pollution
Why a ban on plastic straws sucks
Peter Shawn Taylor: Despite becoming the latest environmental supervillains straws are not to blame for polluting oceans, beaches or cities
The odds (and evens) of the sun shining in Beijing aren’t good
The government’s recent red alerts about smog in Beijing have left many residents feeling more cynical than safe
Found in nature: Trash … or art?
‘It is our legacy,’ artists says of garbage found on beach
Why the math on de-funding Experimental Lakes makes no sense
As in healthcare, prevention is a cost-saving measure
The quiet cuts
Scientific research at Environment Canada takes a hit
Lake Winnipeg named as ‘threatened lake of the year’
Germany’s Global Nature Fund named Lake Winnipeg as its “threatened lake of the year” for 2013, citing increased agricultural runoff and sewage. The non-profit group said the finding was surprising, given Manitoba’s sparse population—which is unlike previous “winners” in India, Peru and Colombia. Manitobans, however, won’t be taken aback: pollution on one of Canada’s biggest freshwater lakes, fed by rivers that stretch across the Prairies and into North Dakota, has been a problem for years.
The greening of the Gulf. No, really.
The UAE is trying to change its image from that of a global polluter
Red alert for China’s waters
The legendary Yangtze River has turned red
‘Water’s toxic, wish you were here’
One man’s whimsical tour of some of the world’s most polluted places — including in Alberta
The Commons: Peter Kent invites you to celebrate his work
“This is a great occasion for Canadians to celebrate what this government is doing”
The quiet cuts
The RCMP will close forensic labs in Halifax, Winnipeg and Regina. The consulate in Buffalo will be closed. The British Columbia government is unhappy with the planned closure of a Canadian Coast Guard station in Kitsilano. And a team of pollution monitors will be cut.
Out of the red
If a Canadian researcher has his way, the red mud that caused disaster last week could turn very useful indeed