Prescription Drug Drop-Off day helps people get rid of outdated, unused prescriptions If you have some old, unwanted prescriptions in your medicine chest that you’ve been wanting to get rid of, the RCMP and Canadian pharmacists remind you of a way to dispose of those unwanted prescription drugs. This Saturday is national Prescription Drug Drop-off [...]
Oil sands development may be dampened by customer concerns about environmental performance in the oilsands While last week was the one-year anniversary of the Redford Government, it’s also an anniversary of sorts for the Pembina Institute. Two years ago, we released a road map toward responsible oil sands development that identified 19 key areas where [...]
Art exhibit opposing Northern Gateway pipeline raises ire of Ward 14 Ald. Demong An art exhibit critical of the Northern Gateway pipeline project is being hosted in the atrium of the Calgary Municipal Complex this week. The “Art For An Oil-Free Coast” exhibit comes from B.C. conservation group Raincoast, who are attempting to block Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. [...]
Fuelling up the family minvan creates demand for oil, which necessitates pipelines like Keystone XL By Dr. Jennifer Winter The approval of Keystone XL by Nebraska Governor Dave Heinemen has caused a lot of media excitement, as did the State Department’s latest environmental assessment. A consequence of “positive” developments in the approval saga is [...]
Enbridge takes First Nations group on trek along Northern Gateway project corridor By skidoo, snowshoe and even via helicopter, a group of First Nations representatives joined a team of Enbridge engineers on a 17-day winter field trip along the proposed Northern Gateway project corridor in British Columbia and Alberta. “The best way of building trust is to get [...]
‘Revolution’ documentary is anticipated follow-up to Rob Stewart’s ‘Sharkwater’ Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart was in Calgary yesterday promoting a follow-up film to his award-winning documentary Sharkwater. Stewart spoke to The Beacon News about his latest film Revolution. Stewart’s mission is simple, if a little ambitious – save humanity. The Canadian conservationist has expanded the scope of his [...]
Environmental concerns linger over Northern Gateway Pipeline B.C. has wrapped up its cross-examination at the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel hearings. Hearings have been taking place since last fall and covered everything related to the potential pipeline but the key issue surrounded environmental concerns and how Northern Gateway would handle a spill from the [...]
B.C. hoping for world-class land-based oil spill response strategy Representatives from local governments across B.C. as well as non-governmental environmental organizations, industry and First Nations are set to take part in a symposium to address the province’s ability to respond to and contain any potential land-based oil spills. The oil spill response symposium will take [...]
Oregon mulling introduction of a carbon tax modelled after B.C.’s B.C.’s carbon tax is drawing the interest of Oregon as environment minister Terry Lake is set to pay the state a visit week, on the state’s invitation, to share B.C.’s experiences with carbon tax. The American state is considering introducing a carbon tax of their [...]
Alaska-based Nuka Research hired to review BC oil spill reaction plans Oil spill prevention is once again taking centre stage in the province, the government is contracting an American firm to review the BC oil spill reaction plans. Alaska-based Nuka Research and Planning Group will conduct a study of vessel traffic, assess existing oil spill [...]