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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigates 25 dead walrus on Alaska coastEnvironmental | 206773 hits | 6:33 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday it is investigating the deaths of 25 Pacific walrus found on an isolated northwest Alaska beach. Climate change good news for Arctic mosquitoes, bad news for caribouEnvironmental | 206793 hits | 3:57 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A study from New Hampshire's Dartmouth college says climate change is causing mosquitoes in the Arctic to develop faster, and that is bad news for caribou. Asian carp caught near Point Pelee, Ministry of Natural Resources saysEnvironmental | 206754 hits | 3:45 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A commercial fisherman caught a grass carp near Point Pelee this week, which has now been handed over for testing.David Letterman returning to TV on climate change series
Environmental | 206517 hits | 2:03 PM on Friday | posted by Delwin
Canada sidesteps protection of endangered fish, study findsEnvironmental | 206819 hits | 10:28 PM on Thursday | posted by andyt
Endangered fish get less protection than fish that are less threatened because of the way the federal government applies its conservation laws, a new study suggests. Goldfish attack! Unwanted carp showing up in High River pondsEnvironmental | 206697 hits | 6:12 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Town of High River has discovered up to 100 goldfish in its community stormwater ponds that are threatening native fish, and the mayor says "now we've got to go in and kill 'em."Earthquake shakes Chile's capital, sparks tsunami alert
A powerful earthquake has shaken Chile's capital, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the quake at a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 but quickly revised the reading to 8.3.
Environmental | 206745 hits | 5:36 PM on Wednesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
A powerful earthquake has shaken Chile's capital, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the quake at a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 but quickly revised the reading to 8.3. Ocean fish numbers on 'brink of collapse,' WWF reportsEnvironmental | 206730 hits | 6:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The amount of fish in the oceans has halved since 1970, in a plunge to the "brink of collapse" caused by overfishing and other threats, the WWF conservation group said on Wednesday. Arctic sea ice summertime minimum is fourth lowest on record (Update 2)Environmental | 206614 hits | 6:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
According to a NASA analysis of satellite data, the 2015 Arctic sea ice minimum extent is the fourth lowest on record since observations from space began.U.S. Navy will limit sonar, blasting near whales, dolphins in Pacific
The U.S. Navy agreed to limit its use of sonar and other training that inadvertently harms whales, dolphins and other marine mammals off Hawaii and California in a settlement with environmental groups approved Monday.
Environmental | 206759 hits | 9:14 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The U.S. Navy agreed to limit its use of sonar and other training that inadvertently harms whales, dolphins and other marine mammals off Hawaii and California in a settlement with environmental groups approved Monday.California wildfires destroy about 500 homes, blamed for 1 death
Two of California's fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying more than 180 homes and sending residents fleeing Sunday on highways lined with buildings, guardrails and cars still in flames.
Environmental | 206632 hits | 7:26 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Two of California's fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying more than 180 homes and sending residents fleeing Sunday on highways lined with buildings, guardrails and cars still in flames.Abbott fights environmental "lawfare" in Australia
As Australia's executive pushes for reform of environmental laws, momentum is growing against development of coal energy in the country. But the matter is still far from settled.
Environmental | 206676 hits | 7:09 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
As Australia's executive pushes for reform of environmental laws, momentum is growing against development of coal energy in the country. But the matter is still far from settled. Ocean plastic is the new DDT, Canadian scientist warnsEnvironmental | 206853 hits | 7:56 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
There are many analogies between the environmental crisis of the 1960s — caused by the toxic pesticide DDT — and today's widespread contamination of the oceans with plastic, a Canadian marine biologist says. 'Clean' hydroelectric power poses northern methylmercury threat: studyEnvironmental | 206815 hits | 10:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hydroelectric projects will put more methylmercury pollution into northern ecosystems than climate change, suggests a new Harvard University study. Salmon at the source: Kwanlin Dun First Nation monitors Chinook spawning areaEnvironmental | 206749 hits | 2:10 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
The Kwanlin Dün First Nation has been monitoring Chinook salmon for more than a decade. On September 2, councillors travelled by float plane to reach Michie Creek, a tributary of the M’Clintock River, which lies within their traditional territory.Blue whale tangled in line off Southern California coast
Efforts are due to resume off the Southern California coast this morning to free a blue whale that's tangled in a fishing line.
