Aboriginal art and culture | Northern Territory Australia

Aboriginal art and culture | Northern Territory Australia: "Visit Aboriginal Australia
The Northern Territory is home to Australia’s largest population of Aboriginal people."

Nuclear Science - Whiteshell Laboratories

Nuclear Science - Whiteshell Laboratories: "there are approximately 300 employees at the WL site working on a decommissioning plan to remove buildings and reduce the risks and liabilities of the AECL property. Only the Waste Management Area will remain until its contents are transferred to a permanent site.

AECL’s Underground Research Laboratory (URL), located a short distance from Whiteshell, is also undergoing decommissioning. Established in 1982, its purpose was to study the feasibility of safe disposal of nuclear fuel waste in a stable, low-permeability rock mass. The underground portion of the URL was closed and sealed in 2010. AECL continues to conduct R&D work at Whiteshell as well as ensure sustainable groundwater management at the site. "

Qikiqtarjuaq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Qikiqtarjuaq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Qikiqtarjuaq ('big island') (formerly, until 1 November 1998: 'Broughton Island'), is a community located on the island of the same name in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is known for Arctic wildlife, whale watching, and as the northern access point for Auyuittuq National Park". Near Qikiqtarjuaq was FOX-5, a DEWline site and now a North Warning System Site.

FOX-5

FOX-5: "FOX-5 on BROUGHTON ISLAND, Canada, is situated at an altitude of about 1900 feet above sea level on the summit of a small rocky plateau near the southeastern corner of the island. This Auxilliary Radar Station is one of two in the Canadian segment of DYE Sector. The most conspicuous topographic feature in the vicinity of the station is a steep walled canyon lying directly south of the plateau summit. the Canadian government has allotted 15,262 acres for use by FOX-5. The glacially scarred surface of the island is extremely rugged and is characterized by high rounded knobby ridges separated by deep canyons. the island is isolated from the mainland by two channels which were excavated during the iceage by action of a glacier in existance at that time."

Natural Gas - Energy Explained, Your Guide To Understanding Energy

Natural Gas - Energy Explained, Your Guide To Understanding Energy: "The main ingredient in natural gas is methane, a gas (or compound) composed of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. Millions of years ago, the remains of plants and animals (diatoms) decayed and built up in thick layers. This decayed matter from plants and animals is called organic material — it was once alive. Over time, the sand and silt changed to rock, covered the organic material, and trapped it beneath the rock. Pressure and heat changed some of this organic material into coal, some into oil (petroleum), and some into natural gas — tiny bubbles of odorless gas."

Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries

Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries: "Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in February, exporting 2,831 thousand barrels per day to the United States, which is an increase from last month (2,826 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,114 thousand barrels per day."

EcoInformatics International Inc.

EcoInformatics International Inc.: "COLLAPSE OF BEAVERDAMS BLAMED FOR TRAIN DERAILMENT AND FUEL SPILL IN THE OTTAWA RIVER

In the early morning of June 3, 2009, (3 a.m.) a freight train derailed about 16 kilometers east of Mattawa, close to the (in the 1930s -40s) vanished lumber village of Klock. The derailment included two locomotives and six empty rail cars used to haul lumber. About 15,000 liters of fuel was spilled in the Ottawa river. One car was in the river. (Canadian Press CBC News)

The Ottawa Valley Railway train went of the tracks around 3.10 a.m. when it ran into 180 meters of washed out tracks on an embankment just besides the Ottawa River. The OVR is a short-line railroad with 550 km of track between Coniston and Smiths Falls with CP interchanges at Sudbury and Smith Falls."