• Hikes looming for Winnipeg water and sewer CBC - Sat Nov 7, 1:02 PM

    A report for the city of Winnipeg says substantial rate increases are necessary for water and sewer services and should start with an immediate 2.7 per cent hike.

  • China a big winner in carbon credit game
    China a big winner in carbon credit game AFP - Fri Nov 6, 9:32 PM

    KUNMING, China (AFP) - In energy-hungry China's southwestern Yunnan province, power is being produced at wind farms, dams and garbage dumps as the Asian giant adopts more "green" technology thanks to carbon trading.

  • Senegalese NGO plants 34 million mangroves
    Senegalese NGO plants 34 million mangroves AFP - Fri Nov 6, 9:50 AM

    DAKAR (AFP) - A Senegalese environmental NGO announced on Friday that it had planted 34 million mangrove trees in three months in a project largely financed by French dairy giant Danone to offset its carbon footprint.

  • Australia launches inquiry into major oil spill
    Australia launches inquiry into major oil spill AFP - Thu Nov 5, 12:09 AM

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia launched an inquiry on Thursday into a major oil spill off its coast which has been described as one of the country's worst environmental disasters.

  • Australian oil spill recovery plan could take 7 years
    Australian oil spill recovery plan could take 7 years AFP - Wed Nov 4, 3:02 AM

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Monitoring the clean-up of a huge oil spill in pristine Australian waters could take as long as seven years, an official said Wednesday as environmentalists urged a wide-ranging inquiry into the disaster.

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