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UPDATED: Aug. 11, 2017 11:30 a.m. The federal government has introduced a mandatory slow down for supertankers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to help prevent further deaths of north Atlantic right whales. Vessels 20 metres or more in length must reduce their speed to a maximum of 10 knots when travelling in the western […]
Update: Feds order tankers to slow down in Gulf of St. Lawrence Read More »
The map showing where the forests will be sprayed with herbicides during summer 2017 is now available. Forestry companies spray large swaths of clearcuts with products containing glyphosate — a chemical linked to cancer and a slew of other health problems — beginning this month through Sept. 30. The full 2017 spray map is available
Where our forest is being sprayed this summer Read More »
This guest blog post by Matthew Betts was originally posted by Nature, Ecology & Evolution. I’ve spent the better part of the past 15 years studying whether there are thresholds in habitat loss below which species and associated ecosystem processes decline abruptly. In an era when human population exceeds 7 billion and habitat in many
Species in initially intact forest landscapes are particularly vulnerable to forest loss Read More »
The Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, was quoted in a July 26 National Observer article about Canada’s problematic pesticide management agency. In the article, investigative journalist Bruce Livesey (a Fredericton High School graduate in the 80s) takes an in-depth look at the failings of Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to protect people,
Canada’s pesticide regulator “captured by industry” Read More »
Algae season in New Brunswick is officially upon us. The province issued a blue-green algae advisory for Nashwaak Lake on Tuesday, July 25 after lab tests confirmed the presence of a bloom in the typically cold-water lake north of Fredericton. By now, you’ve probably heard of algae blooms — especially when they keep you from
Blue-green algae: what you need to know Read More »
Tracadie-Sheila town council is considering a by-law to ban the use of glyphosate within the municipality, Radio-Canada reports. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicides Vision, Vision Max and Forza, which are widely used by forestry companies on New Brunswick’s Crown forest. Radio-Canada reports that Tracadie-Sheila is looking at banning the chemical, prompting questions over
Tracadie-Sheila looking at by-law to ban glyphosate Read More »
A new report says Canada’s cities and towns should leave wetlands intact if they want to save money when it comes to damages brought on by flooding linked to climate change. As we already know, wetlands, including our bug-ridden bogs, marshes and slimy swamps, are natural flood-water sponges that can easily and quickly absorb excessive
Mayors who preserve wetlands save big bucks, study finds Read More »
Updated on July 27 Another north Atlantic right whale has been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The CBC reports that the whale — now the eighth found dead in the gulf since June 6 — was spotted by a plane with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The plane also found
Eighth right whale death sparks call for “complete review” of shipping lanes Read More »
An iceberg bigger than the size of Prince Edward Island split off from an ice shelf in the Antarctic sometime between July 10 and 12, CTV News announced on Wednesday. British scientists announced the 1- trillion-tonne ice piece is one of the biggest icebergs to separate from the Antarctic. The rift had been observed over
Iceberg the size of PEI breaks from ice shelf in Antarctica Read More »
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has stopped requiring pipeline companies to publish the geographic coordinates of pipeline repairs, DeSmog Canada has discovered. Until recently, the NEB openly posted the GPS coordinates of pipeline repairs. In the last few months, however, the NEB has quietly allowed companies to keep that information from the public. According
Pipeline companies are permitted to keep integrity digs secret from the public Read More »
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