Sky not falling after Ecodensity decision

With little fanfare and after more than two years of debate,
Ecodensity was translated into policy and a list of actions when
Vancouver city council voted to move forward with the concept a
couple of…

10 ways to save gas

With gas prices going up, up and up, and a carbon tax coming
into effect Tuesday, Business BC asked readers whether their driving
habits were going to change.

Carbon tax defenders blast critics

A group of leading academics shot back Friday at critics of
British Columbia’s looming carbon tax, accusing them of misleading
the public about the tax’s impact upon consumers’ wallets.

Environmental coalition gallops to the defence of the carbon tax

VICTORIA – After taking a week-long hammering on the carbon
tax, the B.C. Liberals must have welcomed the posting that went out
Thursday from a coalition of environmental groups.

Smart camera keeps an eye on endangered penguins

Markings on African penguins allow a computer linked to a hidden camera to identify individuals without disturbing the colony

Smart camera keeps an eye on rare penguins

Markings on African penguins allow a computer linked to a hidden camera to identify individuals without disturbing the colony

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KITIMAT-SUMMIT LAKE PIPELINE PROJECT APPROVED

VICTORIA – Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership (the proponent) has received an environmental assessment (EA) certificate for the Kitimat-Summit Lake Pipeline project.

News Bytes of the Week–On the Other Hand: The Scent of a Lemur [News]

Scientists solve mystery of patients with Alzheimer’s plaques but no diseaseThe only way physicians can confirm that someone suffered from Alzheimer’s disease is if an autopsy reveals a protein called amyloid beta (Aß) accumulated in a postmortem brain. But doctors occasionally find these plaques in the brains of deceased people who showed no Alzheimer’s symptoms. Now Harvard Medical School researchers say they know why: Aß comes in several varieties, but apparently only one of them causes the memory-ravaging effects of Alzheimer’s. The team writes in the journal Nature Medicine that they injected four varieties of the protein into the brains of rats to determine which versions cause Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. Much to their surprise, only one did: a two-molecule form of the protein that is dissolvable in water. This type of Aß not only curtailed memory, but also destroyed about half of the cells in the rats’ brains. By identifying the disease-causing variant of the protein, researchers can now refocus their efforts on a more specific target to fight Alzheimer’s.

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Consider nuclear power for next Arctic research ship, scientists suggest

Some leading Arctic researchers are worried about the effect soaring fuel prices could have on running Arctic research vessels, even suggesting that Canada’s next floating laboratory should be…