Linkfarm: The Krause Chronicles

Vivian Krause styles her self as an  “independent researcher.” Her work is increasingly a favourite of right wing columnists on Postmedia and now Sunmedia The spin from the conservative columnists, now echoed by the Conservative government is that the environmental … Continue reading

Review: National Geographic Spirit Bear article bypasses Kitimat, lowering credibility

Review Energy Environment The August 2011 issue of National Geographic is bringing welcome worldwide attention to the northwest coast of British Columbia and the issue of  the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and the plan to ship oil sands bitumen to … Continue reading

Oysters, mussels threatened by ocean acidification from climate change

Environment-Science-Fishery A study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is warning that mollusks, especially oysters and mussels, are increasingly vulnerable to the acidification of the oceans caused by rising carbon dioxide emissions. A news release from the institute  on Aug. … Continue reading

The salmon study controversy. How to write a news release without answering the question

Environment Fisheries minister Keith Ashfield and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans today issued a news release concerning the controversy over the muzzling of DFO scientist Kristi Miller and her genetic study of Fraser River salmon which suggests a virus … Continue reading

Tar Sands Express – Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline or the Railway? Watershed Sentinel

Watershed Sentinel Tar Sands Express – Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline or the Railway? As billionaires invest in the railways and oil tanker traffic skyrockets along the BC coast, it looks as though the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline may have been … Continue reading