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The National Carbon tax: What effect has it had on B.C.?
A federal carbon tax has been a hot topic for debate for many provinces that don't have one — but B.C. has for the last 10 years. The National looks at the effect B.C.'s carbon tax has had on the province.
- 2018
- 00:02:08
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- Added on: 08/03/2018
The National Right whale deaths due in part to abundance of food
Scientists were able to track the whales' movements, as well as the plankton they feed on, using little robots. Now their focus is on why the whales' food is suddenly so abundant in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and what role climate change has played.
- 2018
- 00:02:30
- 9-12
- Added on: 08/03/2018
The National Recycling incorrectly can cost taxpayers big time
Recycling incorrectly can cost taxpayers big time. From not rinsing out containers to throwing garbage into the recycling, contaminating your blue bin can do more harm than good.
- 2018
- 00:04:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/03/2018
The National Solar panels now mandatory on new homes in California
It's part of an aggressive push to combat climate change, one that environmentalists applaud, but there are concerns the solar panels will drive up the already sky-high cost of homes in California.
- 2018
- 00:03:31
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- Added on: 07/03/2018
The National Trying to recycle everything comes at a high cost
Trying to recycle everything — including hard-to-recycle items like coffee pods and cigarette butts — can come at a high cost.
- 2018
- 00:02:33
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- Added on: 06/13/2018
The National Sweden beats Canada in garbage performance
Sweden beats Canada when it comes to garbage performance — that is, they do a better job of recycling their waste. As part of the Reduce, Reuse, Rethink series, CBC News puts the spotlight on Sweden, where so little garbage is ending up in landfills that they now import waste from other countries so it can be burned to generate ...
- 2018
- 00:04:28
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/13/2018
24 Hours The Price of Power: Conserving the Future (Part 5 of 5)
This fifth and final episode of the five-part series The Price of Power focuses on alternative energy sources.
- 1991
- 00:23:48
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/04/2018
24 Hours The Price of Power: A Question of Trust (Part 3 of 5)
Part three of the five-part series The Price of Power looks into hydro developments in northern Manitoba, the devastation left behind, and the problems and high cost of compensation.
- 1991
- 00:19:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/04/2018
24 Hours The Price of Power: The Power Brokers (Part 2 of 5)
This documentary looks at the successive governments and Manitoba Hydro administrators responsible for Manitoba's hydro mega-projects. This is the second episode in the five-part series The Price of Power.
- 1991
- 00:27:10
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/04/2018
24 Hours The Price of Power: After the Flood (Part 1 of 5)
In the 1960s in northern Manitoba, hydroelectric power promised prosperity for all, but in the shadow of the dams, there was another more painful reality: an environmental wasteland, Indigenous rights cast aside, political scandal and multi-billion dollar debt. In this first episode in the five-part series The Price of Power, representatives of several Manitoba First Nations discuss how their traditional lifestyles ...
- 1991
- 00:22:18
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/04/2018
The National California wildfires impact marine life
The Thomas wildfire in California that destroyed more than 1,000 structures late last year also affected marine life. CBC’s Kim Brunhuber looks at how the fires had an impact on life in the Pacific Ocean.
- 2018
- 00:05:47
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
The National Commonwealth urged to sign 'no plastics' pledge
The Commonwealth is being urged to follow Britain's suit and pledge to ban some of the world's most common pollutants. The scale of ocean pollution is truly staggering, with more than five trillion pieces of plastic debris — and that can be a matter of life and death.
- 2018
- 00:05:53
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
The National Clothing that doesn't sacrifice fashion for sustainability
Fashion doesn't have to be sacrificed for sustainability and several Canadian designers are trying to make a difference in the way they produce clothes. The fashion industry is the second-worst polluting industry, but things are changing, albeit slowly. CBC News speaks to two designers who, in different ways, have changed their ways to create clothing that's sustainable, good for the ...
