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'We're all in this together': federal minister urges Sask. to sign climate planEnvironmental | 207933 hits | 4:36 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sask. will lose $62M in funding if it does not sign by Feb. 28 German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution | World news | The GuardianEnvironmental | 206643 hits | 11:24 AM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
North Pole surges above freezing in dead of winter, stunning scientistsEnvironmental | 208273 hits | 12:52 AM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
An extraordinary heat wave pushed temperatures at the northernmost tip of Greenland was as high as 6.1 C this weekend. And the sun won’t rise for weeks. Scientists haven't seen any North Atlantic right whale calves in usual areasEnvironmental | 207928 hits | 9:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Scientists say they haven't spotted a single North Atlantic right whale calf in their usual breeding grounds, raising even greater concern over the fate of the endangered mammal. Canadian navy ship spills fuel in Strait of GeorgiaEnvironmental | 208091 hits | 12:11 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Officials with the Department of National Defence say one of its vessels in the Strait of Georgia — HMCS Calgary — spilled 30,000 litres of fuel on Saturday morning. Ontario's electric car charge station 'screw up'Environmental | 208165 hits | 9:10 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Delays in installation. Complaints of broken machines and bad customer service.Two years after Ontario’s Liberal government introduced a province-wide program to expand electric vehicle use, the program is being called “a screw-up& 2017 saw hike in serious rail, pipeline accidents, says safety boardEnvironmental | 207922 hits | 7:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Serious accidents involving both rail and pipeline transport of dangerous substances like crude oil and gas increased in 2017 over the previous year, according to statistics compiled by the Transportation Safety Board. Five minutes from trash to ethanol: Edmonton's long-delayed Enerkem plant explainedEnvironmental | 207006 hits | 6:42 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
25 years later, Syncrude's bison herd thriving on reclaimed oilsands landsEnvironmental | 209343 hits | 8:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Syncrude celebrates 25 years of its bison ranch at its oilsands operation north of Fort McMurray. Syncrude introduced 30 bison from Elk Island National Park outside Edmonton to Mildred Lake, north of Fort McMurray, in 1993. The herd has now grown to 300. Quebec restricts use of pesticides linked to honeybee deathsEnvironmental | 207610 hits | 8:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Quebec has announced new restrictions on pesticides that many say have been destroying honeybees. But farmers say the new rules will make it even harder to them to protect their crops, and their livelihoods. Invasive bloody red shrimp discovered in Lake SuperiorEnvironmental | 207691 hits | 8:03 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
An invasive species with a jarring name has turned up in Lake Superior: the bloody red shrimp. Researchers found a single specimen of the tiny shrimp in a sample collected from the Duluth-Superior harbour last summer as part of routine surveillance for in High levels of microplastics found in Northwest Atlantic fishEnvironmental | 207833 hits | 6:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A new study sheds light on the magnitude of microplastic pollution in our oceans. The study, published today in open-access journal Frontiers in Marine Science, found microplastics in the stomachs of nearly three out of every four mesopelagic fish caught 25 years later, Syncrude's bison herd thriving on reclaimed oilsands landsEnvironmental | 210271 hits | 5:13 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Syncrude celebrates 25 years of its bison ranch at its oilsands operation north of Fort McMurray. Leatherback turtle, not overturned boat, found washed up in Cape BretonEnvironmental | 207293 hits | 7:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A 360-kilogram leatherback turtle carcass that washed up near shore in Islandview, Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, is now on its way to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans lab in Charlottetown for analysis. Billions at stake as banks, energy regulator head to Supreme CourtEnvironmental | 207201 hits | 5:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case this week that could determine whether industrial sites across the country are cleaned up when a company goes bankrupt. 'Evil crab grass on steroids' moves into AlbertaEnvironmental | 207202 hits | 7:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Officials here say it's unclear how long Phragmites australis has been in the province, but they've pinpointed more than a dozen small stands within an area stretching from the southern grasslands to the Peace Region. More than 500 scientists demand improved pollution laws in CanadaEnvironmental | 207232 hits | 9:07 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
