membership are among the top issues on the table as the Canadian-led Arctic Council of countries meets in Sweden. Here's our A-F list of agenda items for countries interested in the Arctic environment and resources.

Environmental | 174 hits | 7:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever

The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report.

Environmental | 299 hits | 8:24 AM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever

The Canadian company says that the ban on Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon doesn't apply due to an environmental study conducted more than 25 years ago, in 1986.

Environmental | 255 hits | 12:51 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Historically low water levels in the Great Lakes may seriously impact the environment and consumers.

Environmental | 161 hits | 7:27 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever

The legislation comes amid divisive efforts to increase logging in Elliott State Forest near Reedsport and proposals to increase logging in federal forest lands.

Environmental | 174 hits | 6:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever

Heavy April showers are washing fertilizer off farm fields into the water in larger amounts, and those chemicals feed algae blooms that starve the lake of oxygen. Feeding on phosphorus, algae produces bad smells and toxins that are absorbed by underwater

Environmental | 204 hits | 2:14 PM on Sunday | posted by BeaverFever

The proposed changes would be part of amended regulations for new environmental laws, adopted last July, which have already cancelled about 3,000 investigations, by removing the triggers that required the assessments and replacing them with the list of pr

Environmental | 175 hits | 5:05 AM on Thursday | posted by -Wario-

The Nova Scotia government proposed a law on Wednesday to further protect Sable Island from the oil and gas industry and help make it a national park.

Environmental | 275 hits | 9:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by stemmer

OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that has exposed gaps in their understanding and defies a rise in global greenhouse gas emissions.Often focused on century-long

Environmental | 212 hits | 4:59 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

Ocean temperatures have been higher than normal in the Gulf of Maine, creating worries among lobstermen that there could be a repeat of last spring's early harvest that resulted in a market glut, a crash in the prices fishermen get and a blockade of Maine

Environmental | 152 hits | 4:15 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Puerto Rico's governor on Saturday signed a law to protect a swath of land along the island's northeast coast that is a top U.S. nesting site for the world's largest turtle species.

Environmental | 162 hits | 2:46 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

A couple who lives next door to a house where more than 200 cats once lived say they want the City of Corner Brook to give them a break on property taxes.

Environmental | 162 hits | 9:41 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Alberta’s proposal to dramatically increase its carbon tax on large industrial emitters stands to generate hundreds of millions of dollars per year in new revenues that could be used to help slash emissions. But as the province contemplates the much st

Environmental | 211 hits | 3:21 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

For the first time in decades, bald eagles have successfully hatched on the north shore of Lake Ontario -- news that has bird enthusiasts flocking to the Hamilton area to spot the eaglets.

Environmental | 192 hits | 10:37 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Billions of mountain pine beetles from B.C. are expected devastate forests in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces as they munch their way east over the next two decades, scientists predict in a new documentary.

Environmental | 169 hits | 10:28 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

At least some Asian carp probably have found their way into the Great Lakes, according to a scientific report released Thursday. The fish threatens a $7 billion fishing industry and ecosystems.

Environmental | 217 hits | 9:38 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The Alberta government has quietly presented a proposal to sharply increase levies on carbon production and force large oil-industry producers to slash greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 40 per cent on each barrel of production, a long-term plan that

Environmental | 251 hits | 2:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Dutch researchers have developed the EWICON, ... that produces electricity by pushing charged water droplets into ..., a bladeless wind turbine with no moving parts that produces electricity using charged water droplets.

Environmental | 188 hits | 7:33 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

Hundreds of dead squid mysteriously turned up in Victoria's Gorge Waterway this past week, but the gruesome sight may just be a sign that the ecosystem is healthy, an expert says.

Environmental | 241 hits | 8:14 PM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever

Thousands of barrels of Alberta oil-sands crude –the same stuff destined for the controversial Keystone XL project –spilled into a suburban Arkansas neighbourhood over the weekend

Environmental | 234 hits | 11:19 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

On the Arctic Circle, a chef is growing the kind of vegetables and herbs - potatoes, thyme, tomatoes, green peppers - more fitting for a suburban garden in a temperate zone than a land of Northern Lights, glaciers and musk oxen.

Environmental | 208 hits | 2:45 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Six months after the release of the Cohen Commission's final report on the decline of Fraser River sockeye salmon, the B.C. government says it will implement a number of the report's recommendations, including putting a cap on future open-net fish farms.

Environmental | 182 hits | 8:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Scientists with ongoing projects at the Experimental Lakes Area in northern Ontario had to contact the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to find out they would not be allowed to work at the facility this summer.

