Time to remove phosphates from detergents / Il est temps d’éliminer les phosphates dans les détergents

(Ottawa) A bill introduced in the House of Commons today is vitally necessary to protect waterways, according to Sierra Club of Canada. The bill to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, introduced by Bloc Québécois MP Guy André, aims to ban detergents that contain phosphates.

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New species gets funny name

I’ve been called pond scum before, but never before has it been quite so accurate.
Researchers have discovered a new species of fly in the wet tropical rainforests of Costa Rica and Panama. They named the fly Dixella suzukii – after me. That’s right, no great whale or fierce jungle cat for this fella. I’ve been immortalized as a fly. A pond-scum sucking fly at that.

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Canadian Youth leading the way to a solar future

VANCOUVER, October 23, 2007 (GLOBE-Net) – Canadian university students are leading the way to a solar energy future by representing their country in two of the most important solar energy competitions in the world. Six Canadian teams are racing across the Australian Outback in vehicles powered solely by the sun. And Team Montreal is showcasing a Canadian designed solar house which was on display in Washington, D.C as part of the 2007 Solar Decathlon.

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