Environmental | 206680 hits | 1:30 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Efforts are due to resume off the Southern California coast this morning to free a blue whale that's tangled in a fishing line. Tree population estimated to be 7 times higher than thoughtEnvironmental | 206772 hits | 11:53 AM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Scientists say previous estimates of how many trees there are on Earth were way off. That's the good news. But there's bad news too. Hundreds turn up for Alberta's 1st climate change forumEnvironmental | 206700 hits | 7:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hundreds of Albertans crammed into a hotel conference room on Tuesday night to share their thoughts on how the province should shape its climate change policy. Duelling T-shirts and lots of post-it notes were two themes of the evening. Husky reports major hydrocarbon gas leak from pipe in subsea wellsEnvironmental | 206678 hits | 7:46 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The company estimates that 8,938 kilograms of natural gas was released before it was shut off 12 minutes after the initial alarm Fish habitat protection waning under Harper government, analysis findsEnvironmental | 206910 hits | 6:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by andyt
A statistical analysis of the Conservative government's changes to environmental laws and procedures suggests Ottawa has "all but abandoned" attempts to protect Canada's lakes and rivers. Analysis suggests protection of fish habitat waning under Harper governmentEnvironmental | 206679 hits | 10:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A statistical analysis of the Conservative government's changes to environmental laws and procedures suggests Ottawa has "all but abandoned" attempts to protect Canada's lakes and rivers.
"Over the last decade, what we've seen is a not-so-gradual aband Chimney of century-old N.S. building being preserved to save threatened birdsEnvironmental | 206677 hits | 1:52 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A small colony of endangered birds in Nova Scotia that call an old chimney home won't be forced to move, after officials decided to preserve the structure as part of an effort to save the tiny, winged animals. Nine of 10 seabirds have glow sticks, toy cars, other plastics in their guts: studyEnvironmental | 207874 hits | 5:09 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
As many as nine out of 10 of the world's seabirds likely have pieces of plastic in their guts, a new study estimates. Nexen pipeline suspension: gaps in documentation, regulator saysEnvironmental | 207853 hits | 9:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta’s Energy Regulator (AER) says “deficiencies” in documentation and pipeline monitoring prompted the decision to suspend 95 pipelines operated by Nexen Energy at an oilsands site. Grizzly bear mother attacks two Albertans near CochraneEnvironmental | 207914 hits | 4:03 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Alberta Fish and Wildlife says a quad rider and another rider on a motocross bike were attacked by a mother grizzly bear northwest of Cochrane.How Tom Steyer, the White House, and a Scandal-Plagued Operative Paved the Way for EPA Regulations
Environmental | 206512 hits | 6:02 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Victoria's Gorge waterway needs cleanup after barge full of scrap cars tipsEnvironmental | 207755 hits | 5:15 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
More than 50 cars spilled into Victoria's Gorge Waterway Friday afternoon after a barge filled with crushed vehicles tipped and listed on its side. Drone operator fined more than $1,000 for allegedly getting too close to orca podEnvironmental | 207584 hits | 4:43 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
An American drone operator and photographer have been slapped with hefty fine for allegedly getting too close to a pod of orcas in Washington state. Bryce Casavant, who refused to kill bear cubs, removed from Conservation ServiceEnvironmental | 207816 hits | 12:09 PM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Bryce Casavant, the B.C. conservation officer who was suspended for refusing to kill two black bear cubs, is being transferred out of the service, but his union is fighting back. Ocean blob brings tropical fish to B.C. coastEnvironmental | 207774 hits | 7:14 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Something unusual is happening off the coast of British Columbia. Fish species normally found in the warm waters of the tropics are finding their way north — and a blob is being blamed. Emails Show Koch Industries Backed Effort to Undermine Renewable Energy in KansasEnvironmental | 207579 hits | 7:00 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Emails and financial documents released by the University of Kansas on Thursday reveal earmarked funding from Koch Industries to develop research used to lobby against the state renewable energy standard. Study of Consequences of a Hypothetical Severe Nuclear Accident and Effectiveness of Mitigation MeasuresEnvironmental | 206440 hits | 6:49 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Deep sea robots livestream ocean floor landscapes, creaturesEnvironmental | 207835 hits | 7:50 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
You can virtually join two robots exploring the deep sea off British Columbia during a three-week mission to discover new species, map the ocean floor, upgrade high-tech undersea sensors – and drop off a couple of fresh pig carcasses. Sea level has climbed 8 centimetres since 1992Environmental | 207962 hits | 5:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by andyt
Sea levels worldwide rose an average of nearly 8 centimetres (3 inches) - about a finger-length - since 1992, the result of warming waters and melting ice, NASA scientists say. Fracking triggered 2014 earthquake in northeastern B.C.Environmental | 207880 hits | 6:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Fracking triggered a 4.4-magnitude earthquake in northeastern B.C. last year, CBC News has learned, making it one of world's largest earthquakes ever triggered by the controversial process. Nearly a billion monarch butterflies have vanished. Now their haven in Mexico is also disappearing.Environmental | 207609 hits | 6:34 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Monarch butterflies that alight from Mexico and fly across the United States to Canada are being massacred. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service laid out a grim statistic in February: Nearly a billion have vanished since 1990 as farmers and homeowners spray What's killing whales off B.C.-Alaska coast'Environmental | 207659 hits | 8:53 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Canadian and U.S. experts are co-ordinating efforts to try to unravel the mystery surrounding the deaths of 36 whales Waikiki sewage leads to beach closureEnvironmental | 206635 hits | 12:39 PM on Tuesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Greenland lost a chunk of ice that could cover Manhattan to a depth of 300 metres
Satellite images show that the fastest moving glacier in the world shed a chunk of ice measuring around 12.5 sq km this week – one of the most significant calving events on record.
