Study: Today's teenagers may be most out-of-shape in history
A report from Northwestern University in Chicago looks at the status of the cardiovascular health of current adolescents in the United States, and its findings were not encouraging. It says that teens today have a higher likelihood of dying at a younger age than today’s adults. The causes listed include high blood sugar, obesity, poor […]
The West Kootenay Food System: An exciting economic Development Opportunity
After many months of research, interviews and discussion, the much anticipated first step towards what will hopefully become a regional food system alliance for the West Kootenay is now complete. In April of this year, funding and support was secured to carry out research into organizations in Canada and the United States which are seeking […]
The world carbon cycle in the last ice age
The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth. It is one of the most important cycles of the earth and allows for carbon to be recycled and reused throughout the biosphere and all of its organisms. Has it always been […]
Go West young person: the nation’s immigrants set sights on Western Canada
The booming economies of the West are drawing more immigrants than the traditional landing spot of Eastern Canada, reports the CBC. Experts are saying that only a decade ago, Ontario took in the lion’s share of Canada’s immigrants, with half going to Toronto and 60 per cent to Ontario as a whole. But only 42 […]
Climate extremes to come
The weather has always been an interesting variable in the lives of every person. What impact will global warming have? Will there more extreme weather behavior? A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that an increase in heat waves as well as hurricanes, floods, and droughts will likely become more […]
Snack on that! Are insects the future of food?
By Gavin Haines It might not be the shrewdest observation made by a journalist, but snail poo stinks. Of course you can’t smell it when one of them goes to the toilet in your pansy beds but in large quantities, the stuff reeks. My visit to Dorset Escargot, a commercial snail farm near Wimborne, was […]
Lower Similkameen Indian Band wind power project completed
The Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) are celebrating the completion of their wind power project located at the LSIB Elementary School. The recently installed small wind turbine will generate electricity for the school, act as a demonstration and educational tool for students and LSIB community members. “This is the first step down the road to […]
Broadcasters lose their nerve over BBC's climate change program
Staff, ClickGreen The final episode of the BBC’s Frozen Planet documentary series that focuses on climate change has been canned in the US and other countries, prompting fierce criticism. All seven episodes of the multi-million pound nature series, written and presented by Sir David Attenborough, will be screened in the UK — but the final […]
Candidate Questions 9: How can we make Rossland attractive to both young families and seniors?
One of the perenniel issues we face here in the Mountain Kingdom is population. Not over-population, but underpopulation. If we want to keep our schools open, our tax base viable, and our community programs and services viable, we need a certain minimum population--a numbr that always seems to be defined as 'a few more than...
Air pollution linked for first time to droughts and major storms
By ClickGreen staff A groundbreaking new study has found an increase in air pollution can reduce rainfall in drought-affected regions and worsen the severity of storms in wet regions or seasons. Researchers have discovered that increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce […]
