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The Canadian Press: Lytton, B.C. mayor says railways must use best technology to…: Jul 4, 8:28pm 1 review canada, water, safety, railways, derailment
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gjtwrvyzQQ14jLukpNe5MpsDuhmw; From the page: "The mayor of Lytton, B.C., says residents are still concerned even though CP Rail officials have assured them all efforts are made to prevent accidents like a recent derailment of a rail cars containing chemicals. Chris O'Connor was commenting after four CP Rail (TSX:CP) tank cars jumped the tracks near Lytton earlier this week after being hit by a rock slide. Two of the cars are still submerged in the Thompson River and one of them may be leaking the chemical glycol, used in antifreeze. O'Connor says First Nations, in particular, are dependent on the salmon in the river for their livelihood and that residents in his community want railways to use the best technology to detect rock slides or any other problems that could result in this kind of potentially dangerous derailment. "We dodged a bullet this time because it's ethylene glycol, it was high water but what if it's during lower water where there's less dilution or it's sodium hydroxide or chlorine?" he said. "The biggest concern is how the hell do we stop this from happening in the future?" Company spokesman Mike LoVecchio says CP Rail is awaiting the results of a water test that will determine if any glycol spilled into the river after three valves were ripped off one of the cars as it landed in the water." For all my Canadian friends - includes GMC too - think and act-I wonder how soon it will be before you see this too!

LoftyVistas: Real Estate Exchange: Jun 30, 8:37pm 2 reviews business, canada, world, realestate
http://www.loftyvistas.com/; Will be useful at some point

Peace Arch News - Your Best source for Local Community News delivered in print o…: Jun 28, 7:19pm 1 review business, canada, water, conservation, humanity
http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/peacearchnews/lifestyles/22155864.html; From the page: "Yet again, or maybe still, water is in the news and recent local weather notwithstanding, future shortages are in the cards. Internationally, the retreat of Himalayan glaciers is a major concern. They occupy just a few hundred square kilometres in the mountain chain, yet they are the source of seven major rivers (Yangzi and Yellow in China; Ganges and Indus in India; Brahmaputra in Bangladesh; Salween and Irrawaddy in Burma; and Mekong in Thailand/Vietnam) which sustain more than one billion people. Local scientists predict a 25 per cent reduction in the extent of glaciers on the northern, that is the Chinese, side by 2050, with similar dire forecasts on the southern or Indian side. Global warming and smog are the presumed causes. Elsewhere in the world, tensions over access to water are building. Egypt has threatened military action against any country interfering with the flow of the Nile on which it depends, while Israel is concerned about its water flowing from the Golan Heights into the Sea of Galilee. As the U.S. becomes ever thirstier, Canada faces the challenge of NAFTA. In that agreement, water is treated as a tradable good, which means that if any one province permits commercial export of its water, all Canadian water becomes vulnerable. The agreement also deems water to be an investment, so if Canada tries to control Canadian water which U.S. corporations use or plan to use in the future, this country could be liable for a multi-million dollar damage suit. However, if we declare water to be a human right, it could no longer be deemed a commodity to be bought and sold. So far, Canada has been quiescent on this issue. Recent revelations about the governmentā€s readiness to permit use of pristine lakes as tailings ponds for discharge of possibly toxic wastes from mining operations are disquieting to say the least. At the provincial level, Quebec is preparing to enact legislation stating unequivocally that water is a collective resource that is part of the common heritage of the Quebec nation.Leaving aside the contentious issue of nationhood, which is irrelevant to this discussion of water, Quebec is showing commendable initiative which other provinces will do well to copy. B.C. is taking useful steps to reduce water consumption, but is it ready to go as far as Quebec, and declare water to be a human right? How comprehensive is our data on confined aquifers? Particularly, do we know what volumes of water can safely be extracted and what are the recharge rates? If people exert local pressure, municipalities could call on provincial governments to emulate Quebec, but otherwise, they are limited to measures to reduce consumption and waste. How much water is lost from leakage in the delivery pipe system? Shouldn't meters be installed on all buildings? Shouldn't water be charged on a sliding scale so that each successive unit of water used " say 500 litres " would cost progressively more as consumption rose? "

