Category Archives: Environment
Germany says it beat 2020 goal to cut greenhouse emissions
BERLIN — Germany's economy minister says the country beat its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40% last year compared to 1990 levels. Peter Altmaier said figures show Germany's emissions of planet-heating gases were 42% lower in 2020 than ...
More Alberta towns ask for coal consultations, pause on exploration
Opposition to Alberta's attempt to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains is growing with two more towns expressing concerns and a legislature member with the governing United Conservatives backing them up. The town council of Turner Valley in sout...
Nova Scotia government poised to add 20 sites to its list of parks and protected area
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it plans to establish up to 20 new parks and protected areas, a pledge it says will achieve the government's goal of protecting 13 per cent of the province's land. Environment Minister Gordon Wilson
Health Canada says it won’t consider animal suffering in strychnine review
OTTAWA — Animal suffering won't be considered when a Health Canada agency next reviews licences for poisons used to kill predators, the department has ruled. In a decision released this week, Health Canada says the Pest Management Regulatory Agency won...
Development in wildlife corridor in mountain town of Canmore, Alta., back for debate
A decades-old debate over development in an important wildlife corridor in an Alberta mountain community is to be back before council next week. Plans for two projects, which make up about 80 per cent of the remaining developable land in Canmore,
Alberta town asks province for stop-work order on coal exploration in mountains
HIGH RIVER, Alta. — An Alberta town in the Rocky Mountain foothills wants the provincial government to order a stop to increasingly controversial coal exploration in the region. "Coal exploration is causing irreparable damage to the landscapes and wate...
Harnessing the Bay of Fundy: New platform has turbines like a boat’s outboard motor
METEGHAN, N.S. — A large floating platform with six underwater turbines was launched today near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, marking the latest high-tech bid to generate electricity by harnessing the bay's powerful tides. Dartmouth, N.S.-based Sustai...
Harnessing the Bay of Fundy: New platform has turbines like a boat’s outboard motor
METEGHAN, N.S. — A large floating platform with six underwater turbines was launched Monday near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, marking the latest high-tech bid to generate electricity by harnessing the bay's powerful tides. Sustainable Marine Energy C...
Element of contradictions: Selenium cuts thin line between healthy and toxic
EDMONTON — Sort of silvery in its raw state, sort of metallic but not really, selenium embodies contradiction. It's fairly rare — the 68th most common element — but often found with coal. Tiny amounts are essential to health — selenium helps
Alberta promises close watch on new mines but cuts oversight of coal-polluted rivers
EDMONTON — Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny. The province's 2019 five-year monitoring plan shows st...
