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Massive solar storm set to spark auroras across Canada this weekendEnvironmental | 202711 hits | 12:46 PM on Saturday | posted by Scape
Invasive goldfish and koi become a problem at 3 Lethbridge, AB. parksEnvironmental | 203229 hits | 7:41 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The City of Lethbridge is advising residents to never release unwanted fish or aquarium plants and animals into local waterways after invasions have been reported at three local parks. B.C. coast littered with debris from stricken cargo shipEnvironmental | 203345 hits | 11:37 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
At least four shipping containers that were lost from a stricken cargo ship off the B.C. coast have come ashore on Vancouver Island, the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed Thursday. GM to install 4,000 electric car charging stations across CanadaEnvironmental | 203171 hits | 11:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
General Motors plans to install 4,000 charging stations in Canada as part of a push by the car maker to invest more heavily into electric vehicles. New population estimate for right whales at its lowest in 20 yearsEnvironmental | 203237 hits | 6:54 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Researchers said Monday that they estimate there are just 336 North Atlantic right whales left on the planet. Entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes are among the biggest threats to the endangered species. Canadian Coast Guard evacuates crew members from container ship off B.C. coast due to fireEnvironmental | 203171 hits | 6:41 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
The Canadian Coast Guard and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in B.C. have evacuated crew members from a vessel off Victoria that lost 40 of its shipping containers Friday, after a fire on board Saturday. Record 21 humpback calves spotted in Salish Sea over feeding season as whale numbers reboundEnvironmental | 203109 hits | 7:27 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
A record number of humpback whale calves have been documented swimming off the coast of Washington State and British Columbia this summer and fall. The Return of La Niña Spells Bad News for Drought Conditions in the American SouthwestEnvironmental | 203243 hits | 4:19 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
This climatic change will likely prolong the region's devastating drought through 2022 Smartphones: The Royal Mint to extract gold from old phonesEnvironmental | 203112 hits | 11:04 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Royal Mint plans to recycle gold and precious metals from old phones and laptops.Net zero announcement: UK sets out plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The government reveals its long-awaited strategy days before global leaders meet for COP26 in Glasgow.
Environmental | 203120 hits | 9:14 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The government reveals its long-awaited strategy days before global leaders meet for COP26 in Glasgow.La Palma volcano: Drone video shows devastated island engulfed by black lava
Environmental | 203178 hits | 1:17 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
B.C. government announces new Merritt plant to remove carbon dioxide from the air | Vancouver SunEnvironmental | 202814 hits | 5:46 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
Millions of people in Yemen could be left without water due to Red Sea oil spill
Environmental | 202684 hits | 1:01 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Iqaluit residents asked to report fuel odour in drinking waterEnvironmental | 203138 hits | 7:39 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The City of Iqaluit is investigating concerns from residents about reports of a fuel odour in the drinking water. In a news release sent over the weekend, the city said it continues to investigate, test and monitor the drinking water daily.Tiger attacks on the rise in India's coal-rich region
Chandrapur is home to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, where rigorous conservation efforts have seen the number of tigers double in the last five years.
Environmental | 203213 hits | 7:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Chandrapur is home to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, where rigorous conservation efforts have seen the number of tigers double in the last five years. Invasive wild pigs spotted in national park for first time at Alberta’s Elk IslandEnvironmental | 203186 hits | 7:31 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Although Elk Island is so far the only national park with feral hogs — a hybrid of domestic pigs and European wild boar — Parks Canada said others are likely to follow.Lava engulfs more buildings, land on Spanish island of La Palma
Buildings near the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma were engulfed by rivers of lava early on Saturday, with the drama of the red-hot eruption intensified by the spectacle of flashes of lightning.
