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 Items tagged: pollutionItems Found: 10Feeding a Thirsty WorldMarch 12, 2012 - 11:29 am “The world is thirsty because we are hungry.” Such is the tagline for World Water Day, set for March 22. With a focus on Food Security, the United Nations is highlighting how water is connected to much wider economic and societal issues. And the UN is not alone. A new study, titled Global Monthly... Categories: Blog Pollution Data Would Help Drinking Water Protection: ReportJanuary 7, 2010 - 10:01 am Federal pollution data would give valuable additional information to the program created to protect sources of Ontarians' drinking water, says a new report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and Environmental Defence. The report tracks and maps pollution from facilities reporting... Arctic Waters Further ProtectedAugust 7, 2009 - 8:07 am To better protect Canadian Arctic waters from ship-source pollution, Transport Minister John Baird today announced that Bill C-3, an Act to amend the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, came into force on August 1, 2009. The amended Act also allows Canada to exercise greater control over these... Categories: National, News, Northern Canada Underground ThreatsMay 11, 2009 - 9:11 am If Chicken Little told you the sky was falling, you'd likely take no heed to the warning. However, if a group of accredited professors tell you that Canada's groundwater supplies are threatened, you probably should listen. Sustainable Management on Groundwater in Canada, a report (PDF here) released... Categories: Blog Federal Court Orders Mining Pollution DataApril 27, 2009 - 1:00 pm The Federal Court of Canada has ordered the federal government to provide data on one of Canada's largest sources of pollution—mine tailings and waste rock from mining operations throughout the country. The government must immediately begin publicly reporting mining pollution data from 2006 onward... Playground LessonsMarch 20, 2009 - 1:21 pm In some elementary schools, there's a firm rule about littering. If you're caught doing it, you have to spend the next recess picking up garbage in the schoolyard. It's an unglamorous means of teaching kids that their choices have consequences, but it drives the point home. Looks like this basic principle... Categories: Blog Marine Polluter Penalized for Oil Spill in P.E.I.February 13, 2009 - 1:10 pm A Prince Edward Island provincial court judge has ordered the vessel BBC Nordland to pay a $15,000 penalty for illegally discharging a pollutant in Canadian waters. On February 22, 2008, the BBC Nordland, a Gibraltar-registered General Dry Cargo vessel, that was docked at the Port of Summerside, P.E.I... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News US Water Infrastructure Spending Falls: ReportDecember 12, 2008 - 9:55 am America's water and wastewater sector looks set to decline further in 2009, as capital expenditure on crucial infrastructure projects is cut back by 12.9 per cent, according to Water Market USA, a new report published Global Water Intelligence. Restraints on borrowing, shrinking tax bases and a drop... Categories: International, News Canada Moves to Protect Arctic WatersDecember 4, 2008 - 12:52 pm Transport Minister John Baird has introduced legislation in the House of Commons to enhance Canada's sovereignty over Arctic waters and protect them from pollution. Under the proposed legislation, Canada will have greater and more effective control over marine activity in the Canadian Arctic while enhancing... Categories: News, Northern Canada Weekend Water NewsSeptember 2, 2008 - 10:19 am Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to "dewater" the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile, Victoria, B.C. water pipes are getting a $10-million upgrade. The watermains, installed in 1927, will ensure quality drinking water and improved... Categories: Atlantic Canada, International, National, News, Ontario, Quebec |
