"Flood of Anger"
A proposed dam on the Similkameen River close to the border between Washington and British Columbia raises thorny trans-border water issues.
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 06/01/2009
Canada
"CN Rail Pleads Guilty for Massive Oil Spills"
"Canadian National Railway pleaded guilty on Monday to polluting Canada's wilderness in two train derailments, one of them resulting in the largest inland oil spill in Canada's history."
Source: AFP, 05/26/2009
"Wind Power Gets Urban Friendly"
From a design award-winner to a model that uses the updraft on a roof,
small residential wind turbines are getting smarter and sexier.
Source: Globe & Mail, 05/25/2009
Canadian Court Takes up Shield Issue
The Supreme Court of Canada will consider this week a request by the National Post, civil liberties and media groups to overturn an Appeal ruling that police investigations override the Charter guarantee of free expression.
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SEJ, Groups Ask Environment Canada for Openness
Environment Canada ignored a similar letter from SEJ sent a year ago, requesting restoration of public access to science that taxpayers have paid for.
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Fungus Potentially Threatens Millions of Bats
White-nose syndrome, an increasing cause of bat mortality, is spreading. Bats play an important role in controlling insect populations and pollinating plants.
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"Food Inspectors Leave Some Problems With Bottled Water Unreported"
"The Canadian Food Inspection Agency often finds problems with bottled water, but doesn't tell the public about them. Canada's federal food watchdog issued 29 recall notices for bottled water products between 2000 and early 2008, citing deficiencies such as contamination by bacteria, moulds, glass chips and trace amounts of arsenic. Of the recalls, affecting 49 different products, it issued a public warning in only seven cases, two of which came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made public its recall orders.
03/25/2009
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Google Earth Tool Provides Local CO2 Inventory
Localizing the effects of climate change remains challenging. But a new tool makes it easier to at least pin down the local sources of one of the main greenhouse gases, with the inventory led by Purdue University scientists.
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