36 hours in Toulouse Jul 18, 2008
A cruise along the Garonne River and its offshoot canals offers the perfect vantage point to get the lay of the land and glimpse many of Toulouse's Old World monuments. The "Croisi?re ?t? Canal" cruise offered by Les Bateaux Toulousains (Quai de la Daurade; 33-5-61-80-22-26; ) passes through the lock of St. Pierre, underneath the venerable Pont Neuf bridge, and past classic edifices like the 19th-century Ch. (International Herald Tribune)
Successful Artificial Reproduction Of The European Sea Sturgeon Jul 25, 2007
Work is currently coordinated by the WWF France within a consortium grouping (in addition to the scientific organazations) public institutions of the EPIDOR basins (the Dordogne river basin), SMEAG (the Garonne river basin) and SMIDDEST (the Gironde estuary) and the CNPMEM (National Committee for Marine Fishery and Marine Fish Rearing). Efforts have been made to raise awareness to this situation, aiming notably at preserving the habitats used by this species and at limiting accidental... (Science Daily)
Goodbye, or good riddance Mar 30, 2007
s along the Garonne River. It has taken five years, but the three-kilometer stretch has been transformed to the tastes of the so-called bobo element, the bourgeois bohemians - French yuppies - who pressed for the upgrade of the waterfront, which borders the city's high-rent Chartons district. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Vermilion warns of oil production loss after crude spill in France Jan 15, 2007
A large oil storage tank owned by subsidiary Vermilion REP released the oil and most remained within a containment berm, but about 300 barrels of oil spilled into the Garonne River, Calgary-based Vermilion Energy said Monday. The Ambes terminal is operated by another third party and cleanup efforts are under way. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
