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House Rushes Keystone XL While State Dept. Sued Over Communication With Tar Sands Lobbyist
Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit last week against the U.S. State Department for refusing to release communications between the department and Paul Elliott, a former Clinton aide and now a lobbyist for
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Bedbug Bites May Transmit MRSA Super Germs
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the Super-Germ-Carrying Bedbugs bite. That just destroys the rhyme, and could mess up your travel plans, too. Or at least keep you from sleeping well. A Canadian study
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Daily Show: Canadian Chrysotile Fiber is Safe. Asbestos Fans Rejoice. (Video)
In a recent segment entitled "Ored to Death," The Daily's Show's crack enviro news team puts to rest all concerns and fears about asbestos mining and use. First of all, even though there's a town in Canada named Asbestos,
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TransCanada Pipeline Spills 21,000 Gallons of Oil in North Dakota
TransCanada has said its Keystone I pipeline spilled 500 barrels (21,000 gallons) of oil in North Dakota on Saturday morning. Friends of the Earth says the incident is the 12th spill from the Keystone I pipeline, which is
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Coming: Republicans-Be-Nice To Canada Week
When recently I wrote the post GOP Post-Birther Strategy: ' Where's Our Cheap Gas' the way forward was overlooked. Without further ado, I present the obvious: with Canada in top supply
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Chevrolet Canada is Now Taking Orders for the Volt Plug-In Hybrid (Price: C$41,545)
Photo: Wikipedia, Public domain Deliveries Scheduled for Q3 of 2011 Canadians in 7 markets (Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, Oshawa, Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal, and Quebec City) are now able to order a Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid for a pre-incentive MSRP
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Canadian Election Results Are In: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Nobody expected this shocker of a result in the Canadian Election. Five weeks ago the pollsters and pundits predicted another Conservative minority government. Instead we
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This Man Helped Make Vancouver One of the World's Greenest, Most Livable Cities (Video)
If you follow sustainability issues, you've likely heard some loud noise coming from Vancouver's direction over the last few years. For the last three years, it's been voted 'most livable', it has succeeded in slashing its greenhouse gas emissions to
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Strategic Voting And The Canadian Federal Election: Not Good For The Green Party
The Star's Catherine Porter distills down the case for any Canadian who cares about the environment: "The only thing worse for the environment than a Harper minority is a Harper majority." A majority is what
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Farming with Animals the Right Way (Video)
From the sustainability benefits of goat meat to what veganic farming actually looks like, there's been much discussion here lately about the proper role of domesticated animals on the farm. (If indeed there is one.) Here's
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Low Turnout For Canada's Annual Seal Hunt? Good!
If the calls of countless animal rights activists and conservationist groups weren't enough to bring an end to Canada's yearly seal hunt, economic hardship and climate change just might. Despite international protests against the
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Canadian Political Parties Food and Agriculture Policies Differ Widely
Canadian politics is not quite as divisive as it is south of the border. Where I live, the sitting Liberal member, Mario Silva (the party has held the seat for 40
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Nixxi Channels Casual, Cool Shades of Blue for Spring 2011 (Photos)
It's all about the basics for Canadian-based fashion label Nixxi, whose "True Blue" spring 2011 collection keeps it simple with wardrobe staples in a full range of blue hues, coupled with white for good
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Québec to Offer Up to $8000 in Rebates for Electric Cars
Images: Michael Graham Richard (left) and Wikipedia, public domain (right). Starting in January 2012 The prime minister of Québec, Jean Charest, has unveiled his incentive plan for electric vehicles yesterday. Rebates of up to C$8000 will be offered on
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On the Stands: Azure's Green Issue
We used to do a regular "On the Stands" feature, looking at the best of the architectural and design magazines. So many of them have died in recent years that it got depressing. But there are a few with stamina, that are surviving in this digital world.
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Maple Syrup Has 54 Beneficial Compounds- And A Whole Lot of Sugar
We Canadians love our maple syrup and have been making it for a long time, but in the end, I would have said that, like the argument over real sugar vs high fructose corn syrup, it's all just another kind of sugar and no good
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Watch Radiant City, How Urban Sprawl is Eating the Planet
Four years ago I reviewed Radiant City, a sort of cross between documentary and drama by Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown. Spacing describes how "together they demonstrate how urban sprawl is eating the planet. They
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Canada to Benefit from Global Warming (Infographic)
Whatever one thinks of the National Post, you have to admit that their graphics department is one of the best. Today they offer a terrific infographic demonstrating the benefits that will accrue to Canada because of global
