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Corn: fuel for your body or your car?

Corn: fuel for your body or your car?

After I woke this morning and grabbed a cornmeal muffin for breakfast, I sat down to discover there…

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Painting a new story

Painting a new story

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We have known for many years that paint needs proper disposal, which might be why 38% of us…

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Guide to Spring Cleaning

Guide to Spring Cleaning

Time to break out the mop and bucket, it’s that…

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The scoop on cell phones + kids

The scoop on cell phones + kids

  You don’t have to do much to convince me there’s something more than mildly suspicious…

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Hershey's kisses not so sweet PDF Print Email
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Friday, 15 July 2011 16:13

I am not a huge chocolate fan, but I must admit that I love Hershey's kisses, especially the hugs. They are small and offer a swirl of white and milk chocolate that makes me smile. We even have a cookie recipe at home that incorporates them into shortbread. What I can't stomach is the thought of forced and child labour that mostly likely goes into each hug and kiss that Hershey's markets to us.

Last Updated on Friday, 15 July 2011 17:26
 
Canada needs a national water policy PDF Print Email
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Tuesday, 12 July 2011 15:32

Francis Scarpaleggia has it right in today's Gazette article. For too long, we have looked at our water resources, sighed deeply with satisfaction, dove into our backyard swimming pool, or thankfully took a long hot shower. We use a lot of water, we sell our water supply to others, we move water around without thought to the consequences. But things must change.

Last Updated on Friday, 15 July 2011 17:25
 
Sunscreen Dilemma PDF Print Email
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 00:19

So you are heading out to the beach and can’t decide whether to slather on some lotion before you head out the door. It can be difficult to figure out all those bottles on the drugstore shelves.

Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2010 00:30
 
The Precautionary Principle and the EU PDF Print Email
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Saturday, 22 May 2010 01:59

I have mentioned the precautionary principle in past posts and thought it time to take a closer look at what this really means. The European Union does not have an official definition even though they use the principle. Instead the EU has a working definition suggested by Rene von Schomberg et al:

Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2010 01:28