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Russia's 1st sea-borne nuclear power plant arrives in the ArcticEnvironmental | 61 hits | 7:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The plant will provide electricity to an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska. The state nuclear company says it could pioneer a new power source for remote regions, but green campaigners are concerned about the risk of nuclear accidEU sues six countries for breaching air pollution rules
The EU referred Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Romania to the European Court of Justice for breaching limits on air pollution.
Environmental | 65 hits | 10:03 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The EU referred Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Romania to the European Court of Justice for breaching limits on air pollution. Emissions of banned ozone-eating chemical rise mysteriouslyEnvironmental | 75 hits | 7:19 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Something strange is happening with a now-banned chemical that eats away at Earth's protective ozone layer: Scientists say there's more of it — not less — going into the atmosphere and they don't know where it is coming from. 'Cause for alarm': NASA says huge amounts of water are being moved around the planet, and humans are to blameEnvironmental | 96 hits | 6:58 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Research shows that 34 global regions either gained or lost more than 32 billion tonnes of water between 2002 and 2016 Alberta creates world's largest boreal forest preserveEnvironmental | 83 hits | 5:13 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
Plastic Bag Found at the Bottom of the Mariana TrenchEnvironmental | 89 hits | 9:55 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Plane gets stuck in snow on Yukon glacier as region sees 'incredible amount of change'Environmental | 87 hits | 4:47 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
'It was a little trying, because we knew we had one shot to get the plane out,' says pilot Mike Butler. 'The snow was up to the wing of the plane,' says Mike Butler, who spent 2 nights stuck on Hubbard glacier. B.C. government drops greenhouse gas target for new 2030 goalEnvironmental | 78 hits | 9:48 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The B.C. government is blaming the previous Liberal government for failing to do enough to meet the 2020 target.Remediating Fukushima—“When everything goes to hell, you go back to basics”
It may take 40 years for the site to appear like "a normal reactor at the end of its life.
Environmental | 80 hits | 7:44 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
It may take 40 years for the site to appear like "a normal reactor at the end of its life. Activists claim victory as Trudeau's oil tanker ban passes CommonsEnvironmental | 75 hits | 12:51 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As environmentalists bemoan the Liberal government's promise to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project despite waffling by its proponent, Ottawa handed them a victory of sorts today with the passage of an oil tanker moratorium bill that will Lengthy drought has southern Manitoba thirsting for elusive precipitationEnvironmental | 48 hits | 8:08 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Supercomputers are driving a revolution in hurricane forecastingEnvironmental | 56 hits | 6:10 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Five-day forecasts are as good now as two-day forecasts were in 1998. How to recycle the 'unrecyclable,' from cigarette butts to squeeze pouchesEnvironmental | 84 hits | 10:34 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
If you’re feeling guilty about the mountains of coffee pods or squeeze pouches you’re tossing in the trash, there are ways recycle those and many other “unrecyclable” items. Here’s how — and why it isn’t being done by everyone, everywhere.Children sick as Russia's landfill crisis turns toxic
Most landfills in Moscow are filled well beyond capacity, leaving many families worried about a mass poisoning of their children.
Environmental | 85 hits | 6:46 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Most landfills in Moscow are filled well beyond capacity, leaving many families worried about a mass poisoning of their children. 'Total devastation': Dozens of fish killed in North, West Vancouver streamsEnvironmental | 93 hits | 2:56 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Three recent incidents in small North Shore creeks where dozens of fish were killed are a reminder of how sensitive the ecosystems can be. The deaths are being blamed on construction work across the street, where crews are doing a ground stabilization pro Hawaii evacuations ordered as Mount Kilauea eruptsEnvironmental | 459 hits | 5:25 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Nearly 1,500 residents were ordered to evacuate from their volcano-side homes after Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupted, sending molten lava to chew its way through forest land and bubble up on paved streets.Growing ‘dead zone’ confirmed by underwater robots
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has confirmed a dramatic decrease in oxygen in the Gulf of Oman part of the Arabian Sea. But the environmental disaster is worse than expected.
