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| Fire ban not working in NB |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 10-May-2013 |
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A Moncton firefighter says some people in the province are still not getting the message that the entire province is under a burn ban.
There have been nearly 300 fires since mid-April, more than 42 of those in just the past three days.
"People will burn grass around their houses or maybe they will burn some brush or something, not realizing just how volatile the fine fuels are."
... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Environmental sampling webinar |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 07-May-2013 |
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This webinar, titled "Designing & Implementing a Plan", will be held tomorrow, May 8, from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT).
The webinar will address the justification for environmental sampling, fundamental aspects of designing and operating environmental sampling programs, and how plans can and should evolve over time. A primary focus will be on the interpretation of results based on... (read more) |
| Drought finally breaks in New Zealand |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 23-Apr-2013 |
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New Zealand’s farmers are relieved that a deluge has finally ended the country’s most widespread drought in 30 years.
The drought began in December and extended over all of the North Island.
The downpour has lasted for three three days so far, over much of the country.
“It will take time to build up enough grass cover to provide feed for winter... The rain may be falling but the effec... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| Federal environment reviews slashed |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 19-Apr-2013 |
| The federal government has announced plans to make environmental reviews "faster and more efficient".
The means will be reducing the number of departments and agencies that can do environmental reviews from 40 to just three - to speed up approvals for projects that will bolster Canada's economy, said Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver.
Some companies have long complained ... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Native tree species to struggle with climate change |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 18-Apr-2013 |
| A new study by the University of New Brunswick that examines the impact of climate change on New Brunswick's forestry sector says the province will likely see a decline in some of its native species by the end of this century.
Balsam fir and White spruce will likely decline between now and 2100, as average temperatures climb, while species that adapted to southern regions (such as Red spr... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Forest Fire season underway across the Maritimes |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 15-Apr-2013 |
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| The official "Forest-fire season" in New Brunswick begins today, April 15, and ends on Thursday, Oct. 31.
Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup urges people to be careful and take precautions to make sure fires are not carelessly ignited.
"Forest fires needlessly threaten people, kill wildlife and destroy forests that provide livelihood and recreation for New Brunswickers,... (read more) |
| Spring weather not in the forecast |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 12-Apr-2013 |
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In the Maritimes, the repeated glimpses of spring weather have been just a tease. Snowfall warnings have now been issued for large portions of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
A winter storm watch has been issued for southern Nova Scotia in advance of a messy evening ahead - forecasters are predicting freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow.
As well, wet snow or rain is predicted for southwes... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Tree looses underestimated |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 05-Apr-2013 |
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Models that predict the impact of climate change typically assume that older forests are representative of all forests, but older forests are less vulnerable to the effects of climate change than younger forests.
And thos younger forests make up the vast majority of Canada's boreal forest ecosystems.
A study of Alberta and Saskatchewan forests by Yong Luo and Han Chen, forest ecolo... (read more on CBC.ca) |
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| Fracking waste to go into sewers |
| Source: dailybusinessbuzz.ca |
| Date: 29-Mar-2013 |
| Atlantic Industrial Services (AIS) had applied to discharge 4.5 million liters of fracking wastewater into municipal sewers. The waste is currently being held in storage lagoons in Debert.
Approval has now been granted by the Municipality of Colchester for AIS to discharge the waste into the municipal sewer system, effective May 26.
"This approval has been issued in accordance with th... (read more on dailybusinessbuzz.ca) |
| Canada facing cold, slow spring |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 21-Mar-2013 |
| Forecasters are predicting a grim start to spring right across the country this year - not happy news after a long, long winter.
According to David Phillips, a climatologist with Environment Canada, spring has not sprung anywhere across the nation.
"Compared to last year, it's a good old fashioned winter," he said. "It's not a conspiracy or end of climate change, it... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| PEI potato growers work for sustainabbility |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 20-Mar-2013 |
| The Action Committee for Sustainable Land Management that was formed to study the incidence of fish death in the Barclay Brook last summer recently tabled their report and provided a number of specific recommendations to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
The potato industry was represented by General Manager Greg Donald and Board Chairman Gary Linkletter working as par... (read more) |
| Maritime provinces brace for winter storm |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 08-Feb-2013 |
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| All across the Maritimes, people awoke to a cold morning and a forecast for a major winter storm to start later today.
"A low pressure system now over the lower Great Lakes will combine with another over Cape Hatteras to form a rapidly intensifying ocean storm that will meet the criteria of a weather bomb," said CBC meteorologist Jim Abraham.
Temperatures were in the -20s in much ... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Vaghan report names fracking dangers |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 05-Feb-2013 |
| Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Scott Vaughan has tabled his 2012 Fall Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development in the House of Commons.
Chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process — commonly called fracking — were of particular concern to Vaughan.
“According to the government, until it has a better understanding of hydraul... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| High winds and warm temps break records in Nova Scotia |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 01-Feb-2013 |
| Nova Scotia experienced record-breaking temperatures and high winds on Thursday, with gusts flattening a home under construction in Halifax and taking out power to thousands of residents.
Meteorologist Peter Coade said there were 16 record high temperatures set yesterday, the last day of January, including a reading of 16 C in Kentville.
"Some of these records, like in the case of Yarmo... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Sydney's all cleaned up - what next? |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 25-Jan-2013 |
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The $400-million cleanup of the tarponds site will remove the last vestiges of Sydney’s steelmaking past. The site is looking bare, in a good way - wide open spaces, ready for whatever comes next.
“There’s new optimism here,” says Dan Christmas, a senior adviser to the Membertou First Nation. “It’s got nothing to do with coal or steel or the idea that one big industry is going to save us.”
... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| Atlantic Canada feels the freeze |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 23-Jan-2013 |
| Shockingly cold temperatures have descended on Atlantic Canada, with the wind chill factor projected to dip as low as -41 C across New Brunswick today.
Cold air from the Arctic has been pushed into the area by northwesterly winds, and has also left northern Nova Scotia in a deep freeze, making temperatures that will feel like -35 C.
Wind chill warnings are in effect for northern Nova Scotia,... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
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