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Province to shut down four coal-burning units (www.thesudburystar.com)Ontario will do in part by 2010 what it once promised to do entirely by 2007 -- by shutting down four of the province's coal-burning power and smog producing power units."We are as a jurisdiction determined to eliminate coal-fired generation from our energy supply mix," Energy Minister George Smitherman said yesterday at Ontario Power Generation's headquarters, a smudgy haze visible in the 19th-floor view behind him.
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Suspected sewage leak in Walden (www.thesudburystar.com)The city operates a sewage-treatment plant in the Naughton area.Though she could not be certain, Desjardins said she suspected the nearby plant was the source of the foul-smelling water in Simon Lake.City officials were not available to comment on the complaint Monday afternoon. photo by: GreenLaGirl
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Sudbury's Mirarco Receives Uranium Mine Study Contract (www.canadianminingjournal.com)Pele Mountain Resources of Toronto has commissioned a long-term research study to minimize the environmental impact of its proposed Eco Ridge uranium project near Elliot Lake
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Vale Inco to restore salmon river in N.L (www.thesudburystar.com)The federal Department of Fisheries ordered Vale Inco to restore habitat that was destroyed in the construction of the mine and adjacent processing mill at Voisey's Bay.
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Massey men worry MNR herbicide killing animals and making people sick (www.thesudburystar.com)With another round of aerial herbicide sprays scheduled to take place north of Massey in the second half of August, Vautour and another man living outside of Massey, Robert Bouchard, contacted Sun Media to express their concerns.
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No idling bylaw moving ahead in North Bay (www.nugget.ca)A no-idling bylaw is set to take effect in North Bay in about a month. It takes effect September 1st and bans idling within 100 metres of any school and city-owned building. photo by: mag3737
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as a result of recent legal submissions, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment is currently reviewing safety precautions surrounding Tembec's application of non-essential chemical herbicides in the Romeo Malette Forest, which encompasses Timmins.
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The Ecojustice Blog: Sewage Report Stirs Controversy (blog.ecojustice.ca)Windsor, Sudbury, and Welland — three of the cities singled out for releasing 1 billion litres of sewage or more — all ran local stories highlighting our findings and the need for significant changes to waste water management
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Sudbury dumps more than 1 billion litres of untreated sewage (www.thesudburystar.com)Greater Sudbury has been placed on a worst offender list among Ontario cities discharging untreated sewage into waterways.The city ranks sixth among eight municipalities that reportedly discharged more than one billion litres of untreated sewer water in 2006-07, according to a report released by Ecojustice, an environmental advocacy group.
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Sudbury City council passes motion against nuclear dump site (www.northernlife.ca)City council passed a motion recently to say no to allowing the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to site a nuclear waste depository in Greater Sudbury.photo by: seven_resist
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Protest escalates at controversial landfill (www.thebarrieexaminer.com)Last week, farmers blockaded the road which leads to the North Simcoe Landfill -- formerly known as Site 41 -- and trapped dump trucks bound for the facility.
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The destruction of three beaver dams is being blamed for a train derailment that caused more than 15,000 litres of fuel to spill into the Ottawa River Wednesday,
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Up-to-the- minute air quality at Scinece North Exhibit (www.thesudburystar.com)a new exhibit at Science North that lets visitors view up-to-the- minute air quality information from 17 different sulphur dioxide monitoring stations across Greater Sudbury.One of the stations is on top of the science centre. photo by: ideanorth
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2009 Sudbury Clean Air Reports (www.cleanairsudbury.ca)· Summary: Clearing the Air: Air Quality Trends in Sudbury (June 2009)
· Pamphlet: Air Quality Trends in Sudbury (June 2009)
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Sulphur acid mist leaks from Vale Inco plant (www.northernlife.ca)As a precaution, a Level 3 emergency was called and the emergency air horn was sounded at 11:34 a.m. to notify residents in the area. Level 3 means a leak has spread beyond Vale Inco property.
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Video - Plastic Bottle Installation Turns Waste Into Art (sierraclub.typepad.com)The installations created by MSLK have a sort of astonishing beauty, but considering that in the minute or so it took you to read about these projects, 90,000 plastic bottles and nearly 160,000 plastic bags have entered the waste stream,
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Hunt on for nuke storage site in Ontario (www.thesudburystar.com)Looking for a job-creation project that will involve hundreds, maybe even thousands of jobs in your community?If the ground below your feet features solid bedrock, there is a good chance the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) will want to talk to your local council about storing spent nuclear fuel.
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Nuclear organization visiting Sudbury on Monday (thesudburystar.com)A regional environmental organization says the Nuclear Waste Management Organization is visiting Sudbury on Monday to look for a place to dump stockpiles of nuclear waste.“They’re asking people in Northern Ontario to help them design a process to move nuclear waste into one of our communities,” stated Brennain Lloyd, co-ordinator of Northwatch, in a press release.
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Listen up Folks - This is a site review to permanently store spent nuclear waste perhaps in the City of Sudbury. Call Howard Johnson Hotel Plaza 50 Brady Street, Sudbury, ON P3E 1C8 Tel: 705.675.5602 for info
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Ecological Risk Assessment released by soils study group (www.northernlife.ca)Local plants and trees have suffered from 125 years of mining activity, but the worst is over and healing has begun, according to mining company officials, city officials and scientists.
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Brownfields Ontario (www.mah.gov.on.ca)Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing leads government action on brownfields.
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Swept Away: Tracing the Origins of Debris (www.wired.com)From wired magazine an ocean map backtracking the route garbage takes
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Metro - Suncor, contractors charged with dumping into Athabasca (www.metronews.ca)Oilsands powerhouse Suncor and two of its contractors have been charged under Alberta’s Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act with 90 counts of dumping poorly treated sewage water into the Athabasca River.
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Oil spill could impact Northern goose hunt - (www.thedailypress.ca)First Nations leaders fear a yearly tradition may be in jeopardy as a result of the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Mushkegowuk Council Deputy Grand Chief Leo Friday said concerns were raised at a recent chiefs meeting about the effect the oil spill could have on Canada goose populations.
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Activists unveil anti oil-sands game (ca.news.yahoo.com)Activists launched an online video game on Monday to attack leading politicians' support for development of Canada's oil sands, which greens portray as a crime against nature.
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