Environmental | 107 hits | 9:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has confirmed a dramatic decrease in oxygen in the Gulf of Oman part of the Arabian Sea. But the environmental disaster is worse than expected. Pollution from Canadian refineries an ‘embarrassment’ compared to U.S.Environmental | 104 hits | 6:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A refinery in Sarnia, Ont., and a refinery in Detroit. MI., have much in common. What separates them is starkly different emission levels for some key pollutants. David Suzuki's carbon footprint is immenseEnvironmental | 131 hits | 3:39 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
David Suzuki has spent years telling Canadians that we all need to pay carbon taxes and reduce our carbon footprint. Yet, Suzuki himself loves to travel and has a massive carbon footprint. Oilpatch eager to ship more oil by rail as pipeline capacity at limitEnvironmental | 157 hits | 7:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
With no capacity to spare on pipelines out of Alberta, oilpatch leaders are desperately waiting for when they'll be able to ship more crude on rail lines.The new food: meet the startups racing to reinvent the meal
Lab-grown meat and food-tech companies in the US are showing that applying science to what we eat can save the world and make money
Environmental | 242 hits | 12:16 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Lab-grown meat and food-tech companies in the US are showing that applying science to what we eat can save the world and make money Grants to anti-pipeline activists a hammer blow to the heads of the unemployedEnvironmental | 110 hits | 3:30 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Trans Mountain protesters are receiving government funding while religious charities have effectively been barred from such subsidies Canada may swap 50-year-old flame for LED lights in quest to cut carbonEnvironmental | 139 hits | 3:19 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The centennial flame is a popular attraction in Ottawa, but it could be replaced with an ‘alternative sustainable approach’ Coalition calls for end to open-pen salmon farming in B.C. by 2025Environmental | 101 hits | 4:46 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The group released a video on Thursday which highlights the rare glass sponge reefs discovered in B.C. waters, then claims to show the seabed beneath a Cermaq salmon farm in coastal B.C., with lifeless reefs covered in residue. Inuit worry about toxic splash from rocket debris in Canada's Arctic watersEnvironmental | 101 hits | 4:44 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Inuit in Canada are raising concerns that Europe plans to launch another rocket into space today, potentially carrying toxic fuel in debris that's set to touch down in the High Arctic. It’s the 15th launch of its kind over the past decade potentially affe U of A stands by Suzuki honorary degree as donors withdraw, Albertans protestEnvironmental | 142 hits | 8:49 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Backlash toward the University of Alberta is escalating, with donors pulling funding and rallies being planned in reaction to the university's decision to award David Suzuki an honorary degree.Giant plastic 'berg blocks Indonesian river
A crisis of plastic waste in Indonesia has become so acute that the army has been called in to help.
Environmental | 164 hits | 11:48 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A crisis of plastic waste in Indonesia has become so acute that the army has been called in to help. Britain will ban sale of plastic strawsEnvironmental | 190 hits | 7:00 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Britain plans to ban the sale of plastic straws and other single-use plastic products and is pressing Commonwealth allies to also take action to tackle marine waste. Province lifts ban on rehabbing orphaned black bear cubsEnvironmental | 123 hits | 6:46 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Alberta Government has introduced policy that will allow wildlife rehabilitation facilities to accept orphaned black bear cubs.Massive bleaching event may be permanently changing the Great Barrier Reef
The intense El Niño event that started in 2015 drove global air temperatures to new records, helped by the long trend of human-driven warming. But the air wasn't the only thing affected. El Niño is fundamentally about Pacific Ocean temperatures, and those
Environmental | 187 hits | 6:27 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The intense El Niño event that started in 2015 drove global air temperatures to new records, helped by the long trend of human-driven warming. But the air wasn't the only thing affected. El Niño is fundamentally about Pacific Ocean temperatures, and those YVR jet fuel plan given environmental approvalEnvironmental | 129 hits | 5:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Caribou have almost vanished from the U.S. — a warning for CanadaEnvironmental | 1356 hits | 11:53 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Biologists flew over southern British Columbia last week to count the number of caribou in the last remaining herd that migrates from B.C. to the U.S. — and what they saw stunned them.Prominent gay rights lawyer 60, sets himself on fire in protest suicide in Prospect Park
A prominent gay rights activist set himself on fire in a protest suicide in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Environmental | 180 hits | 8:19 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A prominent gay rights activist set himself on fire in a protest suicide in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in the early hours of Saturday morning. Untreated sewage pollutes water across the countryEnvironmental | 146 hits | 1:01 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
With almost nothing left to lose, Albertans rise up against Ottawa's empty pipeline promisesEnvironmental | 151 hits | 3:56 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Albertans of all backgrounds and political persuasions are uniting and rising against years of what they perceive as unfair treatment by the federal Liberal government and its eco-activist partners. Oilsands research could be 'game changer' for renewable energyEnvironmental | 386 hits | 7:30 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Shell Canada is testing out a new type of battery using a little-known metal found in bitumen and the technology could represent a pivotal moment for both the oilsands industry and for the renewable energy sector.Australian Energy Market Operator likes its new Tesla battery quite a bit
Last week, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) released an initial report (PDF) on the performance of the 129MWh Hornsdale battery system that was installed by Tesla last November.
