It’s no secret how important bees are to our ecosystem, our health, our very survival, really. Beyond their crucial status as pollinators in the food system, people have long since recognized the medicinal healing properties of bee venom, as well as a number of worker bee byproducts like raw honey, propolis, beeswax and royal jelly. [...]
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The White House’s Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) recently released The National Bioeconomy Blueprint–a plan laying out the measures the government intends on taking to apply breakthrough biological research and addressing the nation’s challenges in health, food, energy and the environment. In the government press release, President Obama’s science and technology advisor and [...]
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From thunder and lightning storms to twisters and cyclones, natural phenomenons both thrill, shock and devastate many countries across the world. We take a look at how they start. Thunder and lightning Starting as grey cloud which covers the sky, thunderstorms consist of loud clapping noises coming from the clouds as they bash together [...]
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An animal collector made the news the other day—a two-headed animal collector, in fact. California resident Todd Ray owns what is now believed to be the largest collection of two-headed animals in the world, according to the Huffington Post. Todd recently grew his collection with the addition of a bearded dragon named Jeckyl and Hyde: [...]
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The Institute Releases its Annual ‘State of the World’ Report The Worldwatch Institute released its annual installment of a global assessment of sustainability (or lack thereof) –the State of the World report for 2012, entitled “Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity.” Despite the optimistic title the report -in its 29th year of publication- warns in its press release entitled [...]
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“Nature couldn’t care less about human borders.” –David Suzuki Recently, both my current city and my hometown recognized one of Canada’s most inspirational and influential citizens by declaring an annual David Suzuki Day. Both Vancouver and Ottawa proclaimed March 24, 2012 to be the first David Suzuki Day in honour of the eco-icon’s 75th birthday. [...]
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Humans are always looking for new innovations, new creations and new ideas. We thrive on discovery and adventure, greedy and always looking for that little bit more information to quench the thirst for knowledge. A recent discovery came in in the deep Antarctic ice lakes where Russia has been digging for some years. After finally [...]
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Diamond mines leave the earth pocketed with craters. These deep cone shaped holes can make sink holes look like a community gopher hole when compared to the gaping earth scars left by diamond mines. Some of these diamond mines are so vast they could swallow a small city within its limits. These inverted craters are [...]
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Seed Soldier, scientist and agricultural activist Dr. Vandana Shiva recently sat down with another favourite of mine: Canadian media icon George Stroumboulopoulos, for this wonderful interview in which she speaks of the importance of biological diversity— as well as the ties between the food, seed and pharmacological industries that threaten this global ecological landscape. Vandana’s [...]
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Last year, Odwalla organized a great environmental initiative to promote the planting of trees, and in the end donated $100,000 worth of trees to be planted across the U.S. This year, they’re back with a new version of the Plant A Tree program, which will give one organization a $10,000 grant to purchase new trees. Now, the [...]
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