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Albertas energy minister, Steve West, spent much of last week wearing a tight smile, his clenched jaw and square shoulders set as firmly as his conviction that people who blame the oilpatch for the next centurys foul weather have lost their heads.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on December 22, 1997
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Invertebrates are animals without a vertebral column (backbone). As a group, invertebrates are extremely diverse.
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Invertebrates Phylum Species Habitat Examples Cnidaria 9000 mainly marine sea anemone, hydra, coral, jellyfish Ctenophora 50 marine plankton comb jelly, sea gooseberry Platyhelinthes 12 700 mainly parasitic flatworm, fluke, tapeworm Nemertea 600 mainly marine ribbon worm Acanthocephala 500 parasitic spiny-headed worm Rotifera 1800 marine and fresh water wheel animal Nematoda 10 000 all, many parasitic round worm Brachiopoda 280 marine, benthos & intertidal lampshell Bryozoa 4000 aquatic moss animal Pogonophora 80 deep-sea benthos beard worm...
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Irish moss is a type of seaweed that is commercially harvested in Canada’s Maritime provinces. It is mainly composed of carrageenan, a gelatinous substance. Carrageenan extracted from Irish moss is used as a thickening and gelling agent in foods and other products. It is also used to clarify beverages such as beer.
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Its most important mineral forms are magnetite (Fe3O4, 72.4% Fe), hematite (Fe2O3, 69.9% Fe) and siderite (FeCO3, 48.29% Fe). In Brazil, some ore that contains practically no other minerals can grade as high as 68% Fe, but the crude ore mined in Canada grades between 30 and 44% Fe.
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The Jaeger is any of 3 species of rapacious, gull-like seabirds of genus Stercorarius.
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The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) is a legal agreement signed on 11 November 1975 by the government of Quebec, the government of Canada, Hydro-Québec and two of its subsidiaries, the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec and the Northern Quebec Inuit Association. Described by many as the “first modern treaty,” the JBNQA redefined and framed land management as well as the relationship between the Quebecois state and the Indigenous peoples of the James Bay and Northern Quebec region (see James Bay Project, Treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Canada).
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In 1971, Hydro-Québec and the government of Quebec initiated the James Bay Project, a monumental hydroelectric-power development on the east coast of James Bay. ( See also Hydroelectricity in Canada.) Over the course of two phases, a total of eight generating stations were built, allowing for the pollution-free production of a significant portion of Quebec’s electricity. However, the project also profoundly disrupted the environment and the Indigenous communities living in the region, the effects of which are still being felt today.
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January thaw, or bonspiel thaw as it is called on the Prairies, is a climatic phenomenon of unseasonably warm weather that tends to occur at about the same time every year, usually within about 10 days after the middle of January.
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The Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) is a forest-dwelling salamander native to northeastern North America. Within Canada, it is only found in Southern Ontario. They are a member of the Ambystomatidae family, also known as “mole salamanders,” because they spend much of their lives underground. In Canada, the Jefferson salamander faces a severity of threats and is declining across much of its range, and it is listed as an endangered species under the Canadian Species at Risk Act.
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Jellyfish, common name for free-swimming medusae of invertebrates of phylum Cnidaria.
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Junipers are evergreen conifers and comprise the genus Juniperus of the cypress family (Cupressaceae).
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Kale (Brassica oleracea, Acephala Group), cole crop (like cabbage, cauliflower, etc), belonging to the Cruciferae family.
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Kangaroo Rat, solitary, strictly nocturnal rodent of the N American family Heteromyidae. The family comprises 75 species (see Pocket Mouse).
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