Environmental | 292 hits | 10:05 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Last week, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) released an initial report (PDF) on the performance of the 129MWh Hornsdale battery system that was installed by Tesla last November.Los Angeles painting city streets white in bid to combat climate change
California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious -- and cooler -- summer.
Environmental | 140 hits | 9:55 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious -- and cooler -- summer. Ocean heat waves becoming more common, longer, new study findsEnvironmental | 219 hits | 7:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Large hot spots in the ocean can cause coral bleaching, fishery closures and mass mortalities of marine life. Heat waves in the planet's oceans are happening more frequently and lasting longer than they did a century ago, a new study shows. Marine heat wa One-degree rise in temperature causes ripple effect in world’s largest High Arctic lakeEnvironmental | 253 hits | 6:50 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A 1 C increase in temperature has set off a chain of events disrupting the entire ecology of the world’s largest High Arctic lake. “The amount of glacial meltwater going into the lake has dramatically increased,” said Martin Sharp, a University of Al GUEST COLUMN: Don't be so sure a carbon tax will survive the Supreme CourtEnvironmental | 341 hits | 2:19 PM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
By Mitch WolfeBack in 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada nixed a proposed project by former prime minister Stephen Harper. The Conservatives wanted to create a single national securities regulator, but the Supreme Court preferred the provinces& Many Canadians are recycling wrong, and it's costing us millionsEnvironmental | 416 hits | 6:42 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadians are throwing too much garbage into their blue bins, sometimes with the best of intentions. It’s a problem costing millions of dollars and making many would-be recyclables unrecyclable. Philippine island a 'cesspool,' will close for 6 monthsEnvironmental | 284 hits | 5:19 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the closure of the tourist destination of Boracay for up to six months after saying the waters off its famed white-sand beaches had become a "cesspool" due to overcrowding and development.Easter Island's iconic statues could disappear because of climate change
The Moai of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, have stood for more than 500 years. Now, storm surges and erosion put them at risk of falling into the sea. "The economy of the island is very much focused around heritage tourism, you know, people visiting to see t
Environmental | 1843 hits | 11:36 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
The Moai of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, have stood for more than 500 years. Now, storm surges and erosion put them at risk of falling into the sea. "The economy of the island is very much focused around heritage tourism, you know, people visiting to see t Canadian refiners stuck paying tax on emissions no one in the world can eliminateEnvironmental | 684 hits | 2:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
This scheme might actually achieve emissions reductions in Canada — by closing refineries LeBlanc and Garneau announce plans for protecting North Atlantic right whalesEnvironmental | 611 hits | 7:06 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
At least 18 North Atlantic right whales have been found dead since last year, and the government is announcing measures to protect the endangered species. Crab fishermen to test ropeless fishing to help save endangered whalesEnvironmental | 572 hits | 7:18 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
New Brunswick snow crab fishermen will test two ropeless trap methods this spring to reduce the use of the fishing rope responsible for the deaths of at least two North Atlantic Right Whales last year. 'An unjustified infringement': First Nation sues Ottawa, British Columbia over oil tanker banEnvironmental | 280 hits | 10:31 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Claudia Cattaneo: As protesters in B.C. go berserk over tankers, First Nations in the Northern Coast are suing governments for banning them Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 16 times bigger than previously estimated, study findsEnvironmental | 398 hits | 9:21 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A new study suggests that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area spanning 1.6 million square kilometres, contains more than 79,000 tonnes of floating plastic — 16 times more than previous estimates. Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017Environmental | 3422 hits | 9:21 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a historic high of 32.5 gigatonnes last year, after three years of being flat, due to higher energy demand and the slowing of energy efficiency improvements, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.Back to Canada News
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