Connected by Pipeline from Canada, Tar Sands Represents Bonus and Risk to Great Lakes
Transporting and processing corrosive crude raise new questions about consequences.
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The Stream, December 6: Canada to Pull Out of Kyoto Protocol
Canada won’t renew its commitments to the Kyoto Protocol after it expires in 2012, The Globe and Mail reported, citing Canada’s environment minister. Peru’s president gave the military and police extraordinary powers to put an end to 11 days of environmental protests against a $4.8 billion gold mine project in the country, Reuters reported. While […]
Infographic: Tripling Tar Sands Oil Imports, Pipeline and Refinery Map from Canada to U.S.
The industry is spending billions of dollars to develop more U.S. pipelines.
WaterViews | Canada
Water is regarded as a serious issue by Canadians, particularly water pollution and the lack of safe drinking water.
US and Canada Revisit Key Water Quality Pact
The United States and Canada decided to update a key agreement that protects the Great Lakes from invasive species
Cities Abolish Bottled Water in Canada
City conference tables in Canada, once neatly circumferenced with complementary water bottles, no longer need the plastic. A new resolution already has 27 Canadian cities phasing out the bottled water option. Officials at the Toronto City Hall now drink their water out of jugs and glasses. The beverage is provided for them courtesy of their […]
Toronto youth ask Canada to proclaim water a basic human right
TORONTO – A cadre of youth in Canada believe water is a human right and they are requesting their government to recognize it as such. The group, Youth4Water, plans to take its message to Parliament Hill in March. According to the Toronto Sun, members have already designed a petition urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to […]
Opinion: Canada’s water woes steeped in irony
CANADA-Paul Berton, Editor-in-Chief of the London Free Press, takes note of the Canadian government’s decreased attention to water issues. He points out that the country’s high rate of water consumption is second only to the United States. Read more here Source: London Free Press
Canada’s water woes worsen
CANADA – With six per cent of the world’s “renewable” fresh water, Canada has the third largest collection of fresh water, after Brazil and Russia. But the map doesn’t tell all. And 60 per cent of Canada’s fresh water drains northward, away from where it is needed most — along the band hugging the U.S. […]
Canada’s water woes worsen
CANADA – With six per cent of the world’s “renewable” fresh water, Canada has the third largest collection of fresh water, after Brazil and Russia. But the map doesn’t tell all. And 60 per cent of Canada’s fresh water drains northward, away from where it is needed most — along the band hugging the U.S. […]
Droughts May Force Canada’s Hand in Water Trade
Left-leaning think tank says U.S. droughts may mean Canada will allow bulk water exports to its neighbor.
