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Plastic rocks turn up on a remote Brazilian island, ‘terrifying’ researchersEnvironmental | 26402 hits | 6:07 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Tropical cyclone Freddy: Record-breaking storm moves out of Africa but leaves deadly consequences
Environmental | 26373 hits | 7:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in toilet paper around the worldEnvironmental | 26692 hits | 6:11 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Research finds waste flushed down toilets and sent to sewage plants probably responsible for significant source of water pollution UN signs deal to help move 1 million barrels of oil off tanker stranded near YemenEnvironmental | 27005 hits | 6:46 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The United Nations announced Thursday it signed an agreement to purchase a very large vessel that can transfer more than 1 million barrels of crude now stranded in a rusting tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen. Old-growth logging deferrals in B.C. increase to 2.1M hectaresEnvironmental | 26501 hits | 12:51 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
The British Columbia government says it is introducing new approaches to manage timber resources that will protect more old-growth trees from logging, while supporting innovations to better care for the forests. A third of companies linked to deforestation have no policy to end itEnvironmental | 26510 hits | 11:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Research by Global Canopy also finds many companies are not monitoring set commitments Imperial Oil ordered to deal with seepage issues at Alberta oilsands mineEnvironmental | 26587 hits | 6:18 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued an environmental protection order to Imperial Oil to address incidents of contamination at its Kearl project in the Athabasca oilsands region. Researchers are finding 'fatbergs' floating on Toronto's waterfrontEnvironmental | 26823 hits | 6:02 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Floating, rock-like masses formed of fat, grease and trash like wet wipes and diapers — researchers found more than 100 of these "fatbergs" along Toronto's waterfront last summer. Marine protection plan for waters off Vancouver Island endorsed by First Nations, governmentEnvironmental | 26502 hits | 5:49 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
After more than a decade of work, the blueprints for a network of marine protected areas covering 30,000-square-kilometers off of Vancouver Island have been announced. At least 13 dead as Chile battles dozens of raging wildfiresEnvironmental | 26581 hits | 7:28 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Dozens of raging wildfires in Chile claimed at least thirteen lives and torched some 14,000 hectares, authorities reported on Friday, as a summer heatwave sweeps across the country.'Environmental nightmare': French authorities hunt for source of plastic pellet spill
Hundreds of thousands of tiny white plastic beads have washed up across beaches in France and Spain.
Environmental | 26510 hits | 7:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Hundreds of thousands of tiny white plastic beads have washed up across beaches in France and Spain. First Nation can veto proposed B.C. coal mine as part of unique deal with developerEnvironmental | 59401 hits | 6:00 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A coal company in British Columbia and a First Nation have struck a rare deal to give the community the power to veto a proposed mining project, which could set a precedent for how natural resources projects are developed in Canada. Climate protest not a crime, Greta Thunberg says after detention | CTV NewsEnvironmental | 59282 hits | 7:51 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg swiftly resumed campaigning on Wednesday after she was briefly detained in Germany during a protest against a coal mine expansion, tweeting that protecting the climate was not a crime. City of Hamilton finds even more sewage has been flowing into Lake Ontario since 1996Environmental | 59975 hits | 7:29 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The City of Hamilton has discovered even more sewage has been flowing directly into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996. The news was announced Monday, seven weeks after the city said it had discovered roughly 337 million litres of wastewater had spilled into 1 Nelson police officer dead, 1 critically injured in avalanche near KasloEnvironmental | 60026 hits | 6:38 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
One police officer has been killed and a second has been critically injured in an avalanche near Kaslo in southeast B.C., the Nelson Police Board says. Moraine Lake Road closes to personal vehiclesEnvironmental | 60034 hits | 6:38 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Parks Canada says starting this year, personal vehicles will no longer be permitted at popular tourist destination Moraine Lake in Alberta. US approves world’s first vaccine for declining honey beesEnvironmental | 59652 hits | 5:52 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The vaccine targets a disease known to weaken colonies by attacking bee larvae. Extinction Rebellion UK to halt disruptive protests | ReutersEnvironmental | 64546 hits | 2:56 PM on Sunday | posted by Scape
Researchers discover secret of building a better wildlife overpassEnvironmental | 64910 hits | 4:30 PM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
A group of researchers at the University of British Columbia got to work locating, measuring and then evaluating a number of these overpasses to see how different dimensions impact how effective an overpass is at encouraging wildlife to cross. Canada phasing out six types of single-use plasticsEnvironmental | 70622 hits | 6:07 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Plastic prohibition is nearly upon us.
