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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...

A lot of people have asked me what tomorrow’s courtroom battle means. In a sentence it means the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere...

The Carbon Bubble
The evidence keeps coming in: Ottawa’s all-oil economic strategy is seriously flawed. According to a report released last week, we could be...

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APR
24
2013
Spring is finally here and many people are heading outside to tend to their neglected gardens and yards. Using pesticides and conventional...

APR
23
2013
Think you know all about the birds and the bees? What about the birds, the bees and pesticides?   Bee and bird populations are being threatened...

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APR
17
2013

The Battle of Waterloo II

Posted by eshapero in
Napoleon isn’t the only one who fought a Battle of Waterloo. In Ontario, the Battle of Waterloo continues between the Region of Waterloo, which...

APR
03
2013

Big oil’s bad week

Posted by abscott in Tar Sands
It has been a brutal week for the oil patch. For an industry desperate to paint itself green in the face of growing opposition to the...

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MAR
26
2013
Why do people in Toronto use 56 per cent more electricity than people in New York City?  There are two main reasons. First, it’s...