A giant ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields has snapped free from Canada’s Arctic, leaving a trail of icy boulders floating in its wake.
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Polar bears are in deep trouble because of global warming and other factors and deserve federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration is proposing Wednesday.
In a year-end interview, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said today that the environment is now among his top priorities and signalled that he will make major improvements to the much-maligned clean air plan he tabled this fall.
Canada’s repudiation of its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol could harm its economy in coming years, warns the head of the United Nations Environment Program.
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West told to prepare for influx of people escaping environmental catastrophes.
If elected prime minister, he would deliver long-sought tax breaks to the industry, but only if energy projects produce close to zero greenhouse-gas emissions.
That is the conclusion of a major study of the environmental impacts, risks and sustainability of nuclear energy in Canada published today by the Pembina Institute.
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Granting 15 awards of $5000 each to reward graduating high school students who have distinguished themselves through environmental initiatives. Applications due January 31, 2007.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney says environmental issues might be a key to capturing the next federal election.
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Critics heap scorn on rookie minister leading sensitive climate-change file.
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Seven hundred top scientists sign letter urging Ottawa to strengthen legislation.
There are plenty of simple steps that you and your family can take if you are dreaming of a “green” holiday season.
