Harper to tout green plan on European jaunt
Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves for a whirlwind tour of Europe on
Monday night where he’ll meet the Queen and talk about being green.
Archive for May 22nd, 2008
Cancer society urges Calgary to ban cosmetic pesticides
The Canadian Cancer Society said Thursday that Calgary city council should move ahead with a ban on pesticides, arguing exposure to chemicals in the products are linked with leukemia and several…
Fuelling debate
Why does diesel cost more than gasoline?
Cameco testing for uranium leak in Lake Ontario
World’s largest uranium producer says computer modelling shows that “small amounts of contaminated groundwater’ may be coming from its Port Hope processing plant
Fuelling debate
Why does diesel cost more than gasoline?
B.C. land rights sale hits a record
British Columbia sold a record $441-million in land rights to energy companies at its monthly auction, reflecting the explosion windfall in the province’s oil and gas industry and a growing shift…
B.C. grizzlies take plunge, reach island
The sighting of a grizzly bear on what is supposed to be grizzly-free Vancouver Island has scientists and government officials wondering if the burly animals are swimming over from the B.C. mainland…
Spare farmland from developer’s ‘dozer
Re: New, greener Southlands future pondered, May 15
Cyclists need help to get on board with the city’s ride-to-work goals
Vancouver city officials want to raise the percentage of
commuters who bike to work from 3.8 per cent to 10 per cent by 2010.
It’s a laudable goal, but many obstacles stand in the way.
Acidified ocean water threatens marine life from Mexico to Vancouver Island
Greenhouse gases have so profoundly altered the world’s
oceans that scientists say “corrosive” acidified water is now
surfacing off the west coast of North America.
