Canada and the World
Current Events with a Canadian Perspective
Last update
14 October 2011
Environment
Warmer temperatures in the Antarctic summer are causing massive ice sheets to
Birth of the Environmental Movement
There is no single event that can be pointed to
for which can be said: “Aha! That’s when the environmental movement began”
break up and float away
The scientist who developed the Gaia theory
believes humans have destroyed Earth’s
environment to the point where recovery is impossible
In 1986, a nuclear power plant in Ukraine
exploded causing massive environmental damage
People in Australia and in England are trying
to get rid of invasive species, just as the
Chinese attempted to do fifty years ago
Ways of Countering Climate Change
Scientists are thinking up massive projects
to give time to cut carbon emissions
Environmental damage is threatening the Great Lakes fisheries, an industry that’s worth $4 billion a year
Household Products Contain Thousands of Poisons
The writers of a new book say
our bodies are sponges that soak up
harmful chemicals that are in
the products that surround us
How Climate Change Will Affect Canada
An Ottawa think tank has released a report
predicting what global warming will do to Canada
Kyoto Box Cooker Uses Solar Power
A competition designed to find new ways
of combatting global warming picks
an innovative solar-
Low Birth Weight Linked to Traffic Pollution
A study in New Jersey has found that traffic
pollution might affect the development of
babies in the womb, U.S. researchers have warned
Scientists recommend setting up a way
of measuring the loss of biodiversity
Some chemicals, such as phthalates, have the ability to disrupt hormones; new research suggests they may
also cause problems with brain development
Poisonous Cigarette Butt Filters
Few people argue that cigarette smoking is a harmless activity anymore, however the thrown away butts are now creating a growing problem
Should access to clean water be a basic human right?
Species Extinction is Speeding up
Honeybees are disappearing in huge numbers in a mysterious species die-
Storms to become more Frequent
It is no secret that the frequency and impact
of natural disasters is on the rise worldwide.
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, forest fires, tornadoes, ice storms, and severe rain storms
are happening more often than ever before
The World Wildlife Fund says that tigers could
become extinct in a generation and points out
that three sub-