SpaceX launches 3 Canadian radar satellites to survey the North
SpaceX says the satellites will have daily access to “any point of 90 per cent of the world’s surface.” Continue reading
Pollution
Canada wants to ban single-use plastics. Here’s how that works in Europe
Canada is set to model its own ban on the policy brought in by the E.U. earlier this year. Here’s how it works. Continue reading
Volunteers clean up Dartmouth Landing for World Oceans Day
By Jesse Thomas Digital Broadcast Journalist
Volunteers clean up litter along the shoreline at Dartmouth Landing as part of World Oceans Day. Continue reading
Travelling to a polluted city can hurt your lungs, study finds
Travellers who visited places with high levels of air pollution experienced deteriorated lung and heart function, a small study found. Continue reading
‘Gutted’: pollution suspected in mass fish die-off at Coquitlam creek
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The Hoy-Scott Watershed society estimates 80 per cent of the juvenile salmon at its hatchery are dead. Continue reading
Hamilton’s one-day ‘Butt Blitz’ takes 37,000 cigarette remains off city streets
The cleanup event was part of a prevention program launched this past week aimed at reducing cigarette litter across the city. Continue reading
Fact check: Does the federal carbon tax leave 8 out of 10 families better off?
The government argues that eight in 10 households in the four affected provinces will get a rebate that amounts to more money than they end up paying in carbon tax. Continue reading
The average kid will get 20 months less to live thanks to toxic air, says study
Even if you live in a country like Canada, where the life expectancy impact is more muted than in countries like China, there are still risks. Continue reading
Gas prices stable in Nova Scotia as federal plan kicks off in New Brunswick
That’s because Nova Scotia has implemented its own carbon pricing regime — a cap-and-trade program that has been active since the beginning of the year. Continue reading
Here’s how air pollution can hurt your heart
Air pollution causes millions of deaths worldwide every year – and a huge portion of those are from heart conditions. Continue reading