Environmental | 203094 hits | 10:41 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Buildings near the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma were engulfed by rivers of lava early on Saturday, with the drama of the red-hot eruption intensified by the spectacle of flashes of lightning. Letter signed by 200 leaders, activists, actors seeks protection for B.C.'s old-growth forestsEnvironmental | 203107 hits | 12:00 AM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
A Vancouver-based environmental group says more than 200 prominent people — including Dame Judi Dench, Jane Goodall, William Shatner, and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip — have signed a letter calling on B.C. Premier John Horgan to halt old-growth loggingMajor oil spill washes ashore in California, closing beaches
Environmental | 202943 hits | 6:35 PM on Sunday | posted by Scape
COP26's success rests partly on global climate fund promised in 2015 — and it's short billionsEnvironmental | 203140 hits | 7:02 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada's environment minister Jonathan Wilkinson is in Milan this week to try to cajole, wrangle or otherwise arm-twist richer nations into paying into a climate mitigation fund for developing countries. Industrial plastic is spilling into Great Lakes, and no one's regulating it, experts warnEnvironmental | 203244 hits | 6:16 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
About 10,000 tons of plastic waste are getting into the Great Lakes every year, threatening one of the largest reservoirs of freshwater on the planet that supports nearly 50 million people in Canada and the U.S.In climate landmark, China promises to end coal funding overseas
Environmental | 202979 hits | 4:27 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
Thousands flee as volcano erupts on Spain's La Palma island, homes destroyedEnvironmental | 203145 hits | 6:14 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced about 5,000 people, including around 500 tourists, to flee and destroyed about 100 houses, officials said on Monday. Scarcity of slugs has U of A biologist urging gardeners to dig some up for her researchEnvironmental | 203171 hits | 5:54 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The University of Alberta’s slug lab needs help from home gardeners. They are looking for your slugs, to further their research into naturally controlling the slug population. Wheatley explosion could be 'tip of iceberg' in Ontario given number of abandoned wells: expertEnvironmental | 203183 hits | 6:51 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
An expert on oil and gas wells in southwestern Ontario who presented at a national conference outlines the issues with abandoned wells in the wake of an explosion in Wheatley, Ont., that sent seven people to hospital. Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate indoor air at worrying levels, study findsEnvironmental | 203163 hits | 5:56 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Food and water were thought to be the main ways humans are exposed to PFAS, but study points to risk of breathing them in It's official: You can't buy leaded gasoline for cars anywhere on EarthEnvironmental | 203221 hits | 7:46 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Leaded gasoline has finally reached the end of the road, the UN environment office said Monday, after the last country in the world to use it stopped selling the highly toxic fuel. Logging proposal near Grande Cache, Alta., could put caribou at risk of local extinction, residents sayEnvironmental | 203155 hits | 7:37 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A new logging proposal has residents in Grande Cache, AB, worried about the impacts on the local caribou habitat. Used Solar Panels Are Powering the Developing WorldEnvironmental | 202713 hits | 6:05 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Nest of Asian giant hornets found and destroyed just south of U.S. borderEnvironmental | 203332 hits | 7:44 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
British Columbia's beekeepers say they’re on guard after a nest of Asian giant hornets was found and destroyed Thursday just south of the border in Washington State. Warrior trees: Distinct DNA of 'survivor' pines may hold the key to mountain pine beetle resiliencyEnvironmental | 203154 hits | 6:01 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Alberta researchers unlocking the genetic secrets of lodgepole pines that can survive attacks by mountain pine beetles hope the trees can help a new generation of hardier forests take root. U.S. report finds problems with construction, manufacture & design of Keystone pipelineEnvironmental | 203140 hits | 11:53 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A U.S. government watchdog found multiple problems with the construction, manufacture and design of the Keystone XL pipeline, validating President Joe Biden's decision to revoke its permit, leaders of several House Democratic committees said on Monday. ‘There could have been more done’: debate over BC wildfire response heats up after document leakedEnvironmental | 202761 hits | 6:10 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Thousands flee as firefighters battle wildfire in French Riviera
The wildfire started Monday evening, in the height of France's summer vacation season, about 40 kilometres inland from the coastal resort of Saint-Tropez.
