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Message to Media: The West Does Not End at Calgary

Submitted by delores on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 11:25

One more post from the MSM that thinks the West ends at Calgary -- yet here we are - an entire island (the size of Britain) with a population 3 times that of PEI but every writer characterises the West as if there was nothing beyond the Granite Curtain. And as if we all had our heads in the tar sands. Just stop already!   

Mallick: Nexen deal proves Harper is China’s plaything

Endangered Forest Ecosystem Destruction in BC

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The most endangered ecosystem in Canada – the Coastal Douglas Fir Ecosystem – has less than 2% remaining in a wild condition. But despite a constant stream of people coming to see the rare plants and animals found there, Premier Clark’s government still OK’d the logging destruction.

by Joe Foy

Everybody loves a cute baby. As our bus wound up the steep mountain road I found myself eye to eye with a beautiful little girl who was looking intently at me from the safety of her mother’s arms. Something was bugging her and she would alternate between smiles and spates of crying as we bumped and swerved ever higher into the mountains.  

We were headed for the town of Dalat, which is in the central highlands of Vietnam.

Oil, Gas & Banks Head South

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A host of oil and gas companies based in Calgary and Toronto have been increasing their holdings throughout Latin America, taking advantage of the same lax legal standards Canadian mining companies enjoy.

Sustainable Ocean Energy in BC

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by Stephanie Orford

Thanks to renewed interest in ocean energy in Canada, entrepreneurs are starting to harness the waves and tides off the coast of BC to generate electricity, and kick-start a new energy sector in the process. 

“There is a renewed interest in Canada ... in extracting energy from waves and tidal currents,” said Andrew Cornett, who leads ocean energy research for the Canadian Hydraulics Centre at the National Research Council. 

Toxic Mining in the Baja

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Proposed toxic gold mining in Baja California Sur threatens massive water shortage in an already dry climate.

by Dawn Paley

Canadians on vacation are generally welcomed in Baja, but another set of Canadians are distinctly unwelcome: those who come in search of gold and who want to use the water to get it...

Every October, an estimated 20,000 grey whales begin their long migration from the waters off Alaska’s shores down the west coast to sub-tropical lagoons off the Coast of Baja California, Mexico.

Are Bt Toxins Safe to Eat?

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by Anne Sherrod

The pesticides Bt and Roundup loom large amongst the many concerns regarding genetically modified (GM) foods. The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) was once hailed as a completely natural, safe insecticide, because it produces toxic substances that target certain insects, but do not affect animals or humans. But are the toxins safe for humans to eat? That is the question that arose when agrochemical companies set about modifying and transferring genes from the bacterium into food plants, which then make their own version of the insecticide.

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Safety

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by Joyce Nelson

BC Energy Minister Rich Coleman appears to be ignoring the fact that corporate ownership of the Trans Mountain Pipeline changed hands in 2005, when the Canadian owner, Terasen Inc., was bought for $3 billion by Houston-based energy giant Kinder Morgan. Regarding the pipeline, Coleman told the Burnaby NewsLeader (April 12), "This one's been in operation for a long time, and it does show that pipelines can operate safely for generations."

Disappearance of Bees and the Pesticide Link

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by Anne Sherrod

Canada has been suffering unusually high losses of bees each winter since 2006. That's the year when a new and unexplained set of symptoms called colony collapse disorder (CCD) began to be recognized, in which all the worker bees in a colony simply disappeared.

Very high commercial honeybee losses have continued since then, with 30.9% of hives lost in Canada in 2010/11. This doesn't include the serious decline of

Grants for Energy Saving Upgrades

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by Glenys Verhulst

City Green Solutions

Do you want to shrink your household carbon and energy footprint? If so, there are many programs and incentives available to help lower your home's greenhouse gas emissions and make your home more energy efficient, comfortable, and affordable to heat.

Yellowcake Trail Series - A History of Uranium in Canada

A series of 4 articles, "The Yellowcake Trail," is now available in our special feature section or click HERE

The articles track all aspects of uranium in Canada from the mining and milling, to processing and use, throughout its eighty-year history. The series begins with the history of uranium in Canada, from its initial discovery to the rapid development of mines that placed Canada as the prominent world leader in uranium production. Each mine has a story and each story has a common thread and legacy.

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