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NAFTA probe of Alberta's tailings ponds blocked by CanadaEnvironmental | 58 hits | 11:37 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada has succeeded in blocking an investigation into Alberta's tailings ponds by NAFTA's environmental watchdog.Sea Sparkle bloom lights up Hong Kong shores
Eerie fluorescent blue patches of water glimmering off Hong Kong's seashore are magnificent, disturbing and potentially harmful to marine life, biologists say.
Environmental | 94 hits | 6:43 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Eerie fluorescent blue patches of water glimmering off Hong Kong's seashore are magnificent, disturbing and potentially harmful to marine life, biologists say.Mystery of Greenland's vanishing LAKES: Two sub-glacial lagoons drain away in a matter of weeks through natural tunnels | Daily Mail Online
The disappearing lakes were discovered by a team of researchers from Ohio State University who are building the highest-resolution map of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Environmental | 113 hits | 6:14 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The disappearing lakes were discovered by a team of researchers from Ohio State University who are building the highest-resolution map of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Gas tanker rolls over on highway near Calgary, spilling 25,000 litres into wetlandsEnvironmental | 91 hits | 7:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A semi-trailer hauling gasoline rolled over on Highway 2 north of Calgary early Tuesday morning, spilling thousands of litres of fuel into wetlands.We said 2014 was the warmest year on record... but we're only 38% sure we were right
The claim made headlines around the world, but yesterday it emerged that GISS’s analysis is subject to a margin of error. Nasa admits this means it is far from certain that 2014 set a record at all.
Environmental | 144 hits | 12:28 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The claim made headlines around the world, but yesterday it emerged that GISS’s analysis is subject to a margin of error. Nasa admits this means it is far from certain that 2014 set a record at all. 2014 was hottest year in modern recordEnvironmental | 137 hits | 9:13 AM on Friday | posted by Regina
For the third time in a decade, the globe sizzled to the hottest year on record, U.S. federal scientists say. Banff bather fined $4,500 for swimming with endangered snailsEnvironmental | 101 hits | 10:39 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A judge has fined a man $4,500 for taking a dip in a thermal pool that is home to a type of endangered snail in Banff National Park. Wolf cull will see animals shot from helicopter to save B.C. caribouEnvironmental | 92 hits | 4:53 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Up to 184 wolves in British Columbia will be shot from helicopters in order to save dwindling caribou herds in the region. Scientists: Human activity has pushed Earth beyond four of nine �planetary boundaries�Environmental | 131 hits | 11:50 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
At the rate things are going, the Earth in the coming decades could cease to be a �safe operating space� for human beings. That is the conclusion of a new paper published Thursday in the journal Science by 18 researchers trying to gauge the breaking p Longueuil drinking water unsafe after diesel spill, Quebec official saysEnvironmental | 115 hits | 8:28 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
One of two main water tanks in Longueuil, Que., was contaminated following a diesel spill on Wednesday, making it unsafe to drink, a provincial government official told CBC News. Water pollution worries to surface at Energy East pipeline meetingsEnvironmental | 150 hits | 10:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
A meeting Tuesday night in Kenora signals the start of a new round of public consultations on the Energy East pipeline. Great Lakes teeming with tiny plastic fibresEnvironmental | 150 hits | 11:52 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
Scientists who have reported that the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic are raising new alarms about a little-noticed form of the debris turning up in sampling nets: synthetic fibres from garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products. Newborn orca J50 spotted swimming with JPod family in Puget SoundEnvironmental | 102 hits | 3:02 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Newborn female orca calf J50 was captured on video Saturday swimming with her JPod family in Puget Sound, Washington. Scientists concerned about plastic pollution in Great LakesEnvironmental | 172 hits | 2:25 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Scientists who have reported that the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic are raising new alarms about a little-noticed form of the debris turning up in sampling nets: synthetic fibers from garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products.‘Fears of man-made global warming exaggerated’
Two of three scientists at a session on climate change and society at the Indian Science Congress on Tuesday felt fears of man-made global warming were greatly exaggerated.
Environmental | 119 hits | 2:29 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two of three scientists at a session on climate change and society at the Indian Science Congress on Tuesday felt fears of man-made global warming were greatly exaggerated. 100 deer to be culled at Point Pelee National ParkEnvironmental | 140 hits | 12:40 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
One hundred deer need to be eliminated from Point Pelee National Park, so a deer cull will begin Jan. 12 in effort to trim the park's deer population.California condors secretly mate in woods, thrilling biologists with unexpected offspring
Two California condors have secretly mated in the woods of Northern California, thrilling wildlife biologists by producing unexpected offspring.