More than 500 scientists are sending a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today, asking him to seriously consider making changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act that would put the onus on companies to show their products are safe before What the swift collapse of some Labrador caribou can tell us about endangered speciesEnvironmental | 206853 hits | 7:51 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
It could have been a golden opportunity for research and harvesting, but government inaction led to total collapse of caribou on an island off Labrador.Environmental | 207352 hits | 12:27 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt is getting bolder in questioning climate change. Victoria's postcard-pretty inner harbour ranked most polluted waterway in B.C. studyEnvironmental | 213051 hits | 7:27 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
It may be one of Victoria's most picturesque views, but a new study has found the city's Inner Harbour is also the most polluted waterway along B.C.'s coast. Banff bison to roam free this summer in park for first time in more than a centuryEnvironmental | 209662 hits | 8:04 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The herd of 16 bison relocated from Elk Island Park to a remote area in Banff National Park seems to be thriving at the one-year anniversary of the project. Now, the animals are getting ready to be released into the wild this summer. Mutant crayfish got rid of males, and its clones are taking over the worldEnvironmental | 207374 hits | 2:14 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
It's possible to infer many species' origins from things like fossils and DNA sequences. But for one creature, we have a specific date: 1995. That's when the first marbled crayfish appeared in a pet shop in Germany, mixed in with similar-looking animals t Report blames negligence, not eclipse, for Washington fish farm collapseEnvironmental | 207042 hits | 5:46 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Owners of a fish farm that collapsed in Puget Sound reject a scathing government report that concludes they dramatically underestimated escaped salmon numbers. States, Ontario join battle to protect Great Lakes from Asian carpEnvironmental | 206873 hits | 6:15 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
An interstate partnership has been established to help cover costs of operating a system proposed for a Chicago-area waterway that would help keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday. The North's 'apex predator' threatened by receding sea ice in the Beaufort Sea, study saysEnvironmental | 206808 hits | 5:49 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A new study published Thursday in the journal Science sheds new light on the basic biology of the polar bear — and explores the threat receding sea ice may pose for its survival. B.C. shoreline clean-up groups frustrated after feds propose 'no plastics' pledge to G7Environmental | 207783 hits | 7:13 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Ocean clean-up groups along B.C.’s coast say they are frustrated with the lack of support from all levels of government to remove plastics and debris from Canada’s shorelines. 'Stand with us:' B.C. First Nations meet cabinet ministers in bid to move fish farms outEnvironmental | 207774 hits | 4:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A group of six First Nations are hopeful meetings with provincial representatives will result in the end of fish farming the Broughton Archipelago east of Vancouver Island. Canada in middle of pack on polar bear protection: World Wildlife FundEnvironmental | 207802 hits | 2:57 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Canada's polar bear protection is getting good marks from an international conservation group. But the World Wildlife Fund says Canada could do better protecting important habitat and minimizing threats to the iconic predators. Study finds mammals, birds could have best shot at surviving climate changeEnvironmental | 208055 hits | 8:50 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
New research out of UBC suggests mammals and birds are better at adapting to climate change, shedding new light on how rapid temperature changes impact biodiversity. Latest North Atlantic right whale found dead was a female of breeding ageEnvironmental | 207965 hits | 7:17 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The dead North Atlantic right whale found off the coast of Virginia last week was a female of reproducing age last seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence last summer, say U.S. fisheries officials. Conservationists sound alarm over Victoria's western screech owlsEnvironmental | 207734 hits | 1:50 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
With an estimated 20 western screech owls remaining in the Victoria area, conservationists are asking the public to keep an ear open for its distinctive call as they aim to bring the bird back from the brink.'Day Zero': Water shut-off looms in South Africa's Cape Town
'There are a lot of people who have been in denial and now they suddenly realize this is for real'
