Tag: Canada
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How to Build a Light Weight (9 gram) Alcohol Stove from Old Drinks Cans
An outdoor enthusiast shows us how to convert drinks cans into an ultra-lightweight cookstove.
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French Company Pushes for Uranium Mine in the Canadian Arctic Wilderness
The Canadian government "has made it clear that Arctic mining will be one of the cornerstones of the country’s economic future."
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On Keystone XL, Mainstream Media Displays Major Bias Towards Oil Industry
A new study shows that a majority of mainstream news coverage of the Keystone XL pipeline is positive, routinely giving more time to pro-industry 'experts'.
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ForestEthics Declared "Enemy of the People of Canada" for Criticism of Oil Sands Projects
The claim is made by a young activist, who was fired from ForestEthics after going public with it.
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GOP and Canadian Oil Execs Plot to Revive Keystone XL Pipeline
The Republican Congress is scheming with the oil giant TransCanada to bring back the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
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Domtar Starts Massive Advertising Campaign to Let Us Know Why We Love Paper and Need To Print That Email
They try to make a case that paper is part of our lives and our businesses, but they are trading in nostalgia, not reality.
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Growing Herbs, Harvesting Honey at the Ultra-Green Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver, Canada (Review)
Jeff fills us in on his stay at the Fairmont Waterfront hotel, which offers free parking for EV or hybrid cars, grows its own herbs, and makes its own honey onsite.
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Canadian Skier Takes Skiing to the City, Catches Bus for his Next Run (Video)
This could be the greatest skiing video you will ever see -- and it proves there's no need to waste energy on lifts.
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Remember: Keystone XL Will Create Scant Few Jobs
For a $7 billion, 1,700-mile project, the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will create precious few jobs.
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How Tar Sands Will Devastate Agriculture, Increase Hunger in Africa
An eye-opening study shows the effects that full development of Canada's tar sands would have on global food production.
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BC Farmer Saved From Jail By Voters
BC farmer Dirk Becker avoids jail time and is redeemed by voters in municipal elections.
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Canada's Minister of Natural Resources Calls Anti-pipeline Protesters Radicals Supported by "Jet-Setting Celebrities"
There are a number of mixed messages here, and none of them are good for the future of the Environment or for international relations
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NASA Satellite Images: Tar Sands in 1984 and Tar Sands Now
How much has the oil sands industry grown over the last few decades?
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Canadian Artist Comments on Society with Giant Ice Letters
Nicole Dextras is sending an icy message to us all with her text ice sculptures.
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Did Mercury Cause "The Mother of All Extinctions" During Permian Period?
Scientists find another stressor contributing to the massive extinctions that killed almost all marine life and the majority of life on land.
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Why Canadian Chicken Cartels Are "the Enemy of Deliciousness"
An expensive system of quotas makes small farming almost impossible, say Canadian critics of "supply management".
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Is It OK to Dumpster Dive for a Pot Luck?
An advice columnist explores what to do when someone brings food that was formerly trash to a family gathering.
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Canada Is Finally Out of the Asbestos Business, No Thanks To The Government
The last mine in the country goes bankrupt. Good riddance.
