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How Two Guys May Have Pulled Off the Biggest Recycling Scam in Canadian History
2016-03-21 14:17:00| Waste Age
Vice.com Alberta Reclaim and Recycle, an Edmonton-based company owned by Johnny Ha and Shawn Diep, are alleged to have swindled the province out of $769,778 CAD by bringing beverage containers in from Yukon territory in enormous amounts. read more
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February was the warmest month in recorded history, climate experts say
2016-03-19 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Our planet went through a dramatic change last month. Climate experts revealed that February was the warmest month in recorded history, surpassing the previous global monthly record set in December. An unprecedented heating of our world is now under way. With the current El Nio weather event only now beginning to tail off, meteorologists believe that this year is destined to be the hottest on record, warmer even than 2015. Nor is this jump in global temperature a freak triggered by an unusually...
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Scientists uncover history of ancient viruses as far back as 30 million years ago
2016-03-08 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Researchers from Boston College, US, have revealed the global spread of an ancient group of retroviruses that affected about 28 of 50 modern mammals' ancestors some 15 to 30 million years ago. Retroviruses are abundant in nature and include human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV-1 and -2) and human T-cell leukemia viruses. The scientists' findings on a specific group of these viruses called ERV-Fc, to be published in the journal eLife, show that they affected a w…
Women's History Month - Reading List
2016-03-04 23:28:20| PortlandOnline
Penguin Random House has put together a list of books celebrating amazing women who have made history.
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When it comes to a shift to low-carbon energy, key players need a history lesson
2016-03-04 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nine months and counting Energy UK, the trade association representing the big six energy suppliers, has in welcome - if belated - fashion come out in favour of a large-scale shift to low-carbon, renewable energy. Their desire to not be left behind might seem rather academic, as they already have been - both by a warming climate and countries whose embrace of renewable energy is far advanced. Their report on pathways to 2030 is littered with the buzzwords for a more sustainable energy system....
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