Nurturing an ash roots movement

ENVIRONMENT

People living in Ontario’s premier cottage country of Muskoka have traditionally scattered the remains from their wood stove fires on their gardens, but some are outfitting themselves with 80-litre cans...

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Old oil fields offer new prospects

RESOURCES
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As oil fields become depleted, what remains is a brine that, until recently, was treated as a waste product which had to be carefully managed according to ever more strict environmental regulations.

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Grape expectations yield some serious science

PHOTONIC CHEMISTRY
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After demonstrations of the curious behaviour of cats and the downright baffling behaviour of boys on skateboards, some of the most common videos to be found on the World Wide Web feature people inserting all manner of objects into microwave ovens.

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