On Saturday, the government of Canada announced the next steps being taken to outlaw single-use plastics: a nationwide ban on disposable cutlery, stir sticks, straws, checkout bags, and other hard-to-recycle foods Biodiversity agreement to protect planet reached at UN conference in MontrealEnvironmental | 70668 hits | 5:54 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Negotiators in Montreal have finalized an agreement to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, as the COP15 talks enter their final official day. Indigenous people recognized as leaders at biodiversity summit, but not equals in negotiationsEnvironmental | 70737 hits | 11:33 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
As delegates from around the world negotiate a plan to save the world's biodiversity from the brink, Indigenous representatives say their expertise on nature is well established and they shouldn't have to ask for permission to join the table with other co 2 earthquakes detected west of Port Hardy on Vancouver IslandEnvironmental | 95841 hits | 6:12 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Residents of northern Vancouver Island may have been jolted awake Tuesday morning after two earthquakes were detected in the early morning hours. Ahead of ban, Canadians already using less plastic: studyEnvironmental | 95854 hits | 11:58 AM on Tuesday | posted by Strutz
Canadians appear to be slowly cutting back on their use of plastic straws and grocery bags ahead of a national ban on such items that will take effect next month, new statistics show. Bird flu: 50 million birds die in record US outbreakEnvironmental | 95864 hits | 10:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
While the risk for humans is low, authorities warn that safety measures should be taken near birds. Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts for 1st time in nearly 40 yearsEnvironmental | 95579 hits | 7:08 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts for 1st time in nearly 40 yearsEnvironmental | 96184 hits | 12:26 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has started to erupt, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday. Canada to unveil new climate adaptation strategy today with a $1 billion commitment: sourcesEnvironmental | 96241 hits | 5:17 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada's first climate adaptation strategy, to be unveiled today, will commit the federal government to new construction guidelines and standards in areas prone to flooding and wildfires. Climate damage fund for poor nations approved at COP27 — but no deal on emissions reductionEnvironmental | 95876 hits | 12:24 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early on Sunday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters — but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them.Buffalo, NY buried in potentially-historic snowstorm
Environmental | 95515 hits | 6:44 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
State of emergency declared on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast because of drought | CBC NewsEnvironmental | 117446 hits | 1:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
A state of local emergency declared on the Sunshine Coast because of drought includes an order for breweries, water bottlers and non-medical cannabis growers to shut down water use starting at 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday. Almost 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals | Wildlife | The GuardianEnvironmental | 117083 hits | 5:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Parks Canada to let Chetamon Mountain wildfire burn to promote ecological growthEnvironmental | 117411 hits | 9:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Chetamon Mountain wildfire in Jasper National Park will continue to burn in a controlled manner to help revitalize ecological growth, Parks Canada says. Scientists predict the hole in the ozone layer will close in the next 50 years | EuronewsEnvironmental | 122947 hits | 7:46 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
This is the year scientists predict the hole in the ozone layer will close. U.S. fruit sellers look to Canada for berry production amid drought, rising costsEnvironmental | 122959 hits | 6:23 PM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
Driscoll's and Naturipe Farms are testing commercial production of berries in Ontario and Quebec. While there may be unexpected benefits for some growing regions, the shift reinforces the vast challenges ahead as the world adapts to climate chan Rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña declaredEnvironmental | 122981 hits | 9:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
La Niña has formed for the third consecutive year in the Pacific. Simon King explains what this might mean for global weather patterns. Scientists investigating deaths of giant sturgeon in B.C.’s Nechako RiverEnvironmental | 122986 hits | 6:44 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Government scientists are asking for the public’s help to solve that mystery after 11 of the iconic and endangered fish were recently found dead in the Nechako in central B.C. Bounty of bananas bloom near Yukon-B.C. borderEnvironmental | 122936 hits | 9:34 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
A farmer in B.C.'s far north has successfully grown nearly 200 bananas in his greenhouse. Vancouver Island oyster processor reusing old shellsEnvironmental | 123179 hits | 9:34 AM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
An oyster processor in Baynes Sound is filling a void created during the pandemic and generating new revenue from shells it used to send to the landfill. Mystery of dead sturgeon in central B.C. has scientists asking for helpEnvironmental | 123077 hits | 9:26 AM on Friday | posted by Strutz
Eleven endangered white sturgeon were found in the span of a single week on the Nechako River in central B.C., but scientists have yet to figure out what killed the fish. Power being restored to Jasper, Alta., as weather offers respite in wildfire battleEnvironmental | 123101 hits | 5:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Officials continue work to restore power to many residents and businesses in Jasper, Alta., as a wildfire continues to burn just north of the town. She stripped a river full of this pesky invasive plant — by handEnvironmental | 123068 hits | 6:30 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
When summer started, invasive European water chestnut was all over the Welland River in Ontario's Niagara Region. A team spent the summer yanking it by hand. Is Wood Buffalo National Park 'in danger'' UNESCO investigators are in Canada to find outEnvironmental | 123015 hits | 5:47 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park, including plans to release treated oilsands tailings into its wat Trudeau and Scholz to sign hydrogen deal in N.L.Environmental | 123052 hits | 6:35 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The German government on Friday issued a statement confirming the agreement will be signed Aug. 23 in Stephenville, where a Newfoundland based company plans to build a zero-emission plant that will use wind energy to produce hydrogen for export. Sunken vessel leaking fuel off San Juan IslandEnvironmental | 123583 hits | 10:55 AM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
The U.S. Coast Guard and other American agencies are responding to a sunken vessel leaking fuel in Haro Strait, between Vancouver Island and San Juan Island. Trudeau, Scholz to sign agreement exploring hydrogen fuel production in Canada for export to GermanyEnvironmental | 122716 hits | 6:51 PM on Saturday | posted by Scape
France's Gironde region sees further evacuations in latest forest-fire battleEnvironmental | 123012 hits | 6:19 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on Wednesday in a region known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month. Bay d'Espoir Highway to stay open Wednesday, as central Newfoundland forest fires continue to burnEnvironmental | 123057 hits | 5:51 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Department of Transportation says they'll reassess the status of the critical supply line in the morning.7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
Environmental | 122749 hits | 9:53 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
‘Forever chemicals’ have made rainwater ‘unsafe to drink’ globally, says studyEnvironmental | 122671 hits | 9:52 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
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