- 2018
- 00:03:30
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
The Nature of Things Myth or Science: The Power of Poo
Dr. Jennifer Gardy lifts the lid on poop to discover if it’s myth or science that we’re flushing a valuable resource down the toilet. Every year, worldwide, we produce nine billion kilograms of the stuff — six metric tons each over our lifetime. From human poo to animal poo, researchers are embracing the brown stuff. They believe it’s scientific gold, ...
- 2018
- 00:45:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/17/2018
The National Drinking bottled water could be bad for your health
Drinking bottled water could be bad for your health. A CBC Marketplace investigation found that many Canadian bottled water brands contain microplastics. Those microplastics can enter a human's bloodstream and stay there, however the potential impact on people hasn't been studied.
- 2018
- 00:02:55
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/02/2018
The National How your lifestyle is making recycling unsustainable
Our changing lifestyle is making the standard “blue box recycling” unsustainable as communities struggle to adapt to more plastics and fewer newspapers. New composite plastics are harder to recycle so new technologies are needed — and that means higher costs for local governments.
- 2018
- 00:02:45
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/02/2018
The National Where is the world's waste going? | The Question
Where is the world's waste going? That's the focus of the latest edition of The Question. With China ending its program to take in the world’s waste, it has to go somewhere else. The National takes a look at how countries like Sweden and Germany have introduced incentives for people to return their waste.
- 2018
- 00:03:01
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/02/2018
The National Rethink the way you recycle
Rethinking the way you recycle is the focus of CBC News series Reduce, Reuse and Rethink. It explores why Canadian communities are at a turning point when it comes to recycling and exploring ways to do it better. Much of the reason is because of a decision by China to crack down on foreign waste. About half of the world's recyclables ...
- 2018
- 00:06:46
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/02/2018
News in Review - April 2018 Water Scarcity: Are we Facing a Global Crisis?
Water is more than a free resource that falls from the sky – it is essential to human survival. In Canada, we live in a country abundant with clean, fresh drinkable water but that’s not so for about two billion people around the world. What happens when it becomes scarce? With climate change and growing populations, some places are running ...
- 2018
- 00:19:48
- 9-12
- Added on: 04/19/2018
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The Passionate Eye Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
What if every time you opened your wallet, a third of your cash fell out – and you did nothing about it? Consider the fact that one-third of the food grown annually for human consumption is never eaten – for one reason or another, it ends up in the garbage. In the U.S., that’s $218 billion – or 1.3 billion ...
- 2017
- 01:26:17
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- Added on: 04/17/2018
The National Preventing Jordan's water crisis: How tech can help
A new project is trying to help Jordan prevent a water crisis. Water from the Red Sea would be desalinated and used in communities in southern Jordan and Israel.
- 2018
- 00:05:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/11/2018
The National Water crisis: What's the best solution? | The Question
Cape Town isn't the only city facing a water crisis — in fact many around the world have been trying to find ways to conserve the invaluable resource; that led CBC News to ask: is there a best solution to solving a water crisis? And if not, who's doing it best?
- 2018
- 00:03:31
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- Added on: 04/11/2018
The National Canadian Indigenous girl makes safe water plea to UN in New York
Wikwemikong First Nation representative Autumn Peltier spoke to General Assembly.
- 2018
- 00:04:47
- 9-12
- Added on: 04/11/2018
The National The teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet Autumn Peltier
She is the teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet 13-year-old Canadian Autumn Peltier. She speaks bravely, confidently and passionately, and as a so-called water walker, Peltier pleaded with Justin Trudeau to protect Canada’s water. Now she is gearing up to speak at the United Nations for World Water Day.
- 2018
- 00:07:53
- 9-12
- Added on: 04/11/2018
The National Clean water a luxury no more for remote First Nation
Clean water will no longer be a luxury for a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario, because for the first time in more than a decade, the community has a water treatment plant. Fixing First Nations' water problems has been a major promise from the Liberal government — but this is just one solution for one of the dozens of ...
- 2018
- 00:02:35
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/03/2018
