Category: Environment

Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Hit British Columbia Again, Environment Canada Warns

December 9, 2021
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British Columbians in the province’s southern coast should brace themselves for heavy rain and strong winds in the coming days, Environment Canada warns. The agency issued special weather statements on Dec. 9, warning Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler, Greater Victoria, and the Southern Gulf Islands, ahead of storms that will hit on…

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Biden Executive Order Makes Cuts to Federal Government Emissions

December 8, 2021
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to reduce carbon emissions across the federal government, with the goal of net zero emissions from overall federal operations by 2050. The measure calls for the use of the federal government’s annual purchasing power of $650 billion to make sweeping changes to the government’s 300,000…

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Flood Geology Series (Episode 8): The Missoula Flood Part3

December 8, 2021
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In the 1920’s J. Harland Bretz, a secular geologist proposed a massive flood across eastern Washington. He was rejected by his colleagues because the flood seemed too “biblical”. He was shunned, for forty years, until satellite images proved him right. Scientist Michael Oard explores the Missoula Flood, demonstrating how the geologic features are a small…

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US Coal Stockpiles Hit Record Low

December 7, 2021
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U.S. coal stockpiles dipped to just 80 million tons in September, the lowest monthly total since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began tracking such information in 2001. U.S. coal stocks fell 4.8 percent over the course of the previous month, according to the EIA. The record-breaking low came as a national and global energy crunch has…

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Endangered Whale Gives Birth While Entangled in Fishing Rope

December 7, 2021
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Scientists spotted an endangered right whale dragging a length of fishing rope caught in its mouth as it swam with a newborn calf off the Georgia coast, a rare confirmation of a birth by an entangled whale that experts determined they can’t safely attempt to help. The baby whale appeared healthy and uninjured when…

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Budweiser Accused of Downplaying Fossil Fuel Use

December 6, 2021
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Energy analyst Alex Epstein has argued that Budweiser is taking advantage of consumers’ energy-related ignorance by stating that its beers are brewed with 100 percent renewable electricity, pointing out that the “most of the energy that goes into its beer is fossil fuel.” Epstein made his case in a viral Twitter thread as well as…

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Awesome Science (Episodes 8): Explore Glacier National Park

December 6, 2021
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In this episode, Noah travels to northwestern Montana to explore the amazing sites and geology at Glacier National Park. He researches evidence for this area being created and eroded quickly by the effects of the global Flood. He’ll share why the Flood provided the right mechanisms to cause the Ice Age and how the end…

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Coming to Terms With the Labyrinthine World of Climate Change

December 6, 2021
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Commentary As the Glasgow Conference of Parties (COP26)—countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1994—fades into history, it is timely to assess the success, or lack of it, of this intergovernmental summit. Delegates at the Glasgow summit reviewed the progress made by 196 countries that embraced the legally binding…

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Entrepreneur Makes Trendy Tiles, Shelves, Tabletops From Used Bamboo Chopsticks From Restaurants

December 5, 2021
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A Vancouver entrepreneur has transformed a most highly disposable object—the bamboo chopstick—into a viable business model, making trendily sustainable wall tiles, coasters, kitchenware, tabletops, and more. In a city that tosses hundreds of thousands of chopsticks per week, Felix Böck, 32, CEO of ChopValue, saw an opportunity. Initially, he floated several ideas for upcycling waste…

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Supreme Court Denies Maine Lobstering Union’s Request to Lift Fishing Restrictions Aimed at Protecting Whales

December 5, 2021
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a lobster fishers groups who wanted the court to block new fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Maine designed to protect endangered whales. Justice Stephen Breyer, who oversees emergency applications over issues before the 1st Circuit, on Dec. 3 rejected the appeal by the Maine Lobstering Union and two lobster…

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