Killer Protection The West Coast’s most iconic marine mammals—orcas or killer whales—are under attack and facing many serious threats throughout their Pacific habitat.
Volunteers for the Environment We are so closely connected to other forms of life on our planet that survival without them is unthinkable. And although we have the power of intellect, we can never consider ourselves as superior. On the contrary, we need these species in order to survive.
From Sea to Stinking Sea Bathroom jokes aside, few of us think about sewage, assuming that what we flush away will somehow take care of itself. But such an out-of-sight, out-of-mind attitude will no longer float, so to speak.
Petro Problems in Cowboy Country When it comes to mega-profits from mega-oil, the province of Alberta was not careful enough about what it wished for. What it has been granted, along with the riches, is a nightmarish mess of pollution that it has not begun to address.
Marine Mystery Thousands of poisonous, heartless, brainless creatures are taking over vast swaths of the world's oceans. The boneless blobs might seem otherworldly, but they aren't aliens-they're jellyfish. In certain seas, their populations are exploding, and some scientists view the phenomenon as a sign of ecological disaster.
What's on Tap? Every so often, you hear something that really wakes you up to an issue. This happened to me while talking to Dr. Warren Bell about drugs in our water.
Cruise Ship Waste The ocean glitters in the wake of the magnificent white cruise ship while you wine and dine at sumptuous buffets and then dance the night away in a starlit ballroom. Cruise lines promise decadence and opulence. But there is a darker side to the story.
Lighten Your Load Heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, and aluminum are natural components of the earth's crust; sometimes called trace metals, these metals were in our environment in only tiny amounts until the last century, when industrial uses became common.
Questioning Water Safety Studies undertaken in Europe, the United States and Canada have detected a wide range of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in surface water, groundwater and even drinking water systems.
Can You Swallow This? Multinationals are poised to profit from the privatization of Canada's domestic water supplies.
Parasites: Unwanted Guests Do you feel tired most of the time? Suffer from digestive problems, food sensitivities or allergic-like reactions? Do you have difficulty gaining or losing weight? Have you tried a yeast-control program, yet can't stay away from sugar? Is something not quite right physically, but you can't pinpoint the cause? Welcome to t.
Like Oil and Water Modern farming activities are no longer limited to small, family-owned operation.
Water, Water Everywhere Ever since Walkerton's tragic deadly E. coli outbreak, Canadians across this country are asking, "Is our tap water really safe?"
We have every right to ask.
Walkerton, a fiasco of cover-ups and incompetence whose resulting deaths and illnesses were unnecessary, could have happened anywhere in Canada..
Canada's Water Under Threat Arm-twisting has begun by huge global corporations and financial institutions to get their foot in the door of what they perceive to be an excellent business opportunity--the exploitation of Canadian water.
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