en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent British Columbia headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Canada will stage a judicial inquiry into the collapse of sockeye salmon runs on the Fraser River, which have been in a two-decade decline and hit a 50-year low in summer 2009. It has prompted concerns that sockeye are heading for a population failure on the scale of the collapse of Atlantic cod. http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Ottawa+plans+inquiry+into+disappearance+sockeye/2188687/story.html Environment Food & Farms Salmon Water British Columbia 11/06/2009 Vancouver Sun On a few islands in western Canada, white 'spirit bears' walk the woods. Now scientists have discovered why these striking animals, a race of black bear, survive. White bears are less visible to fish than their black counterparts, making them 30% more efficient at capturing salmon in the islands' rivers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8344000/8344367.stm Environment Salmon Wildlife British Columbia 11/06/2009 BBC News The first cradle-to-grave analysis of the environmental impact of salmon farms has found that in some ways they're less harmful than, say, raising beef cattle -- but that there is plenty of room for improvement. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18110-salmons-ecological-finprint-measured.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news Food & Farms Salmon British Columbia 11/04/2009 New Scientist There's enough under-used capacity in British Columbia's power grid to charge 2.5 million electric vehicles, almost the number of vehicles on BC roads right now, a new study suggests. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/03/bc-electric-vehicle-study.html Energy Sprawl & Transportation British Columbia 11/04/2009 CBC BC Bacteria with the potential to eat military testing sites clean are going under the microscope at the University of British Columbia. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bacteria-may-enable-greener-cleanup-of-military-test-sites/article1351728/ Environment Pollution & Toxics British Columbia 11/05/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail A stampede to harvest pine beetle-killed lumber in interior British Columbia has resulted in gaping clear-cuts that flout recommendations made at the beginning of the salvage effort in 2004, increasing the risk of floods. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/clear-cuts-flout-forest-salvage-efforts-report/article1351635/ Environment Forests British Columbia 11/05/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail According to the latest UN population projections, the next 40 years will see an almost doubling of urban populations. This growth will offer both unprecedented challenges and great opportunities to cities around the world. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=c9023686-bb53-4fd6-869e-9aa20fd01d87&k=4539 Climate Economy Environment Food & Farms Solutions Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Water British Columbia US Northwest United States 11/04/2009 Vancouver Sun Vancouver BC's Mountain Equipment Co-op, which has built its retailing reputation on a feel-good image of environmental and social responsibility, has ignited anger in an unlikely place - the bicycle industry. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/mountain-equipment-co-op-raises-ire-of-bicycle-industry/article1350204/ Climate Environment Green Business Sprawl & Transportation British Columbia 11/03/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail Cascadia has two Vancouvers, which causes confusion. That's why residents of Vancouver, WA are interested in re-branding their city, distinguishing it from their better-known neighbor to the north. http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19163/ Population British Columbia Washington 11/03/2009 Crosscut