Gulf oil spill feared as rig workers still missing
The U.S. Coast Guard says it will keep searching for 11 workers after an explosion ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast Tuesday. Read it at cbc.caSubmit a related story
Earth Day at 40
From grassroots beginnings in 1970, Earth Day which celebrates its 40th anniversary today has blossomed into a global tradition. Organizers expect more than a billion to honor Earth Day in 2010 but many will do so with Facebook rather than megaphones Read it at news.nationalgeographic.comSubmit a related story
Every Black Hole Contains Another Universe?
According to a mind-bending new theory, a black hole is actually a tunnel between universes a type of wormhole. The matter the black hole attracts doesn't collapse into a single point, as has been predicted, but rather gushes out a "white hole". Read it at news.nationalgeographic.comSubmit a related story
No bottled-water ban for Hamilton
The city has backed away from a ban on bottled water and will instead encourage Hamiltonians to rely on their taps instead. Read it at thespec.comSubmit a related story
Naps Can Seriously Improve All-Day Learning Abilities
Taking a 90-minute nap the day of a test or presentation sounds like a ludicrous luxury. But a recent study on the brain's ability to recall facts found that napping at noon could mean a lot more brain power at 6 p.m. Read it at lifehacker.comSubmit a related story
Projects Target Spencer Creek
Dundas's Spencer Creek will be the focus of upcoming improvement projects in different sections of the historic waterway, two and a half years after a chemical spill wiped out aquatic life that called it home. Read it at dundasstarnews.comSubmit a related story
Experts Arrive At Mac To Tackle Water Crisis
Representatives of 26 United Nations agencies that compose UN Water are taking part in a three-day conference starting tomorrow at McMaster Innovation Park, home to the Institute for Water, Environment and Health, part of United Nations University. Read it at thespec.comSubmit a related story
Titanic Iceberg Headed For Australia
An iceberg 25km across that broke off of Antarctica in 2000 is now headed toward Australia's south-southwest coast. Since breaking off, the ice mass has shrunk from 140 square km down to 115 square km. (Helpful comparison: Manhattan is 88 square km. Read it at blogs.discovermagazine.comSubmit a related story
Set Aside Distrust In Bid For Climate Pact: Obama
U.S. president Barack Obama urged the 193 countries at the Copenhagen climate change summit to compromise on key demands in order to wrap up an agreement that would kick off the first truly global effort to combat climate change. Read it at theglobeandmail.comSubmit a related story
Grappling With Dofasco's Benzene Legacy
Environment Ministry data shows the emission rate for cancer-causing benzene from ArcelorMittal Dofasco's Hamilton coke ovens as twice as high as the worst U.S. coke producer in 2007. Dofasco insists the ministry is wrong, but controversy rages on. Read it at thespec.comSubmit a related story
Climate Change Blamed For Great Lakes’ Decline
A major report released Tuesday estimates that Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have fallen about a quarter metre relative to Lake Erie since the early 1960s, with 40-74% of the reduction due to recent changes in precipitation patterns and temperatures. Read it at theglobeandmail.comSubmit a related story
Canada Draws A Line In The Oil Sands
The Canadian government is leaving the door open to special tax breaks for the oil and gas industry to preserve its competitive position once proposed efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions kick in, a move likely to enrage climate-change critics. Read it at theglobeandmail.comSubmit a related story
Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
Somewhere buried under all those bags of trash is the Egyptian city of Zabbaleen, where garbage reigns supreme. It looks like an object lesson, warning us of some impending garbage apocalypse but there's something entirely different at work. Read it at io9.comSubmit a related story
Sarah Harmer special guest for inaugural Eco-Awards
BurlingtonGreen's inaugural Eco-Awards will feature Juno award winner Sarah Harmer as the evening's keynote speaker. The free event takes place tonight (Thursday) at the Burlington Seniors%u2019 Centre, 2285 New St. Read it at burlingtonpost.comSubmit a related story
What Earth Would Look Like if it had Rings
Very cool video with some renderings of what Earth might look like if it were a ringed planet like Saturn.
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Randle Reef Cleanup Bogged Down
Construction design changes and a lack of local funding are being blamed for a big delay in the $90m cleanup of toxic tar on Randle Reef in Hamilton Harbour. As a result, the harbour may not be delisted as a contaminated site in time for 2015. Read it at thespec.comSubmit a related story
Colourless Coke Can
This Colourless can concept could help reduce water and air pollution that occurs in the spraying process. Energy would also be reduced when recycling the can, there would be no need for toxins to strip away any of the paint. Read it at likecool.comSubmit a related story
Coke unveils bottle partially made from plants
Coca-Cola has introduced a new bottle that is 30 per cent derived from plant-based waste material. The new bottle, marketed under the name PlantBottle, will be sold throughout the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Read it at cbc.caSubmit a related story
NASA to Bomb Monkeys with Gamma Radiation
NASA plans to bomb 27 squirrel monkeys with high-energy gamma-ray radiation, the equivalent of what astronauts could get in a three-year voyage. This obviously can result in two things: Monkeys dying in pain or giant green monkeys destroying Earth. Read it at feeds.gawker.comSubmit a related story
NASA's moon crash reveals Water
NASA has announced that it found a "significant amount" of water on the moon as a result of the LCROSS impact last month. Read it at cbc.caSubmit a related story
Ontario’s New Plates Will Help
Ontario is going to introduce a new, green license plate, available exclusively for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. And the benefits of the plates won’t just be aesthetic. Read it at good.isSubmit a related story
City Eyes Garbage Crackdown
Hamilton estimates that 55% of all city-collected waste will be diverted from landfill by 2011, well shy of its 65% target. The city predicts an overall rate of 42% this year, which doesn't include malls, big-box retailers or office buildings. Read it at thespec.comSubmit a related story
Canadian Boreal Forests One Of World's Largest Carbon Sinks
In northern Canada, an area twice the size of California stores the equivalent of 27 years worth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, Canadian provinces and other groups are taking steps to preserve the expansive boreal forest. Read it at feedproxy.google.comSubmit a related story
Is Our Planet Literally Going To The Dogs?
According to New Zealand-based researchers Robert and Brenda Vale, large household pets chew up more resources than over-sized cars. Feeding a medium-sized dog for a year, they say, has twice the environmental impact of driving a luxury SUV 10,000km. Read it at thestar.comSubmit a related story
Twist And Trash The Can
Here is a new design concept for popcans to make them easier to open and easier to recycle. The can is twisted which creates more space in your recycle bins for more cans. Which means you can drink more canned beverages right? Read it at yankodesign.comSubmit a related story
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