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Swift and sweeping action is needed by all government levels to protect the 90-km gravel reach between Hope and Mission that represents the most biologically rich part of the Fraser River, says a report today for the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservatio
People living in the western Arctic are already getting a taste of the nightmares to come for coastal communities around the world if temperatures increase, sea levels continue to rise and summer ice disappears
Canada is one of only two countries blocking a commitment to international climate-change targets within the 52-member Commonwealth, frustrated foreign diplomats said Friday.
Some Inuit fear climate change could bring about a "cultural genocide" as their hunting way of life melts with the sea ice, an Arctic expert told a breakfast meeting of parliamentarians yesterday.
A group of protesters drove almost 500 kilometres from northern Alberta to deposit fake leaky barrels of radioactive waste on the steps of the legislature in a demonstration Monday against a proposal for the province's first nuclear power plant.
The death toll has passed 2,300 from the cyclone that devastated part of Bangladesh, but some warn it could exceed 10,000 as rescue workers continue to search through stricken areas.
Climate change could have far-reaching and "irreversible" consequences if more action is not taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a UN scientific panel warned in a report released Saturday
The Earth's climate is warming at a quickening pace, with major implications for northern countries like Canada and threats of human suffering and species extinction around the globe, says a new report from a Nobel-winning UN scientific panel.
The worldwide thaw is accelerating. Thirty key international glaciers are melting about six times faster than in the 1980s. They are seen as the proverbial canary in the coal mine
The notion of a warm Arctic dates back to 1580 when geographer William Bourne suggested that the long summer days in northern latitudes could create enough energy to melt the ice around the North Pole and allow ships to pass through.
A new survey of American members of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that there is not firm scientific consensus on global warming, as proponents of swift action to curb carbon emissions have suggested.
A proposed dam in Washington state could flood up to 7,200 hectares of land on B.C.'s side of the Canada-U.S. border, threatening species in one of Canada's most ecologically diverse areas.
Russian rescue helicopters searched for five missing seamen on Monday after a storm in the northern mouth of the Black Sea, while a slick of oil from a sunken tanker began washing onto beaches. Rescue officials said three people died in the storm that str
The new calf, which is believed to have been born Monday night or Tuesday morning, is the second birth this year in J Pod - one of three pods of endangered southern resident killer whales.
The level of carnivore deaths in Banff is considered stable, but the condition of grizzly bear and woodland caribou populations in Canada's flagship national park are rated as poor.
HALIFAX -- Forecasters say a dangerous storm that is promising to pack a wet and windy punch is churning steadily along the U.S. east coast toward Atlantic Canada.
Premier Gordon Campbell joined politicians from around the world in signing a partnership agreement that would create a global carbon market for trading the environmental damaging emissions.
One quarter of China's booming emissions of climate-warming gases are from its export trade to Europe and the United States, a recent report said, calling for a new way of calculating national carbon emissions.
Halloween is shaping up to be almost as decorated a holiday as Christmas. So how can you get your spooks and goblins to have the lowest carbon foot print and not break the bank?
The largest freshwater marine protected area in the world is being set up off the northern shores of Lake Superior, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Thursday.
A large swath of the rugged, pristine northern shore of Lake Superior will soon become Canada's first national marine conservation area, ten years after the federal government and local residents began talking about the idea.
A section of Lake Superior's north shore, known for its pristine fresh water supply, will be declared a protected marine area, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to announce Thursday.
In the developing world of renewable energy, can neighbouring wind farms steal from each other? What if you put solar panels on your roof and your neighbour plants a tree that blocks them from the sun? Do you have a right to solar access?
Swift and sweeping action is needed by all government levels to protect the 90-km gravel reach between Hope and Mission that represents the most biologically rich part of the Fraser River, says a report today for the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservatio
Climate change blamed for decline of carnivores in some of their habitats
People living in the western Arctic are already getting a taste of the nightmares to come for coastal communities around the world if temperatures increase, sea levels continue to rise and summer ice disappears
MUNYONYO, Uganda - Canada appears to have got its way at Commonwealth talks on climate change.
Some Inuit fear climate change could bring about a "cultural genocide" as their hunting way of life melts with the sea ice, an Arctic expert told a breakfast meeting of parliamentarians yesterday.
Residents in the western Arctic say they worry that a proposed seismic exploration project in the Beaufort Sea could scare away bowhead whales.
The selective hunting of male polar bears could eventually leave lovelorn females out in the cold, newly published data suggests.
If your neighbourhood stream has turned brown in recent years, don't be alarmed. It's actually a sign the water is getting significantly cleaner.
A group of protesters drove almost 500 kilometres from northern Alberta to deposit fake leaky barrels of radioactive waste on the steps of the legislature in a demonstration Monday against a proposal for the province's first nuclear power plant.
If a Quebec company has its way, dirty diapers normally destined for landfills will soon be transformed into a cost-effective, synthetic diesel fuel.
The death toll has passed 2,300 from the cyclone that devastated part of Bangladesh, but some warn it could exceed 10,000 as rescue workers continue to search through stricken areas.
Climate change could have far-reaching and "irreversible" consequences if more action is not taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a UN scientific panel warned in a report released Saturday
The Earth's climate is warming at a quickening pace, with major implications for northern countries like Canada and threats of human suffering and species extinction around the globe, says a new report from a Nobel-winning UN scientific panel.
The worldwide thaw is accelerating. Thirty key international glaciers are melting about six times faster than in the 1980s. They are seen as the proverbial canary in the coal mine
The notion of a warm Arctic dates back to 1580 when geographer William Bourne suggested that the long summer days in northern latitudes could create enough energy to melt the ice around the North Pole and allow ships to pass through.
A study of the world's power stations has shown the extent to which developed countries produce more carbon dioxide per head than emerging economies.
A proposed dam in Washington state could flood up to 7,200 hectares of land on B.C.'s side of the Canada-U.S. border, threatening species in one of Canada's most ecologically diverse areas.
Russian rescue helicopters searched for five missing seamen on Monday after a storm in the northern mouth of the Black Sea, while a slick of oil from a sunken tanker began washing onto beaches. Rescue officials said three people died in the storm that str
The new calf, which is believed to have been born Monday night or Tuesday morning, is the second birth this year in J Pod - one of three pods of endangered southern resident killer whales.
The level of carnivore deaths in Banff is considered stable, but the condition of grizzly bear and woodland caribou populations in Canada's flagship national park are rated as poor.
HALIFAX -- Forecasters say a dangerous storm that is promising to pack a wet and windy punch is churning steadily along the U.S. east coast toward Atlantic Canada.
Halloween is shaping up to be almost as decorated a holiday as Christmas. So how can you get your spooks and goblins to have the lowest carbon foot print and not break the bank?
The largest freshwater marine protected area in the world is being set up off the northern shores of Lake Superior, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Thursday.
A section of Lake Superior's north shore, known for its pristine fresh water supply, will be declared a protected marine area, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to announce Thursday.