Peace Country on the cost of going nuclear Dan and Huguette Ropchan stand on the grainy edge of ice-crusted Lac Cardinal in northwest Alberta and worry that in a decade they'll have to raise their wheat and canola in the shadow of monster nuclear cooling towers. 5/11/2008 5:56:57 PM

Carbon tax a tough sell, Dion told Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has been warned by his own party pollster that his proposal to impose a carbon tax could be a tough sell in an election. But they say Dion is determined to forge ahead with the politically risky scheme. 5/11/2008 5:53:39 PM

Kelowna should butt out of South Valley National Park issue Mark a slight victory in the win column for those supporting the creation of a national park in the South Okanagan/Similkameen. In a 6-5 vote, the Central Okanagan Regional District’s board endorsed the park plan in principle. 5/11/2008 1:37:36 PM

Japan to boost greenhouse gas reduction goal Japan, the world's fifth biggest polluter, will announce a target next month for cutting domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 60-80 per cent from current levels by 2050, media reported today. 5/11/2008 1:22:51 PM

Global warming could help Greenland to independence Greenland already boasts some striking statistics: its territory – 85 per cent of which is iced over – is six times larger than Germany, although it has a population of about 15,000 inhabitants. 5/11/2008 12:40:26 PM

'Eco-warrior' Prince Philip attacks big families He has championed youth achievement and the conservation of wildlife. Now the Duke of Edinburgh has turned his thoughts to solving the global food crisis. 5/11/2008 12:34:17 PM

Campbell: 'We are not changing the carbon tax. No,' Premier Gordon Campbell says he won't bend to northern concerns about his carbon tax, but avoided saying so yesterday in a keynote speech to a meeting of northern B.C. communities, who have challenged him to revise the tax. 5/11/2008 7:34:47 AM

Meadowlark Festival spreads its wings Birds of a feather will flock together at the Meadowlark Festival this year. Now in its 11th year, the festival, sponsored by the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance, is bringing back previous favourites and introducing new programs. 5/11/2008 6:09:11 AM

2,000 revolt at idea of overhead lines Delta residents are making one last try to gain power for the people -- and lose the overhead power lines. About 2,000 people representing 60 interest groups came out to a community rally at South Delta Secondary yesterday afternoon. 5/11/2008 5:46:25 AM

B.C. flood control awash in feds' $60m injection The funding announcement, made in Richmond Friday by federal Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day, represents years of work by local and provincial politicians to secure Ottawa's assistance in preventing a major Fraser River flood. 5/11/2008 5:37:19 AM

Begging for more than small change Small changes to the way we live our lives are not enough to tackle the environmental challenges facing the planet, argues Tom Crompton. In this week's Green Room, he says the stark reality is that the only option is to cut the unsustainable consumption of the Earth's finite resources. 5/11/2008 5:24:58 AM

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Pesticide DDT shows up in Antarctic penguins The pesticide DDT, banned decades ago in much of the world, still shows up in penguins in Antarctica, probably due to the chemical's accumulation in melting glaciers, a sea bird expert said on Friday. 5/10/2008 5:47:55 AM

Expert warns of fallout from erupting volcano A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could rain down on the surrounding area and cause devastating damage, a volcano expert warned on Friday. 5/10/2008 5:46:57 AM

France Eyes Massive Expansion of its Oceans France already controls 11 million square kilometers of the world's oceans, second only to the US. Now they want more, demanding the equivalent of three Germanys all in one gulp. It's part of a rush to divvy up the world's oceans by this time next year. 5/9/2008 6:48:20 PM

Iceberg dead ahead! A surge in the number of icebergs off Newfoundland has imperilled marine traffic. About 600 icebergs are currently on the Grand Banks, roughly double the total all last year. Two years ago, the area had virtually none. 5/9/2008 4:03:13 PM

Sunken tugboat fuel leaks into Howe Sound About 200 litres of diesel fuel has spilled from a sunken tugboat into the waters of Howe Sound near the community of Britannia Beach, north of Vancouver. 5/9/2008 2:36:51 PM

