Category Archives: Sustainability

Canadian airlines feel the pressure of flight-shaming and the ‘Greta effect’

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

Canadian airlines feel the pressure of flight-shaming and the ‘Greta effect’ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-airlines-feel-the-pressure-of-flight-shaming-and-the-greta-2/

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Environmental cost of cryptocurrency mines

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

Monetary price of health and air quality impacts Computer screen listing cryptocurrencies (stock image). Credit: © Colin Cramm / Adobe Stock https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191113092600.htm Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero — the names of digital-based ‘cryptocurrencies’ are being heard more and more frequently. … Continue reading →

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Alberta and Canada ignores the ticking time-bomb of orphaned oil and gas wells at its own peril

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

Eamon Mac Mahon, ASSOCIATED PRESS Syncrude upgrader facilities on the Athabasca river near Fort McMurray Alberta Dec 9 2019 – Globe and Mail, The Narwhal and Concerned Citizen — These are some of the major issues that make it hard … Continue reading →

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William Happer Scientist – anti climate change views shared on socialmisledia

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

This man is a retired professor of atomic physics. Does this make him a scientist we should listen to in regards to rapid climate changes? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Happer He was bribed by secret activists to write fake report about CO2 emmissions but … Continue reading →

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Manitoba students last in Canada in science and math, second last in reading | CBC News

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

Results show Manitoba doing worse in all three categories than in previous years Kristin Annable · CBC News · Posted: Dec 03, 2019 The PISA 2018 assessment tests the capabilities of 15-year-olds in reading, math and science literacy through a … Continue reading →

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Venice Has Its Worst Flood in 53 Years – Scientific American Blog Network

Posted on November 17, 2019 by

The storm surge, recent rain and high tide all combined to make the flooding more severe but the trend of flooding has increased in frequency and severity. Half of this caused by sea level rise which has been accelerated by … Continue reading →

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Tarsands reclamation

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

Post on social misledia “If you don’t like reading articles, read this short clip and just look at the 20+ pictures of reclaimed oil-sands land. “Oil sands development is subject to some of the strictest environmental regulatory standards in the … Continue reading →

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