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It’s spring which means it’s time to pull out your mops and brooms and give your home a good cleaning. But before you start, take the...

 TarSandsRealityCheck.com, which launches today, offers fact-checked, easy to understand information about Canada’s tar sands. Created by...

MAY
14
2013

Bottom of the Barrel Political Spin

Posted by hmckinnon in
It was a bizarre weekend for oil industry spin. Arguments saw the light of day that probably shouldn’t have made it off the cutting room floor...

MAY
13
2013
Canadians take it for granted that our environment and health should be protected when it comes to huge new energy projects. What if that’s no...

MAY
11
2013

400 ppm: Scientific Limits vs. Spin

Posted by hmckinnon in
Last week our planet hit 400 parts per million of greenhouse gas pollutants in the atmosphere, levels this planet has not seen for at least 800,...

MAY
10
2013

A mother's nature

Posted by rpotter in Toxic Nation
My mom lives on the East Coast, leaving me pretty much off the hook when it comes to Mother’s Day save for sending a card on time, but that...

MAY
06
2013

The Other Side of the Story

Posted by gmceachern in
As a long-time fan of CBC, I respect the news outlet for covering news that matters to Canadians. But every so often, there’s a story that...

MAY
03
2013

Ontario invests in water

Posted by ngoucher in Great Lakes
In an encouraging show of good faith, Ontario’s 2013 Budget, released yesterday, includes desperately needed investment in both the Great Lakes...

As Canadian recording artist, Sarah Slean traveled across Canada earlier this year on her Land & Sea Tour, she shared with her fans an important...

APR
29
2013
Famous ELA curtain experiment clearly showing that the addition of phospohorus i
Last Wednesday, water researchers around the country breathed a sigh of relief. The Ontario government announced that it will provide funding to...