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 Items tagged: AlbertaItems Found: 46New Herbicide-Fertilizer Ban Protects Alberta’s WaterNovember 19, 2008 - 9:54 am A new ban on herbicide-fertilizer combination products in Alberta will help protect the quality of water downstream of urban areas. As of January 1, 2010 herbicide-fertilizer combination products will no longer be sold in Alberta. Products intended for spot application to weeds will still be available... Categories: News, Western Canada Alberta, GE to Improve Water Use at OilsandsOctober 10, 2008 - 7:59 am The Alberta government is partnering with General Electric to improve water treatment and reuse in the province's oilsands projects, which consume enormous volumes of fresh water to produce oil, reports CBC News. Two projects announced Thursday are the first initiatives from an agreement signed between... Categories: News, Western Canada ATCO Group Announces Launch of ATCO WaterSeptember 30, 2008 - 8:45 am ATCO Group today launched ATCO Water, a company focused on designing, building and operating water and wastewater infrastructure and facilities for both industry and municipalities. ATCO Water has reached an agreement with industry innovator GE Water & Process Technologies to draw on its technologies... Categories: News, Western Canada Alberta Water Council Weighs in on WetlandsSeptember 17, 2008 - 7:20 am The Alberta Water Council submitted a comprehensive wetland policy and implementation recommendations to the Alberta government yesterday, aimed at helped the province develop and finalize a wetlands policy. Recommendations focus on protecting Alberta's wetlands by managing impacts; setting objectives;... Categories: News, Western Canada Protecting the Mackenzie River Basin: NNSOnlineAugust 26, 2008 - 8:26 am Michael Miltenberger says a way already exists to deal with the preservation of quality and flow of water in the Mackenzie River basin, reports the Northern News Services Online. The Northwest Territories minister of environment and natural resources said that the Mackenzie River Basin Transboundary... Categories: News, Northern Canada, Western Canada As Canadian Water Resources Diminish, AB Becomes Province to Watch: Earth Day ReportApril 23, 2008 - 2:35 pm Proposals to move massive volumes of water between river basins in Alberta and to allow its Irrigation Districts to sell water for non-agricultural uses indicate the province may soon be critically short of water, and should serve as a warning to the rest of the country, according to a report from environmental... Categories: News |
