The Quebec government is investing $1.2 billion over the next 10 years to help municipalities within the province establish compost collection and compost processing plants, according to an announcement from Benoit Charette, the province’s minister of environment. With the investment,… »
Highlights / environment
Climate change: Environment Canada confirms rain becomes more extreme
A new study by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) confirms what many have been saying, that climate change has made rainfall events more frequent and more severe and the changes are dominated by human activity. This includes burning of… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Greenland wants its say in huge Canadian Arctic mining project
High up in the Canadian Arctic a giant open pit mine is extracting millions of tonnes of iron ore which is then shipped to destinations in Europe and Asia. The Baffinland company’s Mary River site on Baffin Island, originally began… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Earth Day 50: Like no other
As people consider this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, they are looking at a very unique situation around the world. With the pandemic causing shutdowns of industries and businesses with travel and movement restrictions, pollution in cities around the planet… »
Prince Edward Island and Canadian government invest in land protection
The government of Canada and the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) announced on Feb. 20 that they are investing $4.8 million to protect some of the provinces high priority habits areas and wildlife. The investment is going to protect… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Canada funds climate action by Assembly of First Nations Yukon Region
The Canadian government announced that they will be providing the Assembly of First Nations Yukon Region $250,000 through the Climate Action Fund according to a press release from Environment and Climate Change Canada. With the funding, the Assembly of First… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, The Link
The LINK Online Feb 14.15.16, 2020
Your hosts today, Levon Sevunts, Vincenzo Morello,Marc Montgomery (video of show at bottom Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping Environmentalists have long been concerned about shipping in the Arctic using heavy fuel oil (HFO)… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Canadians recycle nearly 3 million kilograms of batteries
Call2Recycle Canada Inc. reported that they collected and recycled 3 million kilograms of used batteries from Canadians in 2019. It was a 9 per cent increase over last year and a record high for the second year in a row.… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Pipeline project cost estimates soar
A new potential problem has arisen for the long-controversial Trans-Mountain pipeline project. That problem is an estimated 70 per cent increase in the cost. The some 1,000 kilometre pipeline project will twin a nearly seven decades old existing line from… »
Hellmann’s packaging to use 100 per cent recycled plastic
Canadians can now purchase their favourite type of mayonnaise knowing that its containers will have a lower carbon footprint. Hellmann’s is going to be selling their mayonnaise bottles and jars made from post-consumer recycled plastic across Canada. Post-consumer recycled plastic,… »
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Life in the time of COVID-19