Environmental | 211 hits | 2:42 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz

An alliance of First Nations leaders from the U.S. and Canada say they are gearing up to fight the Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines both in the courts and through unspecified direct action.

Environmental | 180 hits | 3:51 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack

The federal government rolled out eight new measures on Monday at the Port Metro Vancouver office that it says will create a world class tanker safety system.

Environmental | 271 hits | 11:27 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

An aquatic expert warns that despite improved policies and extensive clean-up, the Great Lakes remain stressed and threatened.

Environmental | 195 hits | 9:02 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

The number of Monarch butterflies making it to their winter refuge in Mexico dropped 59 per cent this year, falling to the lowest level since comparable record-keeping began 20 years ago, scientists reported Wednesday.

Environmental | 386 hits | 6:25 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

How polar bears got their white coat remains a scientific mystery, but newly published research suggests a way they could turn brown again.

Environmental | 208 hits | 11:00 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Health complaints from people living around turbines shown to be psychological effect of anti-wind lobby making people worry

Environmental | 158 hits | 10:47 AM on Friday | posted by Regina

A wildlife biologist in Thunder Bay says the boreal owl population here has remained steady this winter even though naturalists in Minnesota say they have found many of the birds dead or ill.

Environmental | 212 hits | 9:34 AM on Thursday | posted by Strutz

Canada and France have agreed to explore the use of commercially-grown microalgae to "safely and effectively remove certain greenhouse gases from industrial emissions."

Environmental | 343 hits | 11:02 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

The snails are kind of terrifying, seeing as how they can grow up to a foot long, can weigh in at over two pounds, and are capable of eating over 500 different species. Oh yes, they can also lay 1,200 eggs a year, and have few natural enemies in many of t

Environmental | 231 hits | 11:24 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Camels may be called the ships of the desert, but ancient, mummified bones dug from the tundra are confirming that the animals now synonymous with the arid sands of Arabia actually developed in what is now Canada's High Arctic.

Environmental | 202 hits | 3:29 PM on Monday | posted by QBC

Although there’s still a blanket of snow covering most flammable debris in the Peace Country, the province announced an early start to the 2013 fire season. The early fire season started March 1 and encompasses the entire province; fire seasons typically

Environmental | 221 hits | 9:18 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Air quality in China's capital, Beijing, once again hits serious levels, with locals urged to stay indoors amid thick smog and a sandstorm.

Environmental | 207 hits | 6:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced Wednesday that it will suspend its offshore petroleum drilling program in the Arctic Ocean for 2013, taking a break to make sure it can do so safely.

Environmental | 254 hits | 8:13 PM on Friday | posted by commanderkai

In a village in India's poorest state, farmers are growing world record amounts of rice – with no GM or herbicide. Is this a solution to world food shortages? John Vidal meets the farmers

Environmental | 399 hits | 10:17 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack

Last year's record loss of Arctic sea ice is already causing big changes for plants and animals that scientists are just starting to understand, according to newly published research.

Environmental | 336 hits | 3:55 PM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever

The Associated Press first reported in 2008 that the drinking water of at least 51 million Americans carries low concentrations of many common drugs. The findings were based on questionnaires sent to water utilities, which reported the presence of antibio

Environmental | 323 hits | 1:59 PM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Jeffrey Hutchings, a Dalhousie University fisheries scientist, and Kevin Stringer, an assistant deputy minister with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, share their views on accusations that the Canadian government is forcing international scientific

Environmental | 288 hits | 4:16 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz

Prominent U.S. environmental leaders, including the head of the Sierra Club, were arrested Wednesday after tying themselves to the White House gate to protest the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

Environmental | 442 hits | 1:57 PM on Wednesday | posted by Zipperfish

Environmental | 216 hits | 11:34 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

A UBC study finds that skepticism about climate change among Americans increases during cold snaps and concern grows during hot spells. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Climatic Change, found a strong connection between U.

Environmental | 616 hits | 8:33 AM on Monday | posted by Robair

Lake Winnipeg has earned a disturbing new title from the Global Nature Fund, as the most threatened lake of 2013.

Environmental | 307 hits | 2:02 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The foul smog swallowing much of China has inspired one man to launch a humorous campaign to focus on environmental issues -- by selling canned fresh air.

Environmental | 238 hits | 11:26 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The derelict cruise ship Lyubov Orlova is now being towed by an offshore supply vessel, days after it broke free from a tow outside St. John's.

Environmental | 296 hits | 12:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

Cats may kill up to 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion mammals in the United States alone each year, a new study has found.

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