Environmental | 207610 hits | 11:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Satellite images show that the fastest moving glacier in the world shed a chunk of ice measuring around 12.5 sq km this week – one of the most significant calving events on record.First wolf pack in decades established in Northern California
California has its first wolf pack since the state's grey wolf population went extinct in 1924.
Environmental | 206812 hits | 8:27 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
California has its first wolf pack since the state's grey wolf population went extinct in 1924.'They're in everything': Bugs invade cars, homes in California
For the past two months California towns have been besieged by bugs leaving residents frustrated.
Environmental | 206861 hits | 8:23 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
For the past two months California towns have been besieged by bugs leaving residents frustrated. Boreal forest being driven to tipping point by climate change, study findsEnvironmental | 206806 hits | 3:28 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Climate change is forcing the boreal forest that covers much of northern Canada to a tipping point, concludes a newly published study.Humans are unsustainable 'super predators': Study | CTV News
Human beings have evolved into unsustainable "super predators" that kill adult fish and animals at many times the rate of natural hunters, says an extensive study published Thursday.
Environmental | 206753 hits | 11:31 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
Human beings have evolved into unsustainable "super predators" that kill adult fish and animals at many times the rate of natural hunters, says an extensive study published Thursday. July 2015 was the hottest month on modern recordEnvironmental | 207083 hits | 10:19 AM on Thursday | posted by Delwin
U.S. officials say July was Earth's hottest month on record, smashing old marks. Environmental | 206709 hits | 10:17 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
U.S. officials say July was Earth’s hottest month on record. Records go back to 1880, but nine of the 10 hottest months on record have happened since 2005Mapping the invisible scourge | The Economist
The capital’s “airpocalypse”, the choking smog that descended on Beijing in the winter of 2012-13, galvanised public opinion and spooked the government. The strange thing is, though, that information about air pollution—how extensive it is, how much damag
Environmental | 206853 hits | 6:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The capital’s “airpocalypse”, the choking smog that descended on Beijing in the winter of 2012-13, galvanised public opinion and spooked the government. The strange thing is, though, that information about air pollution—how extensive it is, how much damag B.C. fires: Hundreds flee fast-moving fire near Rock Creek, B.C.Environmental | 207266 hits | 7:31 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Hundreds of people spent the night wondering if their homes or belongings had been destroyed in a massive wildfire near Rock Creek in B.C's southern Interior. Nitrogen dioxide leak at Copper Cliff smelter containedEnvironmental | 206758 hits | 6:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The emergency declared at the Copper Cliff smelter in Sudbury, Ont., due to a nitrogen dioxide leak has been downgraded. All roads are now open and people are allowed outside again.Dying California forests offer a glimpse into climate change
For the past four years, California has been going through a record-setting drought. Experts say this can offer a glimpse into climate change, and the effects could be even worse in Canada.
Environmental | 207121 hits | 5:39 AM on Thursday | posted by andyt
For the past four years, California has been going through a record-setting drought. Experts say this can offer a glimpse into climate change, and the effects could be even worse in Canada. Humpback whale likely killed by entanglement near KlemtuEnvironmental | 206539 hits | 11:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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