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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and the Fourth R

Ian Lifshitz | Posted 05.07.2013 | Canada Impact
Read More: Resources, Recycling, Renewable Resources, Renewable, Environment, Sustainability, Forests, Paper, Trees, Environmentally Friendly, Environmental, Green, Sustainable Products, Green Products, Sustainable, Canada Impact News
Ian Lifshitz

Many of us grew up in a time when we finished with a piece of paper, crumpled it up and tossed it into a waste paper basket. Then recycling bins came along. And with it a message of reduce, reuse and recycle. Flash forward to 2013. It's time to revisit the three Rs and add a fourth -- renewable.

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Why We Don't Need Carbon Cowboys

Jens Wieting | Posted 01.11.2013 | Canada
Read More: Protection, Salmon, Sandy, Carbon Offset, Soil, Bc, Forest, Rainforest, Great Bear Rainforest, Geo-Engineering, Conservation, Carbon Credit, Old Growth, British Columbia, Canada, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC, Trees, Haida Gwaii, Forestethics, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Logging, Carbon Sink, Carbon Market, Global Warming, Canada News
Jens Wieting

The controversial geo-engineering and salmon restoration project off the coast of Haida Gwaii received more international criticism this month. The mind-boggling part of the story is that there is no need whatsoever to dump iron into the ocean to support nature to help us in the fight against global warming, especially not along the West Coast of North America.

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Are Male Trees Winning The Battle Of The Sexes?

CBC | Posted 10.03.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Pollen, Male Trees Canada, Tree Pollen, Cbc, Female Trees, Female Trees Canada, Male Trees, Canada Female Trees, Canada Male Trees, Trees, Video, Canada Living News

A battle of the sexes is happening in Canada's urban forests and the losers are those with allergies. A study shows the dominance of male...

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Do You Suffer From "Plant Blindness"?

David Suzuki | Posted 06.19.2012 | Canada
Read More: Nature Deficit Disorder, Fruit, Earth Day, Rouge Park, Plant Blindness, Save the Trees, Plants, David Suzuki, Marijuana, Suzuki Foundation, Medicinal Weed, Trees, Canada News
David Suzuki

Show someone a photo of a lush forest with a grizzly bear and ask what's in the picture. Most will answer, "a bear." Add a spotted owl to the scene, and the response might become, "a grizzly bear under an owl." What you are unlikely to hear is a description of the flora accompanying the charismatic fauna.

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Autumn Gardening: Expert Tips For The Perfect Fall Garden

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 12.03.2011 | Canada Style
Read More: Fall Garden, Winter Garden, Urban Gardening, Mums, Shrubs, Garden, Fall Gardening, Autumn, Autumn Leaves, Gardening, Canadian Tire, Trees, Canada Style News

For many, fall is a season to rake leaves, carve pumpkins and prepare for the winter ahead. But living in Canada, we are lucky to have four seasons th...

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