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In B.C., Freedom of Information May Not Be Free [1]

"Crown copyright" may be emerging in British Columbia as a way for a government claiming openness to subvert freedom-of-information law.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [3]
Government [4]
Region: 
Canada [5]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Alaskan Gas Pipeline: Would-Be Operators Vying For Routes, Funding [7]

The proposed $20-40 billion natural gas pipeline would transport natural gas over 2000 miles from AK's North Slope natural gas reserves to the Midwestern US. Or would it?
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Region: 
Canada [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

"Reactor Design Puts Safety of Nuclear Plants Into Question" [13]

"Canadian nuclear safety regulators say they have underestimated the seriousness of a design feature at the country's electricity-producing reactors that would cause them to experience dangerous power pulses during a major accident."
Nuclear Power & Radiation [14]
Public [6]
Canada [5]
Source: Globe & Mail [15], 07/01/2009
October 6, 2009 to October 7, 2009

Gearing Up for a Low Carbon Economy [16]

The Canadian Institute's conference will offer an in-depth look at how Canadian and U.S. carbon initiatives compare and contrast, and the most up-to-date carbon policy information from both sides of the border.
Other Events [17]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Agriculture [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Forests [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Government [4]
Policy [26]
Technology [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
Region: 
Canada [5]
National (U.S.) [11]

North American Toxics Data Released [29]

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which is a joint effort of Canada, the US, and Mexico, released on June 10, 2009, its annual report tracking and comparing toxic emissions.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [9]
Air [30]
Chemicals [31]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Pollution [23]
Region: 
Canada [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Mexico [32]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

Canada To Clean Up Abandoned Radar Sites in N. Ontario [33]

"Aboriginal leaders welcomed an agreement announced Monday between the federal and Ontario governments to clean up 16 abandoned Cold War radar sites in northern Ontario at an estimated cost of more than $100 million."
Pollution [23]
Public [6]
Canada [5]
Source: Canadian Press [34], 06/24/2009
September 23, 2009 to September 24, 2009

E-Scrap 2009 Conference [35]

Industry assessments, including analyses of stewardship systems and trends in the U.S. and Canada, e-scrap collection issues, recycling market factors, and legislative policy considerations.
Professional Meetings [36]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [31]
Waste [24]
Policy [26]
Region: 
Canada [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]

"USA, Canada to Modernize Great Lakes Water Quality Pact" [38]

"The US and Canada have agreed to update the 37-year-old Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that commits both countries 'to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.'"
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [6]
Canada [5]
Source: ENS [39], 06/16/2009

Science Media Centre of Canada [40]

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The Centre's goal is "increased public engagement with science issues through media coverage of science that is more informed, more accurate and more incisive."
Useful Links [41]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Canada [5]
Science [42]
Journalism & Media [28]

Canada Beats US, Mexico at Toxics Reporting [43]

"The United States and Mexico might consider emulating Canada when it comes to public reporting of industrial pollutants that are released into the air or water or transferred for disposal or recycling, suggests a new report."
Chemicals [31]
Public [6]
Canada [5]
Mexico [32]
Source: Canadian Press [44], 06/12/2009

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