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Ocean acidification behind rise in price of B.C. shellfishEnvironmental | 206764 hits | 11:44 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The shellfish industry in B.C. is blaming global warming for a rise in the price of scallops and oysters. 'When we try to get our animals to reproduce ... they have difficulty creating their shell,' Researchers have more questions than answers about giant sea spidersEnvironmental | 206936 hits | 8:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
If you're afraid of spiders, these critters are your worst nightmare: giant sea spiders, living in frigid waters in the Antarctic. Creepy as they many seem, scientists say they're an example of phenomenon called polar gigantism. B.C.'s Brackendale bald eagle count lowest in 30-year historyEnvironmental | 206756 hits | 9:02 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
A decade ago the Brackendale Winter Eagle Festival and Count saw close to 4,000 birds, but in 2016 there were only 411.Humpback whales' slow to return to Hawaii could be sign of growth: experts
December usually marks the start of humpback whale season in Hawaii, but experts say the animals have been slow to return this year. The giant whales are an iconic part of winter on the islands and a source of income for tour operators.
Environmental | 206817 hits | 5:46 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
December usually marks the start of humpback whale season in Hawaii, but experts say the animals have been slow to return this year. The giant whales are an iconic part of winter on the islands and a source of income for tour operators.Environmental | 208039 hits | 10:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
One of the worst environmental disasters of the decade is currently underway in a quiet community 25 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Putrid, methane-rich natural gas has been spewing into the air at an estimated rate of nearly 1,300 metric tons per day fo Orca baby boom: 8 calves born to endangered orcas in 2015Environmental | 208024 hits | 7:12 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Do orcas have baby showers? If so, there would have been a lot of them this year for the southern resident killer whales of Puget Sound and the Georgia Strait.Climate change shock: Burning fossil fuels COOLS planet, says NASA
BURNING fossil fuels and cutting down trees causes global COOLING, a shock new NASA study has found.
Environmental | 208491 hits | 1:47 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
BURNING fossil fuels and cutting down trees causes global COOLING, a shock new NASA study has found. Scientists hope heavy Manitoba snowfall will save endangered butterflyEnvironmental | 207622 hits | 4:26 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Scientists are hoping Manitoba's recent heavy snowfall could hold off what they feared might be the final blow to one of Canada's most endangered animals, the poweshiek skipperling butterflyBeijing enveloped in eye-watering smog in second red alert of month
Beijing was enveloped in eye-watering, throat-irritating smog on Saturday as the second red alert of the month went into effect in the Chinese capital, forcing many cars off the roads and restricting factory production.
Environmental | 206704 hits | 9:47 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Beijing was enveloped in eye-watering, throat-irritating smog on Saturday as the second red alert of the month went into effect in the Chinese capital, forcing many cars off the roads and restricting factory production.'World's finest chef' who cooked for Paris climate conference fined for damaging the environment
Marc Veyrat, one of five top French chefs who cooked for 150 world leaders at the conference, was ordered to pay €100,000 euro for destroying forest and bog
around his Alpine restaurant
Environmental | 206695 hits | 12:54 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Marc Veyrat, one of five top French chefs who cooked for 150 world leaders at the conference, was ordered to pay €100,000 euro for destroying forest and bog
around his Alpine restaurant Lake Poopo, Bolivia's 2nd-largest lake, dries upEnvironmental | 206890 hits | 11:43 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
What happens when a lake dries up entirely? In the case of the Lake Poopo in Bolivia, the Andean nation's formerly second largest after the famed Titicaca, the answer is nothing short of devastation.Lettuce three times worse than BACON for environment
A VEGETARIAN diet doesn't necessarily translate into a cleaner planet after scientists found fruit and vegetables could be HARMFUL to the environment.
Environmental | 206948 hits | 2:01 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A VEGETARIAN diet doesn't necessarily translate into a cleaner planet after scientists found fruit and vegetables could be HARMFUL to the environment. Record warmth and retreating ice noted in annual Arctic Report CardEnvironmental | 207091 hits | 1:56 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
In 2015, average air temperatures over Arctic land reached its highest levels since 1900. It's just one of many striking facts in the 2015 Arctic Report Card, released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Greenland ice melt speed has doubled
Greenland's ice sheet melted twice as fast between 2003 and 2010 as it did from 1900 to 1983, according to the first study of Greenland ice loss over the past century that is based on observations rather than models.
