KOBE, JAPAN – The United Nations is to co-ordinate global efforts to build a tsunami early warning system, after a … Continue reading UN will take charge in future tsunami warning system

CALGARY, Jan. 17 /CNW Telbec/ – Four Canadian companies will soon lead the way in demonstrating the capture and storage … Continue reading Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Projects Receive Funding

Only about 30 cents of each dollar in international aid actually reaches the world's poor, according to a major UN … Continue reading Not enough aid reaches poor, UN says

WHITEHORSE – The Alaska Highway between Watson Lake, Yukon and Fort Nelson, B.C., has become a dangerous place for wood … Continue reading Hungry bison a traffic hazard on Alaska Highway

Ottawa ? Canada's rapidly growing energy-intensive economy could make it significantly more difficult for this country to meet its obligations … Continue reading As economy revs up, Kyoto obligations mount

OTTAWA, Jan. 31 /CNW Telbec/ – Canada's energy policy received a positive review from the International Energy Agency (IEA) today. … Continue reading International Energy Agency Endorses Canadian Policy

SAN FRANCISCO ? Monsanto Co.'s "seed police" snared soy farmer Homan McFarling in 1999, and the company is demanding he … Continue reading ‘Seed police’ sue farmers for high-tech piracy

HAMILTON, Jan. 10 /CNW Telbec/ – The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the Canadian Steel Producers Association … Continue reading Climate Change: Government and Canadian Steel Industry Reach Agreement

The use of pesticides on lawns and gardens is being debated in municipalities across Canada. Some municipalities have enacted restrictions … Continue reading Roles of the Three Levels of Governments Regarding Pesticides in Canada

Health Canada?s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), is the federal agency responsible for the regulation of pest control products in … Continue reading Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) – Health Canada

Burlington, Ont. ? Greenhouse-gas emissions in Canada have risen by 20 per cent since 1990 (the year of the Kyoto … Continue reading Greenhouse blues

OTTAWA – Canada will host an international conference this spring to discuss how to protect the world's fish stocks from … Continue reading Canada to host overfishing conference