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Posts tagged with ‘agriculture’ (15)


Canada's Cannabis Car Driving Interest


Posted by Amy Smart on Tuesday, August 24, 2010


Credit: flickr.com/jasonawhite

A car made of hemp may be the next big thing in eco-transport.

A group of Canadian companies are developing the electric Kestral car, with the help of students from polytechnic schools in Alberta, Quebec and Ontario. The first 20 cars are expected to be released ...




As Happy as a... Pig?


Posted by Jessica Bell on Thursday, August 05, 2010


Pigs are known to be smarter creatures than most of us care to admit, but now Scientists in England believe they've discovered they have strong emotions too.

In a series of harmless experiments, experts at Newcastle University separated groups of pigs to determine their response to different ...

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A Little Green in the Heart of Toronto


Posted by Jessica Bell on Tuesday, June 29, 2010


Photo: Rouge Beach, 6 April 2010, Mark Kasumovice.

More than 1.8 million acres of Ontario land is on display at one of Canada's largest outdoor photography exhibits.

Shown at the Harbourfront Centre on Toronto's waterfront, Beyond Imaginings: Eight artists encounter Ontario's Greenbelt, includes ...

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Local Bounty


Posted by Graham Lanktree on Tuesday, June 01, 2010




Farmers' markets in Ottawa have become a staple of the city's urban mosaic, drawing large crowds with their atmosphere and fresh produce and offering an alternative to the large grocery chains that are dominant throughout Canada.




Our Ancestral Carbon Footprint


Posted by Sarah Everest on Monday, May 10, 2010


Scientists at Ohio University have found that our Native ancestors may have left a larger carbon footprint than previously thought.

Upon analyzing a stalagmite found in the Buckeye Creek basin of West Virginia, researchers discovered that our Native ancestors, dating back to 100 BC, released greenhouse ...



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