Well, this is an odd story. Sadly, it is far from uncommon for secret, or apparently not so secret, docs to be found by passersby. Back in April ‘06 Hydro Quebec security plans and passwords were found on a subway platform . To say nothing of the foreign affairs minister who left classified docs at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment.
This time it was a document that detailed how to Environment Canada computers could be pwned.
From Canadian Press:
Environment Minister John Baird has asked officials to look into how a government document - detailing how Environment Canada computers could be hacked - wound up on a street corner in Ottawa.
However, Baird said the document contained no top secret or classified information.
“It’s certainly bizarre,” he said. “I’m told two things: that it’s neither classified nor secret and that it’s stuff that could be available under access to information .”
Still, Baird said his departm...
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Environment Canada has admitted someone in the sphere of duty broke the government’s security policy in allowing a sensitive document to be left on the oblique of an Ottawa street last summer, CBC News has learned.
Last August, a 131-page document in an case marked “Protected B” was found by a passerby on a street in Ottawa’s Kanata area and given to CBC News.
The papers provide a risk impost of an Environment Canada enforcement database that tracks polluters and law... more
I woke this morning to a freezing cold room. as i looked out my window i seen lots of white. We got our first snowfall of the year. I’m extremely excited because it means snowboarding season starts soon. Environment Canada is expecting 15 centimeters of snow by tonight, and another 15 over night. Does anybody else have snow on the ground where you live ... more
As of 4:12 PM EST Friday November 14th Environment Canada issued the following Winter storm watch for the North Bay - Powassan - Mattawa area.
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Significant winter weather ... continued on BayToday.ca... more
Govt sets up environment protection units DailyNewsOnline, United Republic of Tanzania - 9 hours ago The units serve as public sensitisation points on environmental conservation, according to Assistant Director of Environment in the Vice-President's Office, ... Continue reading here... Nigeria Celebrates Independence Anniversary On Stable Environment Bernama, Malaysia - 3 hours ago ... Africa's most populous nation is celebrating its ... more
Independent: Deforestation is a challenge of enormous proportions, and it is a challenge that is going to permeate this century. Brazil still has 60 per cent of its territory covered by forests. This is a tremendous advantage, and an enormous responsibility. What can we do to protect it? When I was Environment Minister, I made a great effort to reduce land clearing; concentrating on combating illegal activities we had a 47 per cent drop in deforestation; approximately 1,500 illegal companies we... more
More areas around the country will benefit from help to tackle harmful water pollution, Environment Minister Jane Kennedy announced today.
The England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative aims to help farmers to reduce diffuse water pollution from agricultural land through a range of advice and incentives.
The Initiative will expand its coverage from this month (October) with new target areas, including extensions of existing priority catchments and 10 new priority areas. Env... more
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This is by far one of the more asinine things I have read in a while and speaks volumes to lunacy in the White House. The WH refused to open an email that was sent by the EPA because they disagreed with the conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants.
So, they played three monkeys and said, “la la la, I can’t see it. la la la” ( not an exact quote ) But, that’s not where the absurdity ends. The EPA could have sent a printed copy and that would have been ... more
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Faith in the (UK) gov’s ability to securely manage personal data is out the window.
From Reuters:
The inquiries followed Britain’s biggest data loss scandal, when two discs containing child benefit records, including names, addresses and bank details, of some 25 million people, went missing after being put in the post by a junior employee.
The reports concluded that it wasn’t individuals who were to blame - some 30 were ... more
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