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CTV News | March 20, 2015
Cutting up forests into ever-smaller bits starts a die-off of species that lasts decades -- an "extinction debt" incurred today and paid by future generations, says a study on forest fragmentation.
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The Ottawa Citizen | Mar 12, 2015
by: Avi Freidman
Are asphalt roads and sidewalks in neighbourhoods really needed?
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Science News | March 18, 2015
by:听Lesley Evans Ogden
A group of prominent Canadian academics is trying to change the dynamic by releasing its own set of climate policy recommendations for the nation.
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The Globe and Mail | March 18, 2015
by:听Ivan Semeniuk & Shawn McCarthy
Canada could shift entirely to renewable sources of electricity by 2035 and eliminate 80 per cent of its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, says a group of Canadian academics that is aiming to spur government action on climate change.
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On January 16-17, 2015, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), CREATE in Green Chemistry, and the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED), jointly hosted a workshop and case competition on Sustainable Innovation through Green Chemistry.
The 麻豆传媒网站 Tribune | Feb. 