Local fishermen react to salmon return predictions
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 04:39 AM - 6 days, 19 hours ago
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Local fishermen are reacting to news about preliminary salmon return numbers released last week that may help determine whether a small season could take place. Last Thursday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council forecast that 245,500 King or Chinook salmon would return to the …
BC Government promotes 'dirty fuel,' activists say
Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 06:20 AM - 3 days, 17 hours ago
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SC Newsvine
The provincial budget helps "dirty fuel" at the cost of clean energy, says environmental groups, pointing to large incentives to the oil and gas industry, cuts to environment and forest ministry staff and small clean-energy incentives. High hopes raised by the carbon tax and Pre …
Water agencies loosen taps; Feinstein backs off
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 04:40 AM - 6 days, 19 hours ago
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State and federal water regulators agreed Friday to open the spigots a bit more on account of all the recent rain and snow, prompting Sen.
Mass loss from Alaskan glaciers overestimated? Previous melt contributed a third less to sea-level rise than estimated
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 05:00 AM - 6 days, 18 hours ago
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The melting of glaciers is well documented, but when looking at the rate at which they have been retreating, a team of international researchers steps back and says not so fast. Previous studies have largely overestimated mass loss from Alaskan glaciers over the past 40-plus years, according to a new study that recalculates glacier melt in Alaska.
