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In one year, this woman has picked up 2 tonnes of plastic ocean trash | CBC Radio
Karen Jenner scans a rocky Nova Scotia beach, looking for dots
of colour amidst the rocks and seaweed — signs of plastic garbage
deposited by the Bay of Fundy’s massive tides.
of colour amidst the rocks and seaweed — signs of plastic garbage
deposited by the Bay of Fundy’s massive tides.
“Today you could be here for a long time, because there’s a lot of trash on the beach.”
Two
to three times a week, Jenner hits the beaches on the Bay of Fundy to
pick up trash, filling five-gallon buckets with everything from fishing
garbage, such as rope and lobster bands, to household items, including
bottle caps, plastic cutlery and plastic bottles.
In a year of collecting, she’s taken home more than 2,200 kilograms worth of trash.
Province won’t investigate rough arrest at gold mine meeting | CBC News
Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Premier Stephen
McNeil, Justice Minister Mark Furey and Mines Minister Derek
Mombourquette all repeatedly stuck to their message that if the man
arrested wishes to file a complaint, there is a process for him to do
that.
McNeil, Justice Minister Mark Furey and Mines Minister Derek
Mombourquette all repeatedly stuck to their message that if the man
arrested wishes to file a complaint, there is a process for him to do
that.
“I know there are people who aren’t happy,” McNeil
said. “There is an avenue for those who feel that it was inappropriate
to follow. I would encourage them to do that if they think something
inappropriate happened.”
Asian renewable investment to overtake upstream oil and gas…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Renewable energy investment in the Asia-Pacific region will overtake spending on oil and gas exploration by 2020, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Monday.
Total capital expenditure in renewables will rise above $30 billion in the region by 2020, just overtaking investment into exploration and production for oil and natural gas, the consultancy said.
India, Australia, Japan, Vietnam and South Korea will be the leading destinations for investment in Asia, according to Rystad.
Wildfires Force 10,000 to Flee as Alberta Repeals Carbon Tax
More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as wildfires spread in northern Alberta, Canada’s CBC News reported Thursday.
Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the
Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+
Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported.
Smoke from the fires has choked skies across the province, raising the
Air Quality Health Index in its capital city of Edmonton to a 10+
Thursday, the Edmonton Journal reported.
In an ironic turn, the fires prompted Alberta Premier
Jason Kenney to cancel a celebration of the repeal of the province’s
carbon tax, Canada’s National Observer reported.
*This
event has been cancelled so the premier can receive an internal,
real-time briefing on the status of Alberta’s wildfires,“ the government
said in a statement reported by Canada’s National Observer.