http://www.bceia.com BCEIA is comprised of engineering and environmental service companies, technology companies, research organizations and environmental law firms. en-US Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:08:58 -0400 1440 http://www.bceia.com It's Free Fishing Weekend British Columbia! The B.C. government offers the public free fishing in the province's lakes and non-tidal streams on Father's Day weekend each year.�[...] http://www.bceia.com Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards (BY Kelly Hearn) USA -- An investigation into the accident reveals layers of failures: the Tennessee state government didn't control how the TVA handled its ash waste, and the Environmental Protection Agency failed to[...] http://www.bceia.com Coal Ash Spills Too Dangerous to Reveal to Public Says DHS (BY Ryan Grim) USA -- Just how bad has the coal ash situation gotten in the United States?  So bad that the Department of Homeland Security has told Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) that her[...] http://www.bceia.com WASHINGTON, WA -- It never made sense. Washington state, in partnership with the federal government, is spending millions of dollars to clean-up and preserve Puget Sound, yet at the same time, the[...] http://www.bceia.com The War Over Eco-Certified Wood (BY Christopher Pollon) VANCOUVER, BC -- When it comes to buying nature-friendly wood, two stamps of approval vie, with vast forests at stake. Which will win out? Big timber firms back the one critics call[...] http://www.bceia.com VANCOUVER, BC -- Smartcool Systems Inc. (TSXV: SSC) is pleased to announce it has completed several installations of its recently released ECO(3)(TM) technology into a variety of locations[...] http://www.bceia.com Consultation Stating on British Columbia Terminal Expansion PRINCE RUPERT, BC -- The Prince Rupert Port Authority and CN Rail are slated to begin a public consultation process this week for the second phase of the Fairview Container terminal's[...] http://www.bceia.com BC's Land Rights Sales Reflects Investor Confidence VICTORIA, BC -- The June 2009 land rights sale resulted in $178.4 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year to date total to $246.4 million, a positive signal of investor confidence, announced[...] http://www.bceia.com TransCanada, ExxonMobil commit to $26B US Alaska Pipeline TransCanada Corporation said Thursday it has struck a deal with ExxonMobil to develop an Alaska gas pipeline at an initial projected cost of $26 billion US. The Alaska pipeline project would[...] http://www.bceia.com Air Quality Needs to be a Part of City Planning, Expert Says PRINCE GEORGE, BC -- It's time to integrate design and air quality in communities in British Columbia, creating healthy urban design, an air pollutant exposure expert told a forum Monday on the[...] http://www.bceia.com Canada Better Than US and Mexico at Reporting Industrial Pollutants: Study (BY Tobi Cohen) MONTREAL, QC -- The United States and Mexico might consider emulating Canada when it comes to public reporting of industrial pollutants that are released into the[...] http://www.bceia.com/documents/SCI-ALLIANCE.pdf Science, Belief and Rational Debate CAMBRIDGE, UK -- The scientific method is a valuable way to advance objective knowledge.  By testing a hypothesis against observation, it can either be falsified or supported.  Not proved, of course, but nevertheless[...] http://www.bceia.com Hanford Digs Up Radioactive Wasp Nests (BY Shannon Dinninny) YAKIMA, WA -- Workers at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are conducting a sting operation to dig up radioactive wasp nests that could number in the thousands. Mud dauber wasps built[...] http://www.bceia.com Transforming Roofs from Waste Space to Energy Source WASHINGTON, WA -- A transparent thin film barrier used to protect flat panel TVs from moisture could become the basis for flexible solar panels that would be installed on roofs like shingles. http://www.bceia.com Industry Warns Bill May Halt Natural Gas Development WASHINGTON, DC -- US lawmakers unveiled a bill that industry warns could prevent development of trillions of cubic feet of natural gas by putting regulation of a key production technique under federal[...] http://www.bceia.com Superfund Money to Clean "Mouth of the Beast" (BY Peter Fimrite) SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Rick Sugarek knows not to splash through the puddles inside "the mouth of the beast."  That is what he calls the gaping wound near Redding known to[...] http://www.bceia.com The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River (BY Fred Pearce) SE ASIA -- The Mekong has long flowed freely, supporting one of the world’s great inland fisheries.  But China is now building a series of dams on the 2,800-mile river that will[...] http://www.bceia.com Germans Plan Solar Power Project in Africa FRANKFURT, DE -- A consortium of around 20 companies, including Munich Re, Siemens, RWE and Deutsche Bank, plans to build a 400 billion euro ($555.3 billion) solar power project in Africa, a Munich Re executive[...] http://www.bceia.comdocuments/statistical_review_of_world_energy_full_report_2009.pdf BP World Energy Review Beyond Petroleum has published their annual Statistical Review of World Energy 2009. http://www.bceia.com Alberta Girds for Carbon Wars (BY Gillian Steward) CALGARY, AB -- The U.S could have cap-and-trade legislation in place in a matter of months. Meanwhile, the Harper government is waiting to see what the Americans do before deciding what it should do to[...] http://www.bceia.com Recycled Radioactive Metal Contaminates Consumer Products (BY Isaac Wolf) USA -- Thousands of everyday products and materials containing radioactive metals are surfacing across the United States and around the world.  Common kitchen cheese graters,[...]