It would seem that the big question this day-and-age is whether or not the newest products will be show cased in, methods of green. With the economies down poor over the last several years it is agreed that going green will help this economy incredibly. However, while most of North America is slowly taking on the challenge of going green, Canada however is not so much. Specifically the cellular carriers in the Canadian Region of North America are almost seemingly intending on not going green.
Recently, Canada, as well as the wrest of the major North America mobile network companies have been ranked based on how environmentally friendly they are. Facts such as having clean technology for networks, equipment, mobile phones and phone recycling where recorded pieces of data in this ranking. It has been discovered that several Canadian phone companies have been given low ranks as far as going green was considered. Companies such as Telus ranked number 5 in Canada, while Rogers Wireless ranked in the number six place, followed by Bell Mobility which ranked in the number seven place.
The fact is that Canadian companies, while not recorded as predominantly going green, are making some sort of an effort despite their ranks. Telus leads in Canada because they’ve published data for the purposes of going green. Telus has also taken a great deal of time measuring their carbon efficiency as well as energy consumption with their buildings.
Sadly though, they still ranked in the fifth position, behind American cellular companies such as AT&T, Nextel, Sprint, and Verison Wireless. The fact is that American companies are publicizing a greater effort to go green. Even Telus(the top Canadian cellular carrier) isn’t giving 100% of the facts about what they’re doing to create a more environmentally friendly cellular economy. So to conclude, Canada is currently not winning in the Cellular feud. However, there maybe more to come on the story very soon.
Washington – The southeastern U.S. is getting ready for a huge beating from Tropical Storm Hanna.
Southeastern states have come together to declare state of emergencies, as officials have urged those on the coast to go inland on Thursday.
Tropical Storm Hanna is heading up the Atlantic coast, and it is believed that it will slam into the northeast this coming weekend.
Heavy rain and wind is expected to start early on Friday in the south.
Warnings have been issued up thw entire Altantic coast from Georgia to Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Officials have not ordered people to leave their homes, but are urging them to get inland.
State of emergencies have been declared in both Virginia and North Carolina.
Says Adverse Reaction To Thousands Of Wetland Acres Would Result
Washington, D.C.- One of the areas that the EPA has sway over is in projects that would affect the environment, and many people do not realize that in some cases they have the right to veto and deny access if a project threatens the environment or otherwise would cause environmental harm.
The Environmental protection agency recently used one of their rarely used vetoes when they shot down a huge federally funded water pump project that was designed to prevent floods on the Mississippi River.
The EPA said that it would “have a unacceptable and adverse impact on thousands of acres of wetlands.â€
The EPA killed the project that was slated to be $220 million dollars, and the Yazoo Pumps Project marked only the 12th time in the history of the EPA that it exercised its right to veto a project or plan that conflict with its mission.
The 1972 Clean Waters Act give the EPA a limited veto to block or prevent those projects that in the estimation of the EPA could harm people, harm wildlife, or harm the environment.
The decision and subsequent veto represents a huge blow to the Mississippi politicians and planners, including US Army Corps of engineers that helped plan the prospective project.
The main element would have been a 14,000 cubic foot per second pump that would have pumped water from the South Mississippi River delta during floods.
The EPA says that it would adversely affect wetlands, and points to the 47,000 public comments and letters they have regarding the project, most of which are in opposition or negative about the pumping project plan.
This veto means the project is dead in the water, at least in its current form. Planners and politicians may try to revamp it and resubmit it to the EPA for review.
Situation In Arctic Ice Affects Many Things Including Weather
Chukchi Sea, Alaska- The conditions of the Arctic Ice flow located in the far North has scientists around the world concerned, the ice cap is nearing new all time lows, the lowest amount of ice since records have been first kept.
The amount and condition of the Arctic ice affects a number of things, not just wildlife and their natural habitat.
