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Sanctuary city illegal immigrant sparks $61 million fire in Sequoia National Forest
Angel Gilberto Garcia-Avalos had been deported five times in just the past four years, yet each time he has managed to sneak from Mexico back into the U.S., where he ended up in more mischief: driving without a license, attempted burglary and felony weapo
Environmental | 208062 hits | 12:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Angel Gilberto Garcia-Avalos had been deported five times in just the past four years, yet each time he has managed to sneak from Mexico back into the U.S., where he ended up in more mischief: driving without a license, attempted burglary and felony weapoFirst new US nuclear reactor in 20 years goes live
The Tennessee Valley Authority is celebrating an event 43 years in the making: the completion of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant.
Environmental | 207767 hits | 5:38 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The Tennessee Valley Authority is celebrating an event 43 years in the making: the completion of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant.
Target passes Walmart as top US corporate installer of solar power, Ikea lights 90%+ of storesEnvironmental | 207631 hits | 5:37 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Target is the top corporate installer of solar power in the USA with 147MW installed on 300 stores. Walmart is close behind with 140MW, while Ikea has installed solar on 90% of its retail locations. The Solar Energy Institute of America (SEIA) report show Federal Liberals cut by half the amount of proposed emergency fund for pipeline spills | Financial PostEnvironmental | 206919 hits | 9:35 PM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Bella Bella diesel spill cleanup complicated by severe weatherEnvironmental | 207076 hits | 8:18 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A tugboat that ran aground and spilled diesel fuel near the ecologically sensitive Great Bear Rainforest has reignited arguments against tanker traffic. Meanwhile, cleanup is being complicated by severe weather. Clam beds at risk after sinking tug spills fuel near Bella Bella, says local First NationEnvironmental | 207485 hits | 9:08 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
First Nations on B.C.'s Central Coast are worried about environmental damage after a tug boat that left Alaska with nearly 200,000 litres of diesel fuel ran aground early Thursday morning near Bella Bella. As walrus arrive, Alaska village tells visitors to stay awayEnvironmental | 206843 hits | 6:28 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Pacific walrus by the thousands in recent years have come ashore in early fall near the Inupiat village of Point Lay, including about 6,000 last week, and people have dropped in, hoping to see a marine mammal phenomenon brought on by climate change.Danish anglers urged to catch 80,000 escaped trout
Anglers are urged to start fishing off the Danish coast after a ship crashed into a fish farm, releasing up to 80,000 rainbow trout.
Environmental | 207024 hits | 4:35 AM on Wednesday | posted by martin14
Anglers are urged to start fishing off the Danish coast after a ship crashed into a fish farm, releasing up to 80,000 rainbow trout. Satellite tagging program could have killed orca, say researchersEnvironmental | 206697 hits | 2:01 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
An improperly inserted tag may have caused the death of a southern resident killer whale in B.C. waters this year, U.S. researchers have concluded. Environmental | 206739 hits | 2:35 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Six Atlantic white-sided dolphins have been herded to open water by fishery officers and experts from Marine Animal Response Society. First Nations chief received $55,000 from Tides Foundation | LEVANT | ColumnistsEnvironmental | 206758 hits | 1:05 AM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Tagging point of infection that contributed to orca's death off Vancouver IslandEnvironmental | 206740 hits | 1:27 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
SEATTLE — A satellite-linked tag fired into an endangered Puget Sound orca by federal biologists led to a fungal infection that contributed to the whale’s death, scientists said Wednesday. Time to end pricey biofuel subsidies, says Ecofiscal CommissionEnvironmental | 206767 hits | 6:06 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A new report by a group of economists says it's time to end expensive federal and provincial government subsidies of the ethanol industry. Justin Trudeau gives provinces 2 years to adopt carbon price planEnvironmental | 206819 hits | 9:49 AM on Monday | posted by andyt
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leading parliamentary debate on the Paris climate change agreement today. His speech in the House of Commons is began at noon ET, and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live. Weather killing Edmonton birch trees, researcher saysEnvironmental | 207976 hits | 6:36 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A study is looking into why birch trees are dying off in the prairies and British Columbia, but a researcher says they can be salvaged. Hanna fearful of 'ghost town' future as Alberta quits coalEnvironmental | 208165 hits | 12:39 PM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
The town of Hanna has started to feel the impact of Alberta’s collapsing coal industry. On main street, now shuttered businesses are flanked by boarded-up buildings and empty lots. Problem with your hybrid' Burn more gas, Ford tells ownerEnvironmental | 208175 hits | 12:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by andyt
Ford Canada has told a Newfoundland and Labrador woman who has had ongoing issues with her hybrid vehicle that she hasn't been using the gas engine enough — which she says defeats the purpose of owning it. City of Vancouver votes to ban natural gas by 2050Environmental | 206633 hits | 6:39 PM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
