Tag: Canada - Page 2
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Does Obama even see Keystone XL as climate issue?
A report in TIME says White House doesn't see KXL as "a climate cure." Do they even recognize it as an climate issue, at all?
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Canada's glaciers are "headed for an irreversible melt"
A new study published in the Geophysical Research Letters reaches the scary conclusion that about 20% of all the ice contained in Canada's glaciers could melt by the end of this century.
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29 Vermont towns vote to oppose tar sands exports
The Keystone XL pipeline isn't the only tar sands project facing opposition from the public. Vermont residents voted to oppose the use of an existing pipeline for the transportation of Canadian tar sands oil.
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State Dept.'s Keystone XL report written by TransCanada
Brad Johnson at Grist has an intriguing report on the insider access Trans Canada has in writing the environmental impact statement of their own Keystone XL pipeline.
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Ontario might get a 400MW pumped storage station five times the height of Niagara Falls
While grid-scale liquid metal batteries might be a more exciting technology, good old pumped hydro storage is one of the ways we can store power from intermittent sources (like solar & wind) or shift supply around (from the night to peak use).
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What do Canadians think of Keystone XL and tar sands?
The climate movement is growing in the US, but what do Canadians think of their role in exacerbating climate change?
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New Society Publishers Lives Another Day
It's tough out there in the book biz, but one of our favourite green publishers gets saved by its founders.
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Canada is Unprepared for Offshore Oil Spills
A new report by Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development shows that the country is unprepared for offshore oil spills. Meanwhile, offshore oil & gas exploitation is booming on the East coast...
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The Canadian Penny Died Today
No more penny for your thoughts north of the border.
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Wood Construction In North America Scales Up, Gets Gorgeous
It has taken a while on this side of the Atlantic, but wood construction is reaching for new heights.
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Vancouver Crowned Most Walkable City in Canada
Walk Score has published its first top 10 ranking of Canadian cities for walkability. They also have information about specific neighborhood. This is very useful to anyone who's thinking about buying or renting in these areas.
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Man Builds Multicolored Igloo To Win Over Girlfriend's Parents
An enterprising young engineering student constructs a rainbow igloo to prove his worth to her parents.
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Canada's Trapped Killer Whales Freed by Shifting Ice
After a favorable winds shift ice cover, it appears that the weakened group of orcas have now been freed.
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New Study Re-Confirms That 2.7% Of Drivers Are Stupid Jerks, Will Go Out of Their Way to Kill Turtles
American study comes up with exactly the same number as older Canadian research. Coincidence?
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Today Is Boxing Day, A Great Idea That Turned into Wretched Excess
Americans miss out on what was a great tradition, now an international version of Black Friday
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Eagle Nearly Flies Off With Child in a Montreal Park (Video)
One family narrowly avoided a tragic reminder that our place atop the food-chain isn't without some competition.
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Warming Hut Winners Chosen in Design Competition
This year's crop of huts for the longest skating trail in the world
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Why Is Black Friday Coming to Canada?
We don't have a holiday Friday and Thanksgiving was weeks ago here. What's this all about?
