Sci-tech
Ontario government seems to lack plan for climate change
Companies that emit less than the majority of their peers will effectively pay no carbon tax and, given the subsidies, earn credits for having lower-than-average emissions. "But it's already on trial among the families who will be forced to pay more for gas, home heating and everything else if the federal government gets its way", said Mulroney, who previously supported a plan to tax carbon emissi... [Full Article...]
Man arrested for taunting bison in Yellowstone National Park
The National Park Service advises visitors to stay at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves, and at least 25 yards away from all other wildlife. The National Park Service says 55-year-old Raymond Reinke, from Pendleton, Oregon, was arrested Thursday night in Glacier National Park in Montana. [Full Article...]
Canada gives big polluters a break on carbon levies
Somewhat surprisingly, given Saskatchewan's long-standing opposition to any form of carbon taxation, the document says the province, "Would have no constitutional objection if the federal government adopted a national carbon tax that applied uniformly all across the country". [Full Article...]
Grieving orca highlights plight of endangered whales
The Independent reports that the mourning mother keeps falling behind the rest of the pod as she struggles to keep on carrying the weight of the dead calf. A member of the J pod, identified as J17 or 'Princess Angeline, ' swims through Haro Strait with her calf, J53 or Kiki, in tow. "Unfortunately, Chinook salmon are also endangered". [Full Article...]
'Earth Overshoot Day': How Humanity Is Living On Borrowed Time
The "1.7 Earths " figure is an average of resource consumption across the planet . Thanks in part to a growing population (a 104% increase since 1970) and increased consumption, we are, the GFN says, using the resource equivalent - including clean air, food , land, and the ability to dispose of our waste - of 1.7 Earths . [Full Article...]
NASA names astronauts for first manned USA space launches since 2011
The race to get astronauts to the space station first is real; a USA flag that flew on the first space shuttle flight in 1981 and the last shuttle flight in 2011, awaits the victor. "Safely and reliably flying commercial crew missions for NASA remains the highest priority for SpaceX", Benji Reed, SpaceX's director of crew mission management, said in a statement . [Full Article...]
SpaceX Will Fly Astronauts Before Boeing
NASA also revealed that the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft "packed with science and hardware" will return to Earth on Friday from the International Space Station . KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - JUNE 19: Chris Ferguson , Boeing director of Starliner Crew and Mission Systems and former NASA astronaut, along with NASA astronaut Suni Williams, practice the emergency egress system training from the Crew a... [Full Article...]
Crewmembers For Boeing, SpaceX First Test Flights To Be Named Friday
To certify that the vehicles are ready to be used by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner must pass three test missions: one without a crew and two with a crew. The uncrewed test flight will not take place before the end of 2018 or early 2019 and the crewed test flight in mid-2019. In July, the Government Accounting Office (GAO), an independent agency that investigates... [Full Article...]