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Breast Cancer Possibly Linked to Air Pollution
Photo: Flickr, CC "Women living in the areas with the highest levels of pollution were almost twice as likely to develop breast cancer" A study recently published by researchers based in Montréal, Canada, has found a worrying correlation between markers
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New Canadian Study Claims Helmet Laws Don't Affect Cycling Ridership Numbers
Canada's ten provinces have varying rules about bicycle helmets; some make them mandatory, some mandatory for those under 18 years old, and some with no legislation. It makes for an interesting study on The effects of
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Bottle Opener For Bikes Is Printed To Order
Designboom showed this silly little thing, a bottle opener that fastens to the rails on the underside of a bike saddle. Designed by Jonathan Sabine and Adam Pickard of Chromoly in Montreal, it is also an eye-opener when you hear the price, forty bucks.
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Viral Rap Video: "The Bixi Anthem" from Da Gryptions
In the last few months we've seen some great environmentally themed rap songs, notably John Forté's "Oil on the Shore" and 350's "A Rap for Copenhagen." Now Montreal-based Da Gryptions have laid down a track to celebrate bike sharing: "The Bixi
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"Local Smoke" Forecast for Quebec As Forest Fires Rage; Haze in New England
It's been a hot, dry start to summer - and Quebec is burning. A blanket of smoke descended on Montreal early Monday morning, blown in from forest fires raging in the northwest region of Quebec. The
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12 Hip Green Hostels in North America
Why stay in a hotel when you can mingle with like-minded travelers in an eco-friendly environment? From city centers to the great outdoors, we pick a dozen of the best places in North America for backpackers to lay their heads in sustainable style.
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Pop-Up Restaurant Pops Out of a Shipping Container
The Muvbox makes more sense than Kalkin’s Pushbutton House. It is an entire restaurant in a box. Via Inhabitat (http://tinyurl.com/ljcrel)
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Today's the Day! Bixi Bike Sharing Debuts in Montreal
It seems like it's been a long time coming: in North America, where no bike sharing plan has gotten near the grandeur and style of Paris' Vélib (except perhaps the forthcoming Bcycle), we've been waiting to see exactly how cool Montreal's
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Earth Hour In Montreal: Ideas in the Dark
Montreal ad agency Bleublancrouge wanted to do something for Earth Hour that went beyond the usual. Creative Director Gaetan Namouric tells the Globe and Mail:
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Actions: What You Can Do With the City
TreeHugger has a series called "Taking back the City" where we look at
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Less is More: Loft Bed Makes Room for Baby
What do you do in a 700 square foot loft when the kid comes along? Go up.
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"Ice Tree" made from mineral water bottles
At last, bottled water is good for something. Design studio Paprika has built a Christmas tree for Montreal furniture store Domison. Designboom writes:
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A Different World: Globalization Teaching Tool Kit Goes Online
Image: From A Different World Tool Kit website Educating teens and pre-teens about globalization cannot be an easy thing. Teachers face plenty of obstacles in captivating impressionable attention spans that are routinely molded by 30-second television
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Montreal Bike Share Program "Bixi" Gets a Name and an Award
Now that Montrealais have gotten a taste of bike sharing, they'll have to wait until next April for the bike share program (formerly Public Bike Sharing System or PBS) to officially roll out.
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Quote of the Day: Arthur Manuel on How Indigenous Peoples Subsidize Canadian Forest Industry
[The Indigenous Network of Environment and Trade] argued that Canada's policy of not recognizing aboriginal treaty rights [in the Canadian-US softwood lumber dispute] was a form of a cash subsidy, a real cash subsidy, because the only thing that the
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Photo of the Day: What's in a Name? Stephen vs. Stephane
Image: K. Mok This billboard is on top of a four-storey building in the Plateau neighbourhood of Montreal. With the Canadian election day coming up on October 14th, there's a bombardment of plastic election signs everywhere - major pedestrian hazards.
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Montreal Canada Launches Public Bike System
Montreal's new public bike sharing system or "PBS," as it's being called, relies on a new bike design, solar powered stations, wireless inventory management, and software to manage it all. The website is wonderful, and we suggest you pay it a visit
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Quote of the Day: Barbara Kingsolver on Agribusiness
Image: University of Kentucky I believe there is absolutely a direct relationship between living with too much and living with not enough… we have in every part of the world lost control of our food systems to agribusiness… [referring to Monsanto] a
