How Do You Get BPA Out of Your Body? Exercise, Exercise, Exercise…

Posted on August 26, 2010
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When faced with the recent news that over 91% of Canadians showed some measure of BPA levels in their blood, my top question was "Ok then - how do I get it out of my body?" A simple search on the internet is not enough.…

BPA Found in 91% of Canadians, Lead in 100%: Statistics Canada

Posted on August 16, 2010
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A thorough study of 5,476 Canadians reported that BPA could be found in 91% of the Canadian test subjects, stated Statistics Canada in a report released today on the Canadian government website. The levels were tested over a period of two years, from 2007 to…

Human Feces Fertilize Ontario Farms

Posted on May 12, 2010
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I met an organic farmer at the Green Living Show in Toronto a few weeks back who said sludge is being sprayed over crops as fertilizers. “they don’t even hide it” he says. “everyone in the area knows”. The average Ontario farmer earns $-15,000 /…

Sierra Club Canada: Save The Blanding’s Turtle

Posted on February 26, 2010
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Wetlands on the western edge of Ottawa's west end suburbia are being threatened by urban development. Resident in these wetlands are the threatened species, Blanding's turtles. The Sierra Club of Canada has mounted a campaign to save the turtles and other species that make the…

Monsanto and Dupont Own The Meal on Your Plate

Posted on October 11, 2009
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Alternet.org is always a good read, and the post that inspired this one is no exception. Author Joya Parsons breaks down how Monsanto and Dupont have ownership of a greater proportion of our food supply, and how we let them do it in this article…

Dirty Oil Alberta Pipeline Challenged By Natives and Sierra Club In Court

Posted on September 6, 2009
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The tar sands of Alberta are known to have a much higher carbon cost than traditional oil to refine and produce. A pipeline to transport this dirty oil from Alberta to the US called the "Alberta Clipper" had its permit for construction issued last month,…

Plastic Decomposing In Oceans Has Worse Effects Than Scientists Previously Thought

Posted on August 21, 2009
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A Japan-based team, led by researcher Katsuhiko Saido, a chemist with the College of Pharmacy at Nihon University in Japan, released findings of its study of the effects of plastics in the oceans this week at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C. The study…

US Supreme Court Says Go Ahead and Kill The Fish – It’s OK With Us!

Posted on June 23, 2009
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In a distinct reversal from what environmentalists were expecting under the new Obama administration, the United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday in the favour of a US mining company which was seeking permission to dump tailings from a gold mine in Alaska into a lake.…

Cleaning Silver Naturally

Posted on May 18, 2009
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qVErP-4anI[/youtube] The above video details a method using baking soda. See one with salt below. A lot of us eco-nuts have silver jewelry that needs to be cleaned occasionally, lest it leave black marks on our wrists, fingers, or ears. Problem is, most jewelry polish…

Heavy Snow And Your Furnace

Posted on January 6, 2009
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The heavy snow that we're getting right now can mean problems for the efficiency of your furnace. Many furnaces shut off in the winter when their air intake pipes are blocked by heavy snow. Before panicking and calling a technician for what is sure to…