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

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. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star 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 Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star 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. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star 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. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star 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. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star 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. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star 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. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star 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. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2011-08-08 20:54:23

Penguin tracking bands hurt the seabirds, study says The survival rate of King penguins with metal bands on their flippers was 44 per cent lower than those without bands and banded birds had less chicks. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2011-01-12 21:26:03

Issues under intense bargaining as UN climate talks go into the final day Exhausted climate negotiators laboured non-stop through the night and into their final day Friday, bargaining intensely over draft accords and seeking small, but essential steps to stem global warming. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-11 03:03:41

Cancun conference: Climate change back-burnered Sending a provisional minister with a provisional policy speaks volumes about the government's approach to the environment. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-09 20:35:54

Canada joins Russia, Japan in opposition to extending Kyoto Protocol UN climate chief saysCanada is one of three countries among the 36 signatories opposed to extending their emission targets under the pact. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-09 20:35:53

Canada won't follow U.S. plan to cut greenhouse gases: Baird Baird insists more work needs to be done before Canada can get on board with the new U.S. initiative. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-09 20:35:53

Short sea-ice season threatens Hudson Bay polar bears Scientists say polar bear moms and their cubs near Churchill in northern Manitoba are suffering the worst effects of a late freeze-up of sea ice on Hudson Bay. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-08 20:22:08

New federal rules to cut heavy-duty vehicle emissions Heavy-duty vehicles will soon fall under the same emissions regulations as cars and trucks now do. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:08

Oprah's ghost: Susan Casey rides a wave of achievement Adventure writer and O editor comfortable straddling both masculine and feminine worlds Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:08

Durham's trash-to-energy plant awaits a signature Opponents of Durham's planned incinerator are afraid the regional chair will sign the deal to build it before council gets a chance to weigh in on the project. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:07

Port Hope fights back over toxic smear Port Hope is fighting mad over activist Dr. Helen Caldicott's damning diagnosis of a town that's unsafe to live in. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:07

Sue government over toxic town, activist tells Port Hope A visit to Port Hope has left acclaimed pediatrician Dr. Helen Caldicott even more convinced the town should move to escape radioactive waste. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:07

Documentary praises Canadian sustainable logging efforts British Columbia's groundbreaking Great Bear Rainforest agreements are helping to safeguard a Pacific coastal ecosystem the size of Ireland. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:07

World's vertebrate species cracking New paper says that one in five vertebrate species now at risk of extinction. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:07

Greenhouse gas concentrations reached record levels in 2009 The World Meteorological Organization says concentrations of carbon dioxide rose in 2009 by 1.6 parts per million, to 386.8 parts per million. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:06

A new beef with role of cows in global warming Belching cattle rival cars for greenhouse-gas emissions, but a change in diet can turn a cow from a compact to an SUV. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:06

Climate bill, Commons crushed in one blow Unelected Conservatives senators do end run around Commons, climate-change bill. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Toronto Star Feed: Environment Date: 2010-12-06 03:55:06

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