• Environment group criticizes Alberta government for delaying wetland policy The Canadian Press - Sat Nov 21, 9:10 PM

    EDMONTON - An environmental group says a promise from the Alberta government for action on water management over the next decade is too little too late.

  • Gaza water unfit for human consumption: Palestinians
    Gaza water unfit for human consumption: Palestinians AFP - Sat Nov 21, 4:26 PM

    GAZA CITY (AFP) - Water in the Gaza Strip is so salty that it is unfit for human consumption, a Palestinian official in charge of water supplies inside the besieged coastal territory said on Saturday.

  • Trafigura waste victims waiting for compensation
    Trafigura waste victims waiting for compensation AFP - Sat Nov 21, 11:35 AM

    ABIDJAN (AFP) - Thousands of victims of toxic waste dumped in Ivory Coast are still waiting for compensation two months after a settlement was agreed because of a dispute over who should distribute the money.

  • Review hydro practices, First Nations urge CBC - Fri Nov 20, 2:21 PM

    First Nations in southern Manitoba are demanding Manitoba Hydro review its operations to stop damage they claim northern dams are causing to their communities.

  • Shun beef to stop climate change, says India
    Shun beef to stop climate change, says India AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:13 AM

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - India, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming.