Category Archives: Nature

MB cosmetic pesticide ban leads to dandelion infestation plus info on more natural alternatives

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

Delineations in a Winnipeg park. Randall Paull/Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/5367221/manitoba-cosmetic-pesticide-ban-leads-to-dandelion-infestation/ Comments Dandelions bring nutrients up from the deeper soil. The rabbits eat them on my front lawn and a fake owl plus our cats let out peridically keep the rabbits out … Continue reading →

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How the U.S. EPA is Changing its Mercury Policy – IISD Experimental Lakes Area

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

https://www.iisd.org/ela/blog/commentary/u-s-epa-changing-mercury-policy/

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Locally produced and meat alternatives. Are they responsible and healthy options?

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Andertoons It makes sense sometimes to buy local and other times not so much. There needs to be a balance and sometimes compromises need to be made. I go into this more below. There is many meat alternatives available now … Continue reading →

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The U.S. stuffed waste from nuclear bomb tests under a dome on a Pacific island. Now, the dome is cracking open – National Post

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

A still from an overhead video view of the dome, as shot by an ABC News Australia team.ABC News Australia BY WASHINGTON POST ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: MAY 21, 2019 https://nationalpost.com/news/world/the-u-s-stuffed-waste-from-nuclear-bomb-tests-under-a-dome-on-a-pacific-island-now-the-dome-is-cracking-open

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NEW FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RULES WILL ALLOW ‘INEVITABLE’ RELEASE OF ‘TREATED’ WASTE WATER FROM TOXIC TAR SANDS TAILINGS

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

FULL STORY: GLOBE AND MAIL @GLOBEANDMAIL Ottawa, Alberta eye looser rules for releasing oil-sands wastewater JEFF LEWIS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER PUBLISHED MAY 20, 2019 UPDATED MAY 20, 2019 @JEFFALEWIS1 Wikipedia — Commentary If the toxic tailings are dried and water treated … Continue reading →

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Podcasts that bridge the political divide

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

Protesters in front of National Conference Hall, in Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo/Mohamed Ben Khalifa) CBC Radio · Posted: May 10, 2019 9:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 10 Surprisingly open and healthy conversations that are both entertaining and illuminating. … Continue reading →

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Compost accelerating

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

April 26 2019 – Kevin Yaworski A friend heard I was composting and asked what I thought about compost accelerators. I had never heard of them but after some quick reading it sounds like you can accelerate naturally or buy … Continue reading →

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