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Canadian blogger has eye on Brazil A former student from Newfoundland's Memorial University is close to becoming the official blogger for World Environment Day events happening in Brazil in June. Newspaper: London Free Press Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Green Planet Date: 2012-04-21 21:05:28

Clean your plate, save the world? Cleaning your plate may not help feed starving children today, but the time-worn advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork, help the environment and make it easier to feed the world’s growing population. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2012-03-15 13:28:11

Canada hits bottom with withdrawal from Kyoto Conservatives never really tried to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2012-01-04 07:18:09

Endangered whooping crane recovery suffers major setback A major bi-national conservation effort linking the endangered whooping crane's Canadian breeding grounds to a new experimental colony in Louisiana has suffered a ``profound setback'' after what officials are calling the ``thoughtless'' killing of two of the 10 reintroduced birds - allegedly by a pair of teenagers firing gunshots from their truck along a Gulf Coast backroad. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-11-27 11:05:57

Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea' A big fight is brewing in the United States over a little fish - a fish that no one wants to eat but that many regard as the most important in the sea. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-11-07 11:04:00

EU greenhouse-gas emissions +2.4% in 2010: estimates The EU's greenhouse-gas emissions rose 2.4 per cent in 2010 over 2009 following the financial crisis, but the bloc remains on track for meeting Kyoto Protocol targets, figures released on Friday said. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-10-07 11:01:31

Melting Arctic ice could nearly fill Lake Erie: Study Over the six years Alex Gardner monitored Canada's Arctic glaciers and ice caps, he says they lost almost as much water as there is in Lake Erie. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-10-01 07:00:17

Canadian political climate strangely cool on environment: Author and scientist Best-selling Australian author Tim Flannerym who is known as the "rock star" of modern science, is baffled to see Canada's election campaign side-stepping around climate change and environmental issues. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-09-15 08:37:51

China carbon emissions could peak by 2025-2030: U.S. China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, could peak in emissions by 2030 or earlier, says a study from U.S. researchers who foresee Chinese demand for appliances, buildings and much industry reaching "saturation" around then. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-09-14 08:43:55

African ocean current could boost Gulf Stream: study An ocean current that flows down the east coast of Africa could strengthen a circulation pattern that brings warmth to Europe, according to a new study that challenges existing climate science. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-09-14 08:43:55

Massive ice island heads for Labrador Sea A massive iceberg that calved off the Petermann Glacier last August has taken nearly nine months to make its way from the northern part of Greenland to the northern part of Labrador. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-09-14 08:43:55

Tornadoes whipped up by wind, not climate: officials U.S. meteorologists warned Thursday it would be a mistake to blame climate change for a seeming increase in tornadoes in the wake of deadly storms that have ripped through the US south. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-09-08 08:34:59

Prince Charles blasts climate-change skeptics Prince Charles is lashing out at climate-change skeptics, saying they are playing "a reckless game of roulette" with the future of the planet. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:26

Monarch butterflies make partial comeback in Mexico The number of monarch butterflies migrating from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico has increased this year, a hopeful sign following a worrying 75 per cent drop in their numbers last year Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:25

Obama's budget allows $350M for Great Lakes cleanup The proposal released Monday represents a cut from the $475M Obama proposed for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative during his first year in office. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:25

Arctic ice melting faster, new climate report says Melting Arctic glaciers and ice caps are projected to raise global sea levels 90 to 160 centimetres by 2100. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:24

Is climate change responsible for deadly U.S. tornadoes? Climate scientists have yet to find any conclusive evidence tying the outbreaks giant tornadoes to human-caused climate change. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:24

Study suggests big earthquakes don't set off others far away Here's some good news in the wake of Japan's disaster: A new study says big earthquakes don't set off other dangerous ones around the globe. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:24

A solar solution to aging school roofs Over 300,000 solar panels will be installed on the roofs of hundreds of Toronto public schools at no cost to taxpayers, the board announced Thursday. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:23

Study offers evidence gas drilling can taint drinking water New research is providing some of the first scientific evidence that the controversial gas drilling technique called fracking can contaminate drinking water. Newspaper: Toronto Star Region: Toronto and GTA Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:23

Climate change hardly visible here: Crop study When your lawn scorches or the geraniums croak, it may be premature to blame global warming. One of the world's top science journals says climate hasn't changed in most of North America - yet. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:45:15

Environment Canada predicts warm, dry summer A dark, cool and damp spring should give way to a summer that'll be warmer and dryer than normal, according to Environment Canada. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:45:15

Seas could rise 1.6 metres by 2100, threatening coasts Quickening climate change in the Arctic including a thaw of Greenland's ice could raise world sea levels by up to 1.6 metres by 2100, an international report showed on Tuesday. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:45:15

Reduce Arctic soot to prevent more warming, scientists urge Fires, diesel-burning power generators, trucks and ships — they've all got something in common: That's their ability to generate soot in the Arctic, which accounts for as much as 30 per cent of the warming in the region. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:45:14

Where birds fly offers clues to man Each December a hardy flock of birdwatchers scatters across Mecklenburg County in North Carolina for the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, which has tracked bird movements for more than a century. Newspaper: Canada.com Region: Northern and Central and Southern Ontario Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:45:14

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