The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) Convenes in Katowice, Poland
On December 2, 2018, delegates from almost 200 nations convened in Katowice, Poland for the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The COP24, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Katowice, Poland, 2…
View the post titled The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) Convenes in Katowice, PolandFederal Government Announces Funding for Four Projects Under the Environmental Damages Fund
The Environmental Damages Fund was established in 1995 to direct money received from fines and payments for environmental offences under 10 federal environmental statutes to worthy environmental projects. Eligible projects must be located in the region in which the offence occurred and addre…
View the post titled Federal Government Announces Funding for Four Projects Under the Environmental Damages FundNorthern Gateway, oil tankers and spills
One of the issues in the Northern Gateway pipeline hearing is the threat that oil tankers will pose in the dangerous channels and sensitive ocean environments near the proposed port, Kitimat. Enbridge soothingly predicts that major spills will be inconceivably rare:
View the post titled Northern Gateway, oil tankers and spillsRusting wrecks an oil spill timebomb?
Who will pay for cleaning up oil from a 70-year-old wreck? The owner of the ship, who may be long gone, or the Armed Forces that sank it?
View the post titled Rusting wrecks an oil spill timebomb?Some good news for a change
Terrible environmental news comes to my inbox every day. In honour of the week of Earth Day, let’s have a little good news instead. On the future of our desperately imperilled oceans: 1. In 2010, more than 800 of the world’s single-hulled oil tankers will finally be scrapped, …
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