The amount of Arctic ice affects such things as marine life that has been kept to the Pacific, without the ice being present, there are a number of species that are more predatory that will possibly invade both the Arctic Seas but also make their way potentially to the Atlantic, where they could overtake other Marine Species.
“No matter where you look at it, Arctic Ice in many areas appears to be in a death spiral,†said Mark Serreze.
Dr. Serreze is a scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data Center located in Boulder Colorado, and this is the agency in the United States that closely monitors and tracks the condition of Arctic ice in the far north.
The Chukchi Sea and the ice flows found in it hosts the worlds largest population of polar bears, and these bears are currently endangered and in need of new habitat.
The only problem, there is no habitat for them to go to, many areas on the mainland are inhabited by humans, and having populations of polar bears mixed with humans is extremely dangerous.
Hollywood- X-Files star David Duchovny is reportedly in a rehab facility to receive treatment for sex addiction.
The 48-year old, best known for the role of FBI agent Fox Mulder on the Fox thriller The X-Files, apparently is having some issues.
Currently, Duchovny can be seen playing a writer on the cable TV series Californication.
He reportedly checked into a rehab facility on Thursday.
He put out a statement through his lawyer, Stanton Stein.
He stated “I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction. I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family.”
Herds Often Feed Facing Same Direction Day After Day
Essen, Germany- It has been known for a long time that cattle in farmer fields often face the same direction, every day when they feed.
But scientists are finding there may be a specific reason for this behavior.
Scientists have discovered that the direction that cattle herds face is often along a North-South axis of direction. They are theorizing that the magnetic field of the Earth may play a factor in this.
Other theories are that the position of the sun, or the prevailing wind in an area may affect which direction that cattle choose to face when they graze.
Researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen looked at and examined over 8,510 different images from the Google Earth software program, of 308 different fields and pastures from a variety of different locations around the Earth.
Some were including “deer field,†impressions of wild Deer, from 225 different areas in the Czech Republic.
No matter if the animals were resting, laying down or grazing, the animals almost always faced either toward magnetic North or the South Pole.
El Nino And Other Climate Changes Result In Various Changes
London- There are a lot of different types of weather changes that are related to climate change that are happening each year.
Areas that are normally very dry will get wetter, and areas that typically get a lot of rainfall are likely to be a lot more dry, according to new research published in the journal Science.
Scientists from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, and researchers from the University of Miami are unified in some of their predictions.
Climate conditions back to 1987 have been examined, and there is a trend for a great deal of climate change around the globe.
Key climate changes are expected that are believed to be linked up, changes that are caused by the cyclical El Nino weather patterns, and other types of global warming.
Warmer Arctic Waters Set Up Possible Transfer Of Species
British Columbia- In a bizarre turn of events, Canada may be in for an influx of different Pacific Ocean species, as a result of the extremely warm summer and melting of Arctic sea ice.
The polar cap region continues to experience a high level of ice melting, and it is believed that certain species that are found in the Pacific Ocean may attempt to migrate in routes that have been literally closed by ice for close to 3 million years.
University of California Marine ecologist Geerat Vermeji and Palentologist Peter Roopnarine of the California Academy of Sciences both collaborated on an article that is being published in the magazine Science.
Washington – The lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Barenaked Ladies, Steven Jay Page, has announced he has pleaded not guilty to charges against him.
The charges stem from an arrest in New York just last week.
He was arrested along with two other women, as all 3 face drug charges.
Steven Page was arrested on drug charges and was due in court today.
Court documents show that Page told police that he did have cocaine, when he was asked about the white substance.
Conservation Appears To Be Successful For Forested Land
Ontario-There is a lot of support by people in Ontario to preserve the beauty and natural wonder of the land in the province, and the government is acting proactively to preserve a vast area of forested land.
The Northern Half of the Boreal region comprises nearly 225,000 square kilometres of land, and it has been set aside for permanent protection by Premier Dalton McGuinty.
The Premier announced the effort to preserve this land on Monday, and it covers an area nearly equal to the entire United Kingdom.