Environmental | 206786 hits | 1:39 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Greenland's ice sheet melted twice as fast between 2003 and 2010 as it did from 1900 to 1983, according to the first study of Greenland ice loss over the past century that is based on observations rather than models. Bottles of fresh air from Canada are a hot sale in China as smog remains highEnvironmental | 206775 hits | 12:48 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Since China’s capital city Beijing issued its first ever air pollution red alert last week, sales of Canadian mountain Vitality Air to Chinese customers have soared. Bottles are selling for up to £42 each.North Carolina citizenry defeat pernicious Big Solar plan to suck up the Sun
The citizens of Woodland, N.C. have spoken loud and clear: They don't want none of them highfalutin solar panels in their good town. They scare off the kids. "All the young people are going to move out," warned Bobby Mann, a local resident concerned about
Environmental | 206899 hits | 7:32 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The citizens of Woodland, N.C. have spoken loud and clear: They don't want none of them highfalutin solar panels in their good town. They scare off the kids. "All the young people are going to move out," warned Bobby Mann, a local resident concerned about Nunavut hunters harvest 230 narwhal trapped in ice near Pond InletEnvironmental | 206907 hits | 5:25 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Hunters in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, have harvested 230 narwhal that were trapped in ice and had no chance of survival. One hunter says the whales will feed the community until the spring. Pushed by climate change: Lake in Northwest Territories falls off cliffEnvironmental | 206787 hits | 5:16 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
In a dramatic example of how climate change is altering the Arctic landscape, a small northern lake has fallen off a cliff after bursting through the melting earthen rampart that restrained it. Leonardo DiCaprio mocked for fear over warm Calgary chinooks | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV NewsEnvironmental | 206943 hits | 7:14 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
Some experts are taking issue -- and Twitter is snickering -- over actor Leonardo DiCaprio's recent comments about having seen the "terrifying" effects of climate change while in Alberta filming his new feature "The Revenant." Alberta's 'dirty oilsands' reputation is fading, Suncor CEO saysEnvironmental | 206778 hits | 7:05 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The head of Canada's largest energy company — who is in Paris for the United Nations climate change conference — says Alberta's reputation is changing, slowly. Greenpeace exposes sceptics hired to cast doubt on climate science | Environment | The GuardianEnvironmental | 206743 hits | 1:16 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Sting operation uncovers two prominent climate sceptics available for hire by the hour to write reports on the benefits of rising CO2 levels and coal Climate talks contend with both villains, heroes as deadline loomsEnvironmental | 206829 hits | 9:19 AM on Tuesday | posted by andyt
The most effective obstacles to a strong Paris climate agreement are the countries like Saudi Arabia that aren’t standing on the sidelines, but instead are working at every level to block efforts at finding common ground, Nahlah Ayed writes.Paris climate summit: hackers leak login details of more than 1,000 officials
Private data including emails, usernames and phone numbers of 1,415 delegates posted online by Anonymous in protest against arrests of activists
Environmental | 206712 hits | 3:57 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Private data including emails, usernames and phone numbers of 1,415 delegates posted online by Anonymous in protest against arrests of activistsClimate Deniers' Paris Event Sparsely Attended, Journalists Kicked Out
Environmental | 206593 hits | 9:00 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Nuclear power is greenEnvironmental | 206654 hits | 2:17 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Nuclear power is supplying 63.3% of Ontario’s energy needs and is the main reason — along with natural gas — that Ontario was able to end its reliance on coal-fired electricity last year. Orca baby boom: 7th calf born to endangered southern resident populationEnvironmental | 206729 hits | 4:56 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The Center for Whale Research says yet another orca calf has been spotted swimming with the southern resident killer whale population. This is the seventh new calf born to the endangered population of cetaceans in the last 12 months. 'Tolkien Giant' tree at root of B.C. climate change appealEnvironmental | 206828 hits | 11:19 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Conservationists who want the government to take action on climate change by protecting B.C.'s old-growth forests say they've measured a near-record-size red cedar.An unspoken option if climate talks fail: Geoengineering
The issue is called geoengineering - purposely tinkering with the planet as opposed to the unintentional warming that's happening now. The most talked about and advanced method involves putting heat-reflecting particles high in the air, but there also hav
Environmental | 206712 hits | 10:35 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The issue is called geoengineering - purposely tinkering with the planet as opposed to the unintentional warming that's happening now. The most talked about and advanced method involves putting heat-reflecting particles high in the air, but there also hav Proposed coal mine site declared endangered fish habitatEnvironmental | 206688 hits | 12:38 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The federal government has declared dozens of streams and rivers in a scenic section of southwestern Alberta as critical habitat for an endangered trout speciesRenewables to light way for Africa 'tired of being in the dark'
Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has a bold vision for electrifying a continent where two-thirds of people lack access to power, and getting there by skipping carbon-intensive growth in favour of renewable energy.
At U.N.
Environmental | 206630 hits | 8:53 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has a bold vision for electrifying a continent where two-thirds of people lack access to power, and getting there by skipping carbon-intensive growth in favour of renewable energy.
At U.N. 2,500 new coal plants will thwart any Paris pledges
China is building 368 plants and planning a further 803, according to the study by four climate change research bodies, including Ecofys and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Environmental | 207111 hits | 9:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
China is building 368 plants and planning a further 803, according to the study by four climate change research bodies, including Ecofys and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research COP21: Stunning drone footage of melting ice sheet releasedEnvironmental | 206694 hits | 6:58 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Photographer Peter Cox has captured stunning drone footage of melting icebergs and ice sheets over the past year and a half to show the fast-moving effects of climate change.Ahead of climate summit, French use emergency laws to put activists under house arrest
France has put 24 green activists under house arrest ahead of the United Nations climate talks, using emergency laws put in place following the Paris shootings, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Saturday.