Environmental | 100 hits | 12:31 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Two California condors have secretly mated in the woods of Northern California, thrilling wildlife biologists by producing unexpected offspring. Four Reasons To Worry About Global Warming Beyond Scientific ConsensusEnvironmental | 131 hits | 9:48 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Newborn orca J50 is a girl, researchers confirmEnvironmental | 101 hits | 7:53 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A newborn orca spotted last week near Vancouver Island is a girl, raising hopes for the endangered southern resident population.'97% Of Climate Scientists Agree' Is 100% Wrong
Think about how many times you hear that 97 percent or some similar figure thrown around. It’s based on crude manipulation propagated by people whose ideological agenda it serves. It is a license to intimidate.
Environmental | 233 hits | 12:15 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Think about how many times you hear that 97 percent or some similar figure thrown around. It’s based on crude manipulation propagated by people whose ideological agenda it serves. It is a license to intimidate. Landslide creates new lake in Yukon's Kluane National ParkEnvironmental | 141 hits | 9:44 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
A new lake discovered in Kluane National Park last year was created by a landslide that blocked Vulcan Creek. It was likely triggered by seismic activity, experts believe. Oil-covered animals could be linked to shipwreck: Newfoundland residentsEnvironmental | 112 hits | 12:51 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Some residents living along the shoreline of Newfoundland's Notre Dame Bay say they believe oil found on ducks and at least one seal came from a leaking, sunken shipwreck. Cassin's aucklets seem to be starving to death on Pacific CoastEnvironmental | 89 hits | 12:46 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Scientists are trying to figure out what's behind the deaths of seabirds that have been found by the hundreds along the Pacific Coast since October. Artificial reef from HMCS Annapolis to be sunk in Howe SoundEnvironmental | 94 hits | 12:19 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
After years of anticipation — and plenty of controversy — a group of diving enthusiasts is preparing to sink a 366-foot warship in Howe Sound to create an artificial reef. Orca calf born to endangered southern resident podEnvironmental | 94 hits | 7:49 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
The Center for Whale Research confirmed the birth of a new calf, which it believes is a few days old, to the mother, J-16.Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster
Researchers from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California have found that tropical forests account for more than half of all carbon dioxide absorbed by plants growing on land.
Environmental | 159 hits | 1:11 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Researchers from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California have found that tropical forests account for more than half of all carbon dioxide absorbed by plants growing on land. Ontario gives green light to clearcutting at Grassy NarrowsEnvironmental | 166 hits | 8:03 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Ontario's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has cleared the way for logging to resume near Grassy Narrows First Nation after rejecting the community's request for an individual environmental assessment. Trois-Rivières tug boat sinks, leaks 22 tonnes of fuel into waterEnvironmental | 151 hits | 11:43 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A tug boat sank on Friday afternoon at the Port of Trois-Rivières, leaking some 22 tonnes of fuel into the St-Lawrence River. Chinook salmon could be wiped out by 2100, new study claimsEnvironmental | 120 hits | 12:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
New climate-change research involving a University of British Columbia scientist predicts that one of the West Coast's most prized salmon stocks could be wiped out over the next 85 years. Christmas weather could be wet, windy in Ontario, Quebec, MaritimesEnvironmental | 111 hits | 8:15 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
A wet Christmas is more likely than a white one in much of Eastern Canada, with a warm and windy storm expected to hit southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Baker: New fish science report paints dizzying picture for industry futureEnvironmental | 156 hits | 7:32 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
It might be one of the most important fish science reports in years, but it was released with so little fanfare, you could forgive even the most hardcore of fisheries observers for missing it. Baffin Island caribou hunting moratorium to begin Jan. 1Environmental | 141 hits | 7:31 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The Nunavut government has placed a moratorium on the hunting of Baffin Island caribou beginning on January 1. ‘This is an urgent situation,’ says Environment Minister Johnny Mike.Birds sensed imminent tornadoes, and escaped the day before, study finds
They may be tiny little songbirds, but U.S. researchers have discovered that golden-winged warblers are also keen weather predictors that know when to fly the coop when a dangerous storm is about to descend.
Environmental | 119 hits | 10:07 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
They may be tiny little songbirds, but U.S. researchers have discovered that golden-winged warblers are also keen weather predictors that know when to fly the coop when a dangerous storm is about to descend.Wind farm operator fined $2.5 million related to bird deaths in Wyoming
Wind farm operator PacifiCorp Energy will pay $2.5 million in fines after pleading guilty Friday to charges related to the deaths of protected birds in Wyoming.