Environmental | 208813 hits | 7:04 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
'There are a lot of people who have been in denial and now they suddenly realize this is for real' Plastic Pollution Is Killing Coral Reefs, 4-Year Study FindsEnvironmental | 209651 hits | 7:03 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A study in the Pacific Ocean finds that bags and bottles are sickening and killing reefs from Thailand to Australia. Coral reefs already are susceptible to disease due to unusually warm water. Half-Assed Solar Geoengineering Is Worse Than Climate Change ItselfEnvironmental | 208014 hits | 6:37 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
New rules for snow crab fishery announced to protect North Atlantic right whalesEnvironmental | 209198 hits | 7:28 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc has announced four new management measures for the snow crab fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect North Atlantic right whales, including reducing the amount of rope floating on the surface o Turbine snaps in half in Chatham-Kent, MPP calls for halt of wind projectsEnvironmental | 207112 hits | 2:10 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A wind turbine in Chatham-Kent, Ont. has snapped in half, leading to calls from one area MPP to halt area wind projects. Why 220,000 saiga antelope died suddenly in Kazakhstan in 2015Environmental | 213044 hits | 6:54 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Sixty per cent of the creature's global population died suddenly in May 2015, and scientists think they finally know why. No more pancake syrup' Climate change could bring an end to sugar maplesEnvironmental | 211927 hits | 10:05 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Savor that sticky, slightly nutty sweetness drenching your Sunday morning pancakes now. The trees that make maple syrup will struggle to survive climate change, a new study reveals. Climate sensitivity study suggests narrower range of potential outcomesEnvironmental | 214293 hits | 6:52 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Findings should not be seen as taking pressure off need to tackle climate change, authors warn No One Wants Your Used Clothes AnymoreEnvironmental | 212398 hits | 8:35 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
For decades, the donation bin has offered consumers in rich countries a guilt-free way to unload their old clothing. In a virtuous and profitable cycle, a global network of traders would collect these garments, grade them, and transport them around the woEnvironmental | 206672 hits | 6:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A 100-metre high air purification tower in Xian in Shaanxi province has helped reduce smog levels in the city, preliminary results suggest Will Cape Town be the first city to run out of water?Environmental | 208627 hits | 8:11 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
With water usage and droughts across the globe rising, the race is on to manage water more efficiently. Bears and roads don't mix, say U of A grizzly researchersEnvironmental | 207079 hits | 1:11 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Higher road density leads to lower grizzly bear density, says new research. Grizzly bear researchers such as Gordon Stenhouse from the Foothills Research Institute have also shown how roads affect the survival rates for grizzly bears.Climate change is turning some sea turtle populations 99% female
About 99 per cent of newly hatched turtles are now female at one of the biggest green sea turtle nesting areas in the world. Scientists say warming temperatures are to blame. That's because the sex of young sea turtles (and alligators, crocodiles and some
Environmental | 207222 hits | 1:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
About 99 per cent of newly hatched turtles are now female at one of the biggest green sea turtle nesting areas in the world. Scientists say warming temperatures are to blame. That's because the sex of young sea turtles (and alligators, crocodiles and some B.C. spruce beetle outbreak now largest in recorded historyEnvironmental | 207200 hits | 11:21 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The outbreak of spruce beetle infestation in north-central B.C. rose to record-breaking levels in 2017, and the latest government data shows no sign of the spread slowing. Hero whale saves snorkeler from tiger shark in the Pacific Ocean | Fox NewsEnvironmental | 207719 hits | 7:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by Robair
People, not roads, bug grizzly bears the most: Alberta studyEnvironmental | 207862 hits | 7:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
It's not necessarily the roads in the backcountry that bother grizzly bears. Sometimes, it's the people on them. Clouds that are more 'sensitive' to pollution are speeding up Arctic warmingEnvironmental | 207285 hits | 3:51 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
A new study from the University of Utah found air pollution from around the world ends up in Arctic clouds, which are more sensitive than others around the world.Back to Canada News
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