Environmental | 207880 hits | 9:49 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
France has put 24 green activists under house arrest ahead of the United Nations climate talks, using emergency laws put in place following the Paris shootings, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Saturday. Climate change could have link with terrorism, UN chief Ban Ki-moon tells CBCEnvironmental | 207810 hits | 9:30 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon says the attacks in Paris can’t overshadow efforts to reach a climate change agreement at next week's summit. He also warns in an exclusive CBC interview of a possible link between climate change and terrorism.Another Danger Of Climate Change: Giant Flying Boulders'
ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS: Standing atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the Atlantic, James Hansen - the retired NASA scientist sometimes dubbed the "father of global warming" - examines two small rocks through a magnifying glass.
Environmental | 207835 hits | 9:08 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS: Standing atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the Atlantic, James Hansen - the retired NASA scientist sometimes dubbed the "father of global warming" - examines two small rocks through a magnifying glass. How a 2 C temperature increase could change the planetEnvironmental | 207851 hits | 7:40 AM on Sunday | posted by andyt
Humpbacks whales making a return to B.C. watersEnvironmental | 207879 hits | 6:01 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Researchers say they are seeing growing numbers of humpback whales in B.C. waters. Increase carbon tax, extend B.C. reduction targets to 2050Environmental | 207808 hits | 12:45 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Premier Christy Clark has said she will bill British Columbia as an environmental leader at the world climate change summit in Paris. But her own government-commissioned report concludes the province will miss its legislated greenhouse gas reduction targe Avian flu detected in wild duck shot in Fraser ValleyEnvironmental | 207752 hits | 2:28 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A random test has found a low-risk strain of avian flu in a duck shot by hunters. Experts say it poses no risk to humans, but farmers warned to take extra precautions. Ahead of Paris climate talks, Canadians say they're willing to pay to reduce emissionsEnvironmental | 207830 hits | 8:07 AM on Tuesday | posted by andyt
Canadians' views on what to do about climate change vary from one region of the country to another, an important consideration as the premiers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan face re-election in five months' time. Montreal Amphi-bus problem freeEnvironmental | 207668 hits | 7:59 AM on Tuesday | posted by andyt
Transport Canada has halted all operations of Amphibus-Lady Dive Inc., the Ottawa company that ran the Lady Duck. But amphibious tour boats elsewhere in the country are not affected by the Transport Canada decision. Anyone who pollutes will pay, Alberta says as it releases tough climate change policies | Financial PostEnvironmental | 206605 hits | 1:04 PM on Sunday | posted by shockedcanadian
Biodegradable plastics not breaking down in ocean, UN report saysEnvironmental | 206706 hits | 6:44 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A United Nations report says plastics labelled biodegradable rarely disintegrate in the ocean because they require industrial composters and prolonged exposure to high temperatures to break down. Phoenix the bald eagle rises again at Sask. wildlife rehabEnvironmental | 206825 hits | 7:43 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A trapper who found a bald eagle in a snare trap brought the bird to the Moose Mountain R & R Wildlife Rehabilitation, just under a week ago. The animal is making remarkable recovery. October heat record smashed by 'incredible amount'Environmental | 206796 hits | 5:13 PM on Wednesday | posted by andyt
This October blew away previous records to become the hottest ever recorded, giving a boost to predictions that this year will be 'an all-time record-breaker' when it comes to the global temperature. Groundwater is mostly non-renewable, study findsEnvironmental | 206666 hits | 8:07 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The water that supplies aquifers and wells that billions of people rely on around the world is mostly a non-renewable resource that could run out, a new Canadian-led study suggests. Trudeau orders reopening of Vancouver's Kitsilano Coast Guard stationEnvironmental | 206819 hits | 11:51 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to reopen the Kitsilano Coast Guard station. The Conservative government closed down the station amid much controversy and criticism that doing so would cost lives.Slide of north Greenland glacier quickens, raising sea levels
Environmental | 206625 hits | 10:23 AM on Friday | posted by Robair
G20 countries spend $450B a year on fossil fuel subsidies, study saysEnvironmental | 206825 hits | 7:47 AM on Thursday | posted by andyt
It's being called the "fossil fuel bailout." A new report from an environmental advocacy group says G20 countries subsidize the fossil fuel industry to the tune of $450 billion a year, undermining efforts to deal with climate change. World of bats turned upside down as deadly disease threatens AlbertaEnvironmental | 206874 hits | 7:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Alberta’s popular Cadomin and Wapiabi caves will remain closed another five years to protect resident bat populations. The extension was announced this week by the province as it continues to tackle the problem of White-nose Syndrome, a deadly fungal diseBack to Canada News
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