A combination of technology and environmental change has created ideal conditions for those scouring the Great Lakes for lost shipwrecks. Sunken history has never been easier to find, but it's also never been more in peril There's never been a better time to find, explore and document shipwrecks on the …
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With enough power for entire city blocks, these batteries store energy — but not as electricity
Wind and solar generate cheap, clean power, but not always when it's needed most. So storing energy is an important part of a low-carbon grid — and storing it as heat can be cheaper, safer and more convenient than storing it in traditional batteries. Thermal energy storage could boost wind …
Read More »Fire is consuming the Amazon rainforest more ferociously than ever
Wildfires in the normally humid, tropical Amazon rainforest have been supercharged by a disastrous combination of elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation. In Roraima State, in northern Brazil, the number of fires in February were more than five times the average. Elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation contributing to wildfires …
Read More »Canada expands Haiti airlift to include permanent residents, relatives amid intense gang violence
Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents, starting Wednesday if conditions allow. The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a market rate to fly between the Dominican Republic and Montreal. Amid intense gang violence, Ottawa …
Read More »The current carbon tax debate is important — it’s just not serious
Last summer, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season in its recorded history. Nine months later, a House committee met to hear from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, whose government is proudly defying the federal carbon-pricing law. The arguments being made by opponents only make sense if you ignore some awkward facts …
Read More »Conservative premiers continue their war on Liberal government’s carbon pricing policy
Conservative premiers continued their war on the Liberal government's carbon pricing policy Thursday, telling MPs on a parliamentary committee that the planned increase to the price should be scrapped along with the entire federal program. Premiers of New Brunswick and Alberta appeared before committee after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe Conservative …
Read More »Trudeau challenges premiers opposed to carbon tax hike to suggest alternatives to federal levy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on premiers opposed to increasing the carbon tax to propose credible alternatives to the federal measure. Several premiers have been calling on Ottawa to halt a planned increase to the federal carbon tax Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on premiers opposed to increasing …
Read More »Canada launches ‘assisted departure’ program to get vulnerable citizens out of Haiti as violence worsens
Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada's ambassador to Haiti told CBC News. Ottawa has launched a program to evacuate Canadians stranded by widespread gang warfare Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti …
Read More »Canadians in Haiti feel abandoned by their own government as they try to escape worsening violence
With Haiti plagued by gang violence and anarchy, many of the roughly 3,000 Canadians registered in the island nation want to leave. But some say they've had no help from Canadian authorities. Frustration with Canadian officials leads some to seek help from other organizations Watch a Canadian's helicopter escape from …
Read More »As Canadians try to escape Haiti, some feel their own government left them behind
With Haiti plagued by gang violence and anarchy, many of the roughly 3,000 Canadians registered in the island nation want to leave. But some say they've had no help from Canadian authorities. Frustration with Canadian officials leads some to seek help from other organizations Watch a Canadian's helicopter escape from …
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