Environmental | 203221 hits | 9:38 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The wildfire started Monday evening, in the height of France's summer vacation season, about 40 kilometres inland from the coastal resort of Saint-Tropez. Electric vehicles to push demand for electricity in Alberta, says AESOEnvironmental | 203306 hits | 6:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Alberta Electric System Operator, or AESO, predicts thousands of electric vehicles will hit the streets and highways in Alberta — exactly how many will be determined over the next two decades. Maritime farmers doing 'what we can' to get surplus hay shipped to drought-stricken PrairiesEnvironmental | 203176 hits | 7:39 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Hay from the Maritimes could make its way to the Prairies later this week as livestock producers in Western Canada struggle with devastating drought conditions. Families await news on fate of loved ones amid rising flood death toll in TurkeyEnvironmental | 203138 hits | 10:20 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Families of those missing after Turkey's worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing the death toll from the raging torrents could rise further. Prairie farmers struggle as drought set to become among worst in Canadian historyEnvironmental | 203076 hits | 10:17 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Crops are failing to grow without much rain or reprieve from unrelenting heat during what one expert says is shaping up to be the worst drought in Canadian history. B.C. crews will be battling some wildfires ‘until the snow falls’: officialsEnvironmental | 202700 hits | 6:47 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Critics question B.C.'s growing fossil fuel subsidies in wake of dire new climate change reportEnvironmental | 203086 hits | 6:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Following the release of an alarming new report on climate change that the UN's secretary general said "must sound a death knell" for the fossil fuel industry, environmentalists in B.C. are asking why the province is still giving billions to subsidize oil UN report ‘must sound the death knell’ for fossil fuels as Canada faces climate urgencyEnvironmental | 202660 hits | 12:35 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
Amid drought, Lake Oroville hydroelectric power plant closes
California water officials have shut down of a major hydroelectric powerplant at Lake Oroville in Northern California, citing the lowest-ever recorded water level.
Environmental | 203084 hits | 6:07 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
California water officials have shut down of a major hydroelectric powerplant at Lake Oroville in Northern California, citing the lowest-ever recorded water level. Soot, ash fall on parts of B.C. as strong winds fan wildfire flamesEnvironmental | 203158 hits | 7:33 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Throughout B.C., fire crews are battling an ever-growing number of wildfires. As of Saturday afternoon, 283 such fires are burning in B.C., 31 of which are considered wildfires of note by the BC Wildfire Service. Thousands flee as flames from wildfires reach Athens suburbsEnvironmental | 203114 hits | 6:31 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Wildfires rampaged through massive swaths of Greece's last remaining forests for yet another day Saturday, encroaching on more inhabited areas after burning scores of homes, businesses and farms. Gulf Stream: A crucial system of ocean currents is showing signs of instability. The Gulf Stream's system of ocean currents is showing signs of instability. Its shutdown could be disastrous.Environmental | 202973 hits | 12:50 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation's collapse would have dire implications for our weather and life on Earth. Wildfire tears through B.C. community, destroying homes and forcing hundreds of evacuationsEnvironmental | 203149 hits | 7:58 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Another British Columbia community has been devastated by a raging wildfire and more could be at risk from a blaze between Kamloops and Vernon in the province's southern Interior. Mystery of the deep: Behaviour of J pod orcas confounds researchersEnvironmental | 203048 hits | 6:30 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A growing mystery around some of B.C.'s most endangered killer whales may have been solved, but experts say changes in the animals' behaviour still concern them. These 6 countries are most likely to survive a climate change-caused societal collapseEnvironmental | 202735 hits | 3:34 PM on Wednesday | posted by bootlegga
Alberta farmers compelled to harvest crops early amid heat waveEnvironmental | 203082 hits | 7:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Many farmers in Alberta are trying to salvage the little crop they've managed to grow amid an ongoing heat wave. Tsunami sirens sound in Alaska after 7th largest earthquake in US history hits off coastEnvironmental | 202738 hits | 5:26 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
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