EnviroZine
Environment Canada's Online Newsmagazine

Issue 109
March 2011

Water winners: Conservation actions at homePhotograph of a woman and child washing dishes in the sink.

Water is one of Canada’s most important natural resources. Protecting it starts at home. In this slideshow, learn more about the easy steps you can take to conserve and reduce the amount of water you are using!

When Going “Green” Isn’t Good – The Case
of Lake WInnipegAerial image of the Lake of the Woods, and surrounding area.

Keen to remove the blue-green, Environment Canada’s water-science research into algae blooms helps Canadians understand the lake and how to restore its health.

Buggy WatersPhotograph of a woman standing in a river holding a net.

Find out how bugs are helping EC scientists find new and better ways to fully understand water quality.

Slick Science: The Science of Oil Spills and Effects
on Water QualityPhotograph of oil washing up on the shore of a beach.

Through oil spill science we can all learn how oil impacts organisms, ecosystems and people--and what to do about it.

National Hydrometric ProgramPhotograph of scientific equipment sitting over a lake.

Environment Canada’s National Hydrometric Program provides valuable information to help protect and conserve our water supplies.

On Notice: Enforcement Notification Subscription
Service Now AvailableRepresentatives from Environment Canada’s Enforcement Branch display a queen conch shell at the Operation Shell Game news conference.

Environment Canada’s Enforcement Notification subscription service is raising awareness about environmental and wildlife crime.

Space: The Final Frontier…Photograph of a man installing scientific equipment onto a satellite.

Read more about some of the ground-breaking technologies developed by Environment Canada’s scientists for the study of the atmosphere and environmental space conditions!

Recent news from Environment CanadaPhoto collage with a newspaper, video camera and broadcast tower

Check out some of the newest highlights from EC’s newsdesk.

Multimedia

Science is Benefitting You –
Freshwater

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Learn more about Environment Canada’s Canadian Ice Service

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