Posted by Melanie Nakagawa in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
We've all been hearing the litany of problems with tar sands from the environmental impacts to the public health consequences. However, how much more needs to happen for our decision makers to act now? Scientists who have specialized in...continued→
Posted by Melanie Nakagawa in Health and the Environment
The release of last week's Alberta Health cancer study in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada answered few questions but prompted many more. Responding to requests by the community of Fort Chipewyan, the Alberta Government conducted a health study to investigate the...continued→
Posted by Melanie Nakagawa in Solving Global Warming
This week the Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner will make his appearance at the United Nations climate negotiations in Poznan, Poland. What will be important is how Canada frames their global warming pollution and how ambitious their target will be...continued→
Posted by Melanie Nakagawa
As DC enjoyed weather peaking over 70 degrees the second week of February, it seems almost like a dream that I was experiencing -40 degree weather the first week of February on my trip to Alberta, Canada. I spent...continued→