Environmental | 137 hits | 10:03 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Wind farm operator PacifiCorp Energy will pay $2.5 million in fines after pleading guilty Friday to charges related to the deaths of protected birds in Wyoming. Climate change: Beavers boost emissions with 800 million kg of methane every yearEnvironmental | 169 hits | 3:33 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Beavers add 800 million kg of methane to the atmosphere every year.Watch: Video of Rare Deep-Sea Shark Blows Researcher's Mind
Every now and then, buried among hours of deep-sea video as exciting as watching grass grow, the ocean serves up a heart-pounding surprise—like a rare Greenland shark where none had been seen before.
Environmental | 162 hits | 10:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Every now and then, buried among hours of deep-sea video as exciting as watching grass grow, the ocean serves up a heart-pounding surprise—like a rare Greenland shark where none had been seen before. Tears of joy as bison return to a Saskatchewan First NationEnvironmental | 137 hits | 8:13 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
It was an emotional scene at Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Saskatchewan earlier this month when 20 bison emerged from trailers and bounded onto the snow-covered prairie. Site C dam approved by B.C. governmentEnvironmental | 128 hits | 6:38 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
B.C. has approved the $9-billion Site C dam — a massive hydroelectric project that would flood a large area of the Peace River Valley in northeastern B.C. Warm weather wakes Sask. bats out of hibernationEnvironmental | 136 hits | 9:01 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
While the warm weather has been enjoyed by many in the province, it's causing confusion in the lives of others. The rising temperatures are waking big brown bats out of hibernation.Plastics clogging world's oceans, researchers say
A groundbreaking new survey of the world's oceans has turned up a disturbing amount of plastics – more than five trillion pieces.
Environmental | 162 hits | 7:48 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A groundbreaking new survey of the world's oceans has turned up a disturbing amount of plastics – more than five trillion pieces. Video: Rare white deer captured on video in Nova ScotiaEnvironmental | 150 hits | 8:24 PM on Thursday | posted by kitty
A N.S. man's quick camera reflexes are to thank for new footage of two rare piebald deer, which are nearly entirely white. Rising Great Lakes water levels end 15-year low periodEnvironmental | 148 hits | 7:10 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
Scientists attribute the turnaround in the Great Lakes to two unusually wet years. Canada opts not to block international trade in 76 endangered speciesEnvironmental | 147 hits | 6:48 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Recently released documents indicate the federal government has reservations about restricting international trade in endangered species — more of them than almost any other government on Earth.Lima Climate Talks Set for Record Carbon Footprint
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Lima conference is expected to have the biggest carbon footprint of any U.N. climate meeting measured to date.
Environmental | 138 hits | 12:25 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Lima conference is expected to have the biggest carbon footprint of any U.N. climate meeting measured to date.With future uncertain, Colorado shields its water
DENVER (AP) — With demand increasing across the West, Colorado is drawing up a strategy to keep some of the trillions of gallons of water that gushes out of the Rocky Mountains every spring — most of which flows downstream to drought-stricken California,
Environmental | 188 hits | 12:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
DENVER (AP) — With demand increasing across the West, Colorado is drawing up a strategy to keep some of the trillions of gallons of water that gushes out of the Rocky Mountains every spring — most of which flows downstream to drought-stricken California, Study: Causes of Calif. drought natural, not man-made
Natural weather patterns, not man-made climate change, are the cause of the historic drought parching California, says a study from federal scientists.
Environmental | 154 hits | 2:21 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Natural weather patterns, not man-made climate change, are the cause of the historic drought parching California, says a study from federal scientists. Researchers furious after someone sawed out teeth from dead orca in CourtenayEnvironmental | 88 hits | 12:41 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is pursuing leads in the theft of teeth from an orca’s carcass early Saturday on Vancouver Island. University of Alberta researchers say Canada’s High Arctic polar bears running out of ice, food and timeEnvironmental | 158 hits | 11:57 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Until this year, Andrew Derocher was convinced Canada’s High Arctic islands, where the sea so far remains frozen, would always support some polar bears while populations declined elsewhere.
But a new study modelling melting sea ice shows that won’t lik Cree youth walk nearly 600km protesting against uranium extractionEnvironmental | 158 hits | 11:39 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Around 20 young Cree people have arrived in Quebec City after walking nearly 600km to protest against uranium exploration. Death of killer whale J-32 troubling, say scientistsEnvironmental | 124 hits | 11:25 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The body of a young killer whale was discovered near Vancouver Island on Thursday, the fourth death this year in the endangered southern resident population.Back to Canada News
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