Rubbish – ReCycle ReUse ReThink
“Out of sight, out of mind”. That’s the attitude of most people when it comes to garbage. We put our … Continue reading Rubbish – ReCycle ReUse ReThink
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Bell mobile phone take-back program supports WWF-Canada
$1 for every phone returned will fund WWF-Canada climate change and conservation work TORONTO, Ontario, June 5 /CNW Telbec/ – … Continue reading Bell mobile phone take-back program supports WWF-Canada
Blue Flag Canada
The Blue Flag is an internationally recognized and respected eco-label awarded to beaches that achieve high standards in water quality, … Continue reading Blue Flag Canada
Students on Ice
STUDENTS ON ICE is an award-winning organization offering unique learning expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic. Our mandate is … Continue reading Students on Ice
Sustainable Ottawa Begins Harnessing Community Energy
Ottawa – Sustainable technology and “green” products are about to get a lot cheaper for National Capital Region residents. Sustainable Ottawa Community Energy Co-Operative is a brand new non-profit community based organization that is a direct response to a lack of concrete action on the environment.
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Your Comments – Ethanol
Ethanol as a replacement for fossil fuel seems to be a controversial subject. However, among all the pros and cons, … Continue reading Your Comments – Ethanol
Plug into Green Canada
That’s what plug into greenTM is all about. We are a new kind of energy company. We sell carbon offsets … Continue reading Plug into Green Canada
Travel Greener – Drive Greener Canada
Drive greenerTM Canada offers individuals, businesses and organizations a way to reduce their impact on global warming. Cooler Skies Company, … Continue reading Travel Greener – Drive Greener Canada
E3 Fleet
E3 Fleet is a program initiative of the Fraser Basin Council (FBC), a non-profit organization with a mandate of bringing … Continue reading E3 Fleet
Human genome continues to surprise
Science Matters by David Suzuki
Imagine discovering that the person running your favourite Fortune 500 company was not the CEO, as everyone presumed, but rather the bicycle-courier guy in spandex shorts and a goatee who everyone thought just delivered the messages.
That’s pretty much how scientists working on the ENCODE project must have felt after analyzing the first part of the human genome.
ENCODE, short for Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, is a massive project that aims to catalogue all of the functional elements of the human genome. The recently completed first stage of ENCODE catalogued just one per cent of our genetic code, but that represents some 30 million bases, or “letters” of DNA, in this case chosen randomly from 44 different parts of the genome. Analyzing that one per cent of our genetic structure took 308 scientists from 10 countries four years to complete.
Return of the carpool? Trends in commuting
Back in the days of horses and buggies there were those who hitched a ride into town and drivers who … Continue reading Return of the carpool? Trends in commuting
Green to go
Everyone is getting on the green-travel bandwagon, but which choices truly make a difference? Hannah Hoag offers some options Travel … Continue reading Green to go