Northern towns gang up on carbon tax Dozens of northern B.C. communities challenged Premier Gordon Campbell's groundbreaking carbon tax yesterday by backing a resolution that says the levy is unfair to northerners. 5/9/2008 2:28:53 PM

Whale of an idea A spotter bangs three times on the boat's cabin roof, signalling the captain to cut the throttle – now. In the foggy grey of Cape Cod Bay, the reason for the abrupt stop soon becomes apparent: The research vessel is surrounded by rare North Atlantic right whales. 5/9/2008 11:47:49 AM

China seeks Japanese help on environment Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday voiced hope that Japan would share environmental technology with his country as he toured a state-of-the-art recycling factory. China's pollution has been rapidly growing as its economy soars, posing particular concern for neighbours such as Japan and South Korea. 5/9/2008 9:25:29 AM

Kick the oil habit, make your own ethanol A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices. That means it avoids the Achilles heel of today's U.S. ethanol system -- reliance on corn -- which has been blamed for helping to spike global food prices. 5/9/2008 9:23:01 AM

Carbon tax fueling concerns from Penticton City officials are wondering whether the carbon tax will actually be effective. Councillor Randy Manuel questions why the province will charge the carbon tax on diesel-powered transit buses. 5/9/2008 7:08:42 AM

Great tits cope well with warming At least one of Britain's birds appears to be coping well as climate change alters the availability of a key food. Researchers found that great tits are laying eggs earlier in the spring, keeping step with the earlier emergence of caterpillars. 5/9/2008 5:38:37 AM

Sahara dried out slowly, not abruptly The once-green Sahara turned to desert over thousands of years rather than in an abrupt shift as previously believed, according to a study on Thursday that may help understanding of future climate changes. 5/8/2008 6:34:11 PM

Dissolve a Body, Save the Planet: Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. 5/8/2008 5:19:32 PM

Questions on Antarctic Global-Warming Predictions Antarctica hasn't warmed as much over the last century as climate models had originally predicted. Climate change's effects on Antarctica are of particular interest because of the substantial amount of water locked up in its ice sheets. 5/8/2008 5:09:01 PM

Mysterious Deaths of Honeybees Up A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year. 5/8/2008 5:05:23 PM

Sherbrooke says no to plant biofuels on ethical grounds The city of Sherbrooke has decided against running its municipal fleet on plant-based biofuels, saying it's unethical to divert agricultural products from the food chain. 5/8/2008 4:20:04 PM

Gordon Campbell's Hawaiian Epiphany Premier Gordon Campbell's conversion to global warming dogma reportedly came during his annual vacation in Hawaii. Less than two months later, the government announced its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal of 33% below current levels by 2020. 5/8/2008 10:32:20 AM

Seven common little wonders that can save the planet Save the planet, wear a condom. Kind of catchy, don't you think? But it's not a slogan I ever expected to see. Yet the humble prophylactic gets star billing in a new slim volume from Sierra Club Books, Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet. 5/8/2008 7:16:02 AM

Researchers claim breakthrough in how birds navigate It is one of the great questions of nature - how do migrating birds navigate as they make journeys that are sometimes thousands of kilometres long? It is known they use magnetic fields, but not how. Now some US scientists say they have discovered the answer. 5/7/2008 8:50:23 PM

Officials now say sea lions weren't shot to death in Oregon The six sea lions found dead in traps near a Columbia River dam were apparently not shot to death after all, federal officials said Wednesday, leaving unanswered how the animals died or whether humans killed them. 5/7/2008 5:48:32 PM

Most Canadians support carbon tax, poll A new poll suggests most Canadians support the idea of a carbon tax – but an overwhelming majority favour the broader principle of using the tax system to punish or reward environmental behaviour. 5/7/2008 4:53:46 PM

5,000 evacuated as volcano blast meets storm Two of nature’s most spectacular forces produced an incredible brew in the skies of Chile as a volcanic eruption met a lightning storm. The resulting collision created a spectacular sight. 5/7/2008 2:26:57 PM