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Dancing at the Dead Sea: Homo sapiens: hurtling toward suicide *
You know our messy living space of a planet isn't in great shape when Alanna Mitchell, a sharp-eyed Globe and Mail journalist raised by an equally sharp-eyed field biologist, travels toward the world's most abused landscapes with one big awful question on her mind: "Are humans a suicidal species?
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Fueling the Future: It's oil over now *
More than one wag has smartly suggested that the best solution to our energy mess lies in burning studies on the subject. Such tomes are, after all, as thick as logs and as cheap as paper.
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Grocer Today magazine *
The industry "bible" for grocers and grocery managers.
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Human impact delaying ice age, study finds *
Earth's current climate may last for at least another 15,000 years, barring any effects from human intervention, according to a new study of Antarctic ice published in the latest issue of the journal Nature.
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Key owl biologist quits B.C. rescue program *
Birds are doomed because politicians put logging first, expert tells government.
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Let natives handle Luna, international groups say *
Organizations in 10 countries are asking federal Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan to abandon the plan to capture Luna the orca.
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Some like it hot -- but a robin in the Arctic? *
The glaciers are melting. The growing season is getting longer. Creatures are turning up in places where they really don't belong. It's time to stop doubting that global warming is the culprit, MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT reports. Happy Earth Day.
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Mercury exposure linked to high rate of hospitalization for cerebral palsy *
Males in Sarnia, Thunder Bay, Cornwall face five times more risk, researcher says.
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Polluters can be sued, court says in precedent-setting decision *
Governments may seek compensation for environmental damage, judges rule.
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Tech Tips and Tricks: Is Canadian e-waste an environmental disaster in waiting? *
Toxic chemicals from the used computer equipment Canadians send to landfills by the tonne each year are going to leave a nasty legacy for generations to come, experts warn.
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Tory platform that would replace Kyoto accord fails to address main cause of global warming *
The statement: "Carbon dioxide does not cause or contribute to smog, and the Kyoto treaty would do nothing to reduce or prevent smog." -- Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, Barrie, Ont., June 9.
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