Fined company endangered BC Salmon Run
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Fined company endangered BC Salmon Run

In 2017, over 500 kg (1200 lbs) of lethal ammonia was released into the Fraser River watershed by Arctic Pearl Ice and Cold Storage Ltd. The company was fined $775,000 on July 19, 2023 in Vancouver Provincial Court.

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Let’s reduce our Dependence on Plastics
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Let’s reduce our Dependence on Plastics

Over 10 million tonnes of plastic are dumped into the oceans each year. Newsweek has reported that it is thought 90 percent of seabirds have plastic in their stomach, and thus kill their young by feeding it to them.

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Hearst ON sees Seminal Canadian Conservation Project
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Hearst ON sees Seminal Canadian Conservation Project

The Nature Conservancy of Canada, federal and provincial government, and private industry have announced the seminal Boreal Forest Project in response to climate change and the growing loss of animal species biodiversity. It is considered the largest private conservation project in Canada.

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‘Oasis of the Arctic’ threatened
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‘Oasis of the Arctic’ threatened

In the waters of the Arctic between Greenland, and Canada’s Ellesmere and North Baffin Islands, lies the North Water polynya (NOW). It may take several years or decades, but the loss of the North Water polynya could have incalculable consequences for the animals and residents of the Arctic.

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What is a Hot Chocolate Rose?
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What is a Hot Chocolate Rose?

The fiery red of the Hot Chocolate or Hot Cocoa Rose is tinged with brown, and looks warm in a vase in the chilly winter time.

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Nova Scotia Environmental Breakthrough
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Nova Scotia Environmental Breakthrough

Canadian Entrepreneurs Joel German and David Saulnier have built a 2,000 square foot home in Meteghan River, Nova Scotia, using approximately 600,000 PET bottles recycled and turned into foam sheets.

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Rising temperatures in the Arctic
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Rising temperatures in the Arctic

Rising Arctic temperatures are affecting more than just animals like the polar bear. While the sea ice polar bears hunt, and live on, is shrinking at an alarming rate, humans are being affected as well. In the Arctic, 50 per cent of the carbon in the world is below ground in the permafrost, and represents four times the amount of carbon generated by us since 1850.

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The Purple Lotus Symbol
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The Purple Lotus Symbol

One of the most important symbols in Buddism is the Purple Lotus flower, as it symbolizes the widom required to follow the Eightfold Path.

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