Alberta landowners say province trying to ‘railroad’ them on power transmission

RED DEER, Alta. – A spokesman for central Alberta landowners says he’s disappointed that the province will stop doing environmental assessments on proposed power transmission lines.

Only five survive

Five ducks from a flock of 500 that landed on a toxic pond near Fort
MacMurray have been recovered and were transported by Syncrude by jet
to Edmonton yesterday morning for rehabilitation.

Need to see a specialist fast? Too bad you’re not a dog.

Rover will see an oncologist within days; you’ll wait five weeks for a consultation. Bum hip? You could wait over a year. Cataracts? Three months. Whiskers could get both fixed tomorrow.

Puzzling Adventures: How to Make Buses More Attractive Than Cars? [Puzzling Adventures]

Like many cities of the North American Sunbelt, Las Gridas is a big grid of two-way roads (three lanes for each direction), some going east-west and some north-south. Most people get around by driving their cars. But gridlock and energy costs have finally driven the normally car-loving culture to reconsider its disdain for buses. [More]

msnbc.com: Organic milk: Are the benefits worth the cost?

Organic milk: Are the benefits worth the cost?

Demand for organic milk, which can sell for up to double the cost of other
milk, is booming. Deciding whether to spend the extra money is not as
clear-cut a decision…

Bird deaths ‘a tragedy,’ says Harper

Canadians expect better environmental protection to prevent incidents
like the death of 500 ducks earlier this week in an oilsands tailings
pond, Prime Minister Steven Harper said today.

Canada’s Olympic outfits go green

Canada’s Olympic athletes will be sporting a touch of green in their traditionally red and white uniforms at the Beijing Games – not only as a colour but also in the eco-friendly fabrics used for the…

Syncrude faces scrutiny after ducks land on toxic pond

The Alberta government may charge oilsands company Syncrude Canada with not immediately reporting that 500 waterfowl had landed on its toxic tailings ponds

Details of Environment Canada's VOC regulations now available … – bodyshop

Mississauga
Details of Environment Canada's VOC regulations now available …
bodyshop, Canada - 1 hour ago
Two years after first discussing regulations to limit VOC emissions from automotive…

Few survivors after 500 ducks take dip in Alberta oilsands waste

Only a few oil-coated birds survived after about 500 ducks landed on a tailings pond filled with waste from a Syncrude oilsands operation in northern Alberta.