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Arctic ice: Less than meets the eyeAug 31 , 2010 - New Scientist WINNIPEG – The ice may not retreat as much as feared this year, but what remains may be more rotten than robust. David Barber, an environmental scientist at the University of Manitoba says the extent of sea ice is not all that matters. Look deeper and there are even more dramatic changes. This is something everyone should be concerned about because the transformation of the Arctic will affect us all. |
Banks grow wary of environmental risksAug 30 , 2010 - The New York Times NEW YORK - Blasting off mountaintops to reach coal in Appalachia or churning out millions of tons of carbon dioxide to extract oil from sand in Alberta are among environmentalists’ biggest industrial irritants. They may be legal and lucrative but a growing number of banks are taking a stand on industry practices that they regard as risky to their reputations and bottom lines. |
World's most high-profile climate change sceptic changes tuneAug 30, 2010 - The Guardian LONDON - Bjørn Lomborg, the world's most high-profile climate change sceptic is to declare that global warming is "undoubtedly one of the chief concerns facing the world today" and "a challenge humanity must confront", in an apparent U-turn that will give a huge boost to the embattled environmental lobby. |
Canada's 'majestic' ice shelves disintegrating, says scientistAug 29, 2010 - Calgary Herald CALGARY - Canada is home to plenty of ice, but the ancient, undulating ice shelves on the north coast of Ellesmere Island are something special. They are home to the oldest sea ice in the northern half of the planet - 3,000 to 5,500 years old. And they are disintegrating. |
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Harper touts climate change research hub as climate ragesAug 24 , 2010 - The Toronto Star CHURCHILL, MAN. – Canada’s new Arctic research station will turn a spotlight on the environmental challenge that is transforming vast regions of the north – climate change. |
Ontario to test plug-in carsAug 24 , 2010 - The Toronto Star TORONTO - If all goes according to plan, 5 per cent of all cars in Ontario will be electric by 2020 — and this week, the province is one car closer to its goal. On Tuesday, Toyota Canada handed over the keys to new Prius Plug-In Hybrids to “testing” partners in Ontario. |
New oilsands proposal draws protestAug 24, 2010 - Postmedia News OTTAWA - A battle is brewing over a proposed oilsands project by a French-based company that has drawn more than two dozen opponents from Canada, the U.S. and France at today's deadline for submissions to a joint federal-provincial environmental review panel. |
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