What’s Lurking in Your Countertop? SHORTLY before Lynn Sugarman of Teaneck, N.J., bought her summer home in Lake George, N.Y., two years ago, a routine inspection revealed it had elevated levels of radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. So she called a radon technician. 7/25/2008 7:57:58 AM

Historic land deal protects species in southeast B.C. The largest private land acquisition for conservation purposes in Canadian history will save 550 square kilometres of Interior rainforest in the Selkirk Mountains dubbed "Darkwoods." 7/25/2008 7:18:09 AM

One man arrested at Tsawwassen power protest A protester was arrested yesterday for allegedly breaching a court order prohibiting interference with a $275-million, high-powered transmission-line project in Tsawwassen. 7/25/2008 6:47:48 AM

Kelowna: Pine beetles are flying Pine beetles are flying and trees are under attack. Eighteen Kelowna city traps that attract the pest indicate a marked increase in beetle populations this week, particularly in the Mission and Knox Mountain areas. 7/25/2008 6:29:25 AM

Activists arrested at oilsands protest Police arrested 11 Greenpeace activists who were taking part in a protest against the oilsands near a toxic waste pond in northern Alberta on Thursday. Protesters had unfurled a massive banner near the tailings pond on Syncrude's Aurora operation north of Fort McMurray, Alta. 7/24/2008 7:03:31 PM

Room fresheners, scented laundry products emit chemicals Some of the products that freshen your rooms and perfume your laundry may not be so great for your health. A U.S. study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products gave off dozens of chemicals. 7/24/2008 6:44:28 PM

Greenpeace aims to block pipe at Syncrude Greenpeace activists say they are trying to block a pipe leading into a tailings pond at Syncrude's Aurora North oilsands operation. Dave Martin, climate and energy co-ordinator for Greenpeace, said 25 activists entered the site this morning. 7/24/2008 12:45:50 PM

Mining company 'likely to blame' for deadly volcano A devastating Indonesian mud volcano could not have been caused by a remote earthquake, researchers have said. Since May 2006 the Lusi mud volcano has been burying villages around the east Javanese city of Surabaya. 7/24/2008 12:37:42 PM

Concern over French nuclear leaks A French nuclear monitoring body has expressed concern at the number of leaks from French nuclear power stations in recent weeks. In the most recent leaks, about 100 staff at Tricastin, in southern France, were exposed to low doses of radiation. 7/24/2008 9:38:21 AM

Climate change proves costly to civic works Municipal governments in Canada and the U.S. are collectively facing billions of dollars in new infrastructure costs to adapt water and sewage systems to volatile new weather systems emerging under climate change, experts said Wednesday. 7/24/2008 8:54:44 AM

Millions of fish flies coat southern Manitoba Bug-beleaguered southern Manitobans are enduring yet another insect invasion — this time one of the worst infestations of fish flies seen in years 7/24/2008 6:34:54 AM

Arctic 'has 90 billion barrels of oil' The Arctic is thought to hold some 90bn barrels of untapped oil, equal to Russia's total known reserves, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has claimed. Exploration companies believe the recent rapid ice melt in the Arctic may make it easier to get reserves out of the region. 7/24/2008 6:02:34 AM

Penticton; Meat consumption factor in global warming If people want to have a significant impact on lessening the impact of global warming, consider making better food choices as opposed to running out and purchasing a hybrid car. 7/24/2008 5:46:20 AM

Michigan wins North American Solar Challenge. The University of Michigan captured the checkered flag Tuesday in North American Solar Challenge. Official results put the university ahead of the pack in the 4,000-kilometre road race which started in Texas on July 13 and finished in Calgary today. 7/22/2008 6:03:43 PM

Vancouver aims to curb use of bottled water Plans to start surveying residents about their drinking water habits is part of a bid to cut the use of bottled water by 20 per cent within two years. 7/22/2008 5:32:18 PM

Human waste proposed as source of natural gas Terasen Gas customers on the North Shore could soon be firing up their furnaces and hot-water heaters with natural gas collected as a byproduct in the processing of human waste. 7/22/2008 12:25:22 PM

GM, utility companies study electric car impact Comments General Motors Corp. has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years. 7/22/2008 11:10:45 AM

Warming world 'drying wetlands' More than 700 scientists are attending a major conference to draw up an action plan to protect the world's wetlands. Although only covering 6% of the Earth's land surface, they store up to an estimated 20% of terrestrial carbon. 7/22/2008 7:02:51 AM

Solar race to wrap up in Calgary The sun will set Tuesday on what's been a wild adventure for several groups of Canadian university students who have been driving their solar-powered cars on a 4,000-kilometre trek across North America. 7/22/2008 6:03:43 AM

Environmental explorer goes global After traveling around the Arctic Circle alone, walking across South America, venturing through African war zones and hiking deep into the Amazon, Borneo and Sumatra jungles, Mike Horn is ready to embark on his most ambitious project yet. 7/21/2008 4:09:27 PM

Is world's wettest place getting drier? The town of Cherrapunjee, in the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya, is reputed to be the wettest place in the world. But there are signs that its weather patterns may be being hit by global climate change. 7/21/2008 7:05:14 AM

Texas Approves a $4.93 Billion Wind-Power Project Texas regulators have approved a $4.93 billion wind-power transmission project, providing a major lift to the development of wind energy in the state. 7/20/2008 9:34:32 AM

Single climate-change strategy won‘t work for all, says Penner Different provinces – British Columbia and Alberta most particularly – will need to find different ways of reducing greenhouse gases, B.C. Environment Minister Barry Penner said Saturday. 7/20/2008 7:34:33 AM

Province has $3.5mil for UNBC bioenergy plant The provincial government contributed $3.5 million on Friday to a proposed bioenergy plant at UNBC, one of $25 million in announcements the province made in the first wave of projects funded by its clean energy fund. 7/20/2008 6:58:49 AM

Ontario joins U.S. carbon initiative Ontario will join the Western Climate Initiative, a planned U.S.-based regional carbon credit trading pact aimed at curbing global warming. Ontario is the fourth province to join the effort that includes California and six other U.S. states. 7/20/2008 6:23:28 AM

Hot weather drying out Okanagan soil, rivers, lakes After a winter that produced normal snowpacks in the Okanagan and a cool spring that delayed snow melt, dry weather during the past few weeks has lowered river levels in the Valley, the ministry said Friday. 7/19/2008 5:43:01 AM