Nestle Outbids Township That Wanted Well For Drinking WaterEnvironmental | 207918 hits | 10:57 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A small but fast growing Ontario community looking for a safe drinking water supply has been outbid in its attempt to buy a well by multinational giant Nestle, which acquired the site to ensure "future business growth.'' Humpbacks fight off orcas to save sea lion in maritime battle royaleEnvironmental | 207109 hits | 12:44 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
An unusual encounter between four killer whales hunting a sea lion and four humpback whales that intervened might just help rewrite our understanding of animal behaviour. Grizzly bears spotted swimming near Port McNeill seen as 'red flag'Environmental | 206838 hits | 8:10 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A pair of grizzly bears sighted off the north end of Vancouver Island — believed to have 'island hopped' from the mainland — are a "red flag" says University of Victoria associate professor Chris Darimont. Premier Rachel Notley to help open New York climate change symposiumEnvironmental | 206702 hits | 11:03 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
Grizzly bears spotted swimming near Port McNeill seen as 'red flag'Environmental | 206607 hits | 9:24 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
As solar installations multiply, U.S. utility companies fight back
In some of the sunniest areas of the U.S., solar power is becoming a victim of its own success. With so many people leaving the grid, power utilities are now wondering who's going to pay the bill. They're fighting back, trying to make going solar much les
Environmental | 206888 hits | 10:51 AM on Saturday | posted by andyt
In some of the sunniest areas of the U.S., solar power is becoming a victim of its own success. With so many people leaving the grid, power utilities are now wondering who's going to pay the bill. They're fighting back, trying to make going solar much les Alberta government sets target of 30% of electricity generated by renewables by 2030Environmental | 207121 hits | 9:44 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
The Alberta government is committing to a plan that will mean wind, hydro and solar will provide 30 per cent of Alberta’s electricity by 2030.US Government could kill 45,000 wild horses
The US government could slaughter 45,000 wild horses to make room for more cattle farms.
Environmental | 206883 hits | 1:06 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The US government could slaughter 45,000 wild horses to make room for more cattle farms. Yacht sails through low-ice Arctic sea routesEnvironmental | 207048 hits | 12:02 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A project led by adventurer David Hempleman-Adams that aimed to sail the Arctic’s North East and North West passages in a single season has completed its quest. 'We can't replace nature': Oilsands wetland reclamation a mixed successEnvironmental | 207105 hits | 7:14 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Faced with reclaiming open-pit mines that were once thriving wetlands, Suncor and Syncrude have been trying to do what's never been done — rebuilding one of the most complex, diverse and delicate ecosystems in the boreal forest.Costa Rica has gone 76 straight days using 100% renewable electricity
If this little country can do it, why can’t others?
Environmental | 206748 hits | 10:05 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
If this little country can do it, why can’t others?U.S., China ratify Paris climate deal, setting stage for G20
China and the United States have ratified the Paris agreement to cut climate-warming emissions, marking a major step toward the enactment of the pact as early as the end of the year.
Environmental | 206937 hits | 11:27 AM on Saturday | posted by andyt
China and the United States have ratified the Paris agreement to cut climate-warming emissions, marking a major step toward the enactment of the pact as early as the end of the year.Millions of bees dead after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes
Dorchester County says it provided plenty of warning of impending sprays, but local beekeepers feel differently.
Environmental | 206747 hits | 12:51 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Dorchester County says it provided plenty of warning of impending sprays, but local beekeepers feel differently. Nunavut board waives environmental review for cruise ship Crystal SerenityEnvironmental | 207613 hits | 7:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Nunavut Impact Review Board is recommending the federal government approve a plan to bring a luxury cruise ship through Nunavut waters without a full environmental review, which has one Arctic researcher on edge. Garbage to gas: Edmonton biofuel plant to enter final stageEnvironmental | 207767 hits | 6:44 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
By next year, the same garbage that Edmontonians place curbside should be converted into a component of the gasoline they use to fuel their cars. Calgary Zoo hopes pilot project will mitigate decline in burrowing owlsEnvironmental | 207605 hits | 6:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Calgary Zoo hopes a new pilot project will turn the weakest links of an endangered species into love machines. Feds spent $6,662 on photos of Catherine McKenna and her staff during Paris climate change talksEnvironmental | 207694 hits | 5:26 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The federal environment department paid a French photojournalist $6,662 to take pictures of its minister, Catherine McKenna, and her staff during the COP21 conference on climate change in Paris last year.Giant Coral Reef in Protected Area Shows New Signs of Life
In 2003, researchers declared Coral Castles dead. Then in 2015, a team of marine biologists was stunned and overjoyed to find Coral Castles, genus Acropora, once again teeming with life.
Environmental | 207164 hits | 1:12 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In 2003, researchers declared Coral Castles dead. Then in 2015, a team of marine biologists was stunned and overjoyed to find Coral Castles, genus Acropora, once again teeming with life. Pesticides also harmful to wild bees and butterflies, scientists sayEnvironmental | 206889 hits | 10:23 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Neonicotinoids, a widely used class of insecticide, are suspected of harming honeybee populations. But there is growing evidence that they might also have detrimental effects on other important pollinators. Arsenic has changed Giant Mine site in N.W.T. 'indefinitely:' scientist | CTV NewsEnvironmental | 206801 hits | 10:23 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A study of lakes near one of Canada's most contaminated industrial sites suggests that the water immediately around Yellowknife's Giant Mine won't return to its natural state for generations -- if ever. Yukon has a new lake, thanks to a retreating glacierEnvironmental | 207252 hits | 3:31 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The area around Kluane Lake continues to change, thanks to the Kaskawulsh glacier. Cultus Bay is now a small lake, separated from Kluane Lake by a wide gravel bar. This July was the hottest month since records beganEnvironmental | 206945 hits | 3:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA. NASA's five hottest months on record are July 2016, July 2011, July 2015, July 2009 and August 2014. Only July 2015 was during an El Nino. Records go back to 1880. High pesticide levels on oilseed rape crops harm wild bees, scientists prove | Environment | The GuardianEnvironmental | 206753 hits | 11:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Species that feed most on the bright yellow flowers of the crop treated with controversial neonicotinoids have fallen by as much as 30% Wandering moose inspires 400-mile cross-border trailEnvironmental | 206940 hits | 9:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
NEWCOMB, N.Y. (AP) — The 400-mile trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario's forested Algonquin Park to the heart of New York's Adirondack Mountains. Planners of the A2A — Algonquin to Adironda Endangered turtle found dead in N.L. after eating plasticEnvironmental | 207099 hits | 9:06 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
A rescue group says an endangered leatherback turtle that washed up on the shores of Newfoundland died because it ingested a garbage bag. Humanity has officially depleted its renewable resources for the year | InsightEnvironmental | 206897 hits | 10:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by andyt
Read 'Humanity has officially depleted its renewable resources for the year' from our blog Insight on Yahoo Finance Canada . Like a teenager blowing all of his or her first paycheque, humanity has officially depleted all of its renewable natural resources New species of stinging wasp discovered in Edmonton Monday | Edmonton JournalEnvironmental | 206839 hits | 6:23 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The first European paper wasp was found in Edmonton Monday outside the Royal Alberta Museum. It's an invasive species with a painful sting.Greenpeace sounds alarm over China's long-distance fishing fleet | World news | The Guardian
The government is subsidising an industry that is growing rapidly, fishing in waters as far away as South America and Antarctica
Environmental | 206672 hits | 6:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The government is subsidising an industry that is growing rapidly, fishing in waters as far away as South America and Antarctica Rio Olympics sailor Lee Parkhill says Toronto Harbour 'almost worse than what I see here'Environmental | 206738 hits | 4:55 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Canadian Olympic sailor Lee Parkhill says the water quality isn’t perfect in Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Games, but he hasn’t seen the floating “rubbish” the media are reporting. Climate change could expose Cold War-era Arctic military baseEnvironmental | 206693 hits | 4:54 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The hazardous waste of a Cold War-era military base once thought to be buried forever in the Greenland ice sheet may eventually resurface due to climate change, says a new York University study. All Is Not Well 2 Years After Mount Polley Mine DisasterEnvironmental | 206710 hits | 10:26 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
It is still unknown what the long-term effects will be, and numerous local families and businesses have suffered great losses and hardship. Many of us doubt we can be made whole again -- by the mine or the province.Back to Canada News
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