1. climateadaptation: Oil pipeline in Alberta Canada busts a nut. Company not even aware of the leak until locals called to complain. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada river watershed polluted. Dirty details from Canadian Press. Photo: Common Ground Magazine. Update: Story broke yesterday. Seems the photo is older. Follow Climate Adaptation.

    climateadaptation:

    Oil pipeline in Alberta Canada busts a nut. Company not even aware of the leak until locals called to complain. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada river watershed polluted.

    Dirty details from Canadian Press. Photo: Common Ground Magazine.

    Update: Story broke yesterday. Seems the photo is older.

    Follow Climate Adaptation.

  2. nationalpost: Canadian scientists identify two new species of dinosaurs that could help fill in evolutionary gapsA team of five Canadian scientists has identified two new species of dinosaurs from the famous fossil beds of southern Alberta, including one that points to the pivotal North American evolution of a family of pint-sized, plant-eating creatures related to the triceratops. (Illustration: Julius Csotonyi)

    nationalpost:

    Canadian scientists identify two new species of dinosaurs that could help fill in evolutionary gaps
    A team of five Canadian scientists has identified two new species of dinosaurs from the famous fossil beds of southern Alberta, including one that points to the pivotal North American evolution of a family of pint-sized, plant-eating creatures related to the triceratops. (Illustration: Julius Csotonyi)

  3. nationalgeographicdaily: Alberta, CanadaPhoto: Dwayne Holmwood Beautiful frost at sunset in Alberta.

    nationalgeographicdaily:

    Alberta, Canada
    Photo: Dwayne Holmwood

    Beautiful frost at sunset in Alberta.

  4. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, near Fort McLeod, Alberta. (by AlbertaPast)

  5. Canada first nation to pull out of Kyoto protocolCanada broke the news upon returning from climate talks in Durban, where countries agreed to extend Kyoto for 5 years and hammer out a new deal. D-bag move, eh.

    Canada first nation to pull out of Kyoto protocol
    Canada broke the news upon returning from climate talks in Durban, where countries agreed to extend Kyoto for 5 years and hammer out a new deal.

    D-bag move, eh.

  7. »   Cornell Global Labor Institute Study Finds Keystone XL Pipeline Will Create Few Jobs

    climateadaptation:

    “Cornell’s GLI says more jobs could be destroyed than created by the pipeline.”

    Source: Cornell University’s GLI

  8. plantedcity: Here’s a photo I took of the separated bike lane on Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge. Since it was installed a couple of years ago it’s become an key link in a continuous network of protected bike lanes through downtown and connecting the east and west sides of the city. And, as is expected with the addition of safer infrastructure, more folks are now getting around by bike! You can check out more of my photos over at Flickr.

    plantedcity:

    Here’s a photo I took of the separated bike lane on Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge. Since it was installed a couple of years ago it’s become an key link in a continuous network of protected bike lanes through downtown and connecting the east and west sides of the city. And, as is expected with the addition of safer infrastructure, more folks are now getting around by bike!

    You can check out more of my photos over at Flickr.

  9. climateadaptation: Forget the blimp and pay attention to the key phrase: “Arctic mines and oil rigs.” The Arctic will be drilled. To resupply Arctic mines and oil rigs, roads are expensive (if not simply out of the question). A new company is building fast and efficient helium-fueled blimps to get the needed supplies to workers up north. Read more.

    climateadaptation:

    Forget the blimp and pay attention to the key phrase: “Arctic mines and oil rigs.” The Arctic will be drilled.

    To resupply Arctic mines and oil rigs, roads are expensive (if not simply out of the question). A new company is building fast and efficient helium-fueled blimps to get the needed supplies to workers up north. Read more.

  10. This makes me feel uncomfortable because it separates ethics and the environment and makes me choose.

    climateadaptation:

    EthicalOil.org argues Canadian oil tar sands are the better choice over Saudi Arabian oil. The reason? Canada has better human rights and quality of life. 

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