Community Press - Ontario, CA: Jun 20, 10:43pm 1 review business, canada, energy, green, emissions
http://www.communitypress.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1078923&auth=Mark%20Hoult; From the page: "Peterborough ā€" Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can be obtained by replacing vehicles and manufacturing equipment with new technologies and by replacing carbon fuels with alternative fuels, not by levying taxes or getting getting rid of the old beer fridge in the basement, says Jayson Myers, president of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The economist, who was once quoted as saying ā€oewe donā€t need beer fridge police,ā€¯ was a guest speaker last week at the spring meeting of the Ontario East Economic Development Commission held at the Holiday Inn in Peterborough. In addition to talking about the challenges faced by Canadian and Ontario manufacturers, Myers touched on the debate over greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that it will be innovations in technology and manufacturing that will eventually reduce the carbon emissions contributing to climate change. ā€oeJust for the record, I would never let David Suzuki in my basement,ā€¯ he quipped, referring to the television commercial which features a man who finds the well-known scientist and environmentalist in his basement looking disapprovingly at an old fridge used for storing beer. Suzuki tells him about the money he will be able to save by getting rid of the old refrigerator. But Myers said the solution to greenhouse gases is to simply purchase a new, more energy efficient beer fridge. "

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/9854/canreasvx5.png: Jun 20, 8:24pm 46 reviews humor, canada, usa
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/9854/canreasvx5.png; Hilarious!

Free Geek Vancouver | Ethical Computer Recycling for Vancouver: Jun 4, 10:03pm 2 reviews business, computers, canada, world, ewaste
http://freegeekvancouver.org/; Canada is a major illegal exporter of hazardous wastes, with smugglers and brokers outpacing enforcement officials. In 2006, during Canada's only enforcement effort to date, federal agencies seized 50 containers with 500,000 kg of ewaste at the Port of Vancouver; 27 Canadian companies settled out of court for about $2000 apiece; Ottawa still refuses to release their names. [read story] A good initiative!

Ottawa Business Journal - Home Page: Jun 4, 8:34pm 1 review health, canada, water, world, tech
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/291847386297467.php; From the page: "BUBBLY FACTS # 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to clean water. # 2.6 billion people ā€" 42 per cent of the global population ā€" lack access to basic sanitation like toilets or safe latrines. # Each year, approximately 1.8 million children die from diseases caused by contaminated water and poor sanitation ā€" more than 5,000 children each day. # Globally, water scarcity already affects four out of every 10 people. The situation is getting worse due to population growth, urbanization and increased domestic and industrial water use. # By 2025, nearly two billion people will live in countries or regions with absolute water shortage, where water resources per person fall below the recommended level of 500 cubic metres per year. This is the amount of water a person needs for healthy and hygienic living."

Ottawa Business Journal - Home Page: May 22, 7:37pm 1 review canada, usa, water, oman, desal
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/291745856247505.php; From the page: "A University of Ottawa student's desalination process to extract drinking water from seawater took the $10,000 top prize this week at an Eastern Ontario business case competition for post-secondary students. Mohammed Rasool Qtaishat, whose PhD proposal has already attracted $286,000 in funding from the Oman-based Middle East Desalination Research Centre and University of Ottawa for the R&D of the new membranes, bested forty teams in this year's Technology Venture Challenge. In his presentation, Mr. Qtaishat explained his technology is more efficient, cost effective and can produce far greater volumes of fresh water than competing technologies. "We think we can build this company to solve one of the greatest challenges humanity is facing," he said in a statement." Interesting stuff here!

Planet Ark : Cameco Pollutants May Be Seeping Into Lake Ontario: May 22, 7:25pm 1 review nuclear, canada, water, energy, pollution
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/48449/story.htm; From the page: "CANADA: May 22, 2008 TORONTO - Contaminants such as arsenic and uranium that shut down Cameco Corp's Port Hope, Ontario, nuclear conversion facility last year may be seeping into nearby Lake Ontario, the company said Wednesday." There are still many concerns about nuclear energy-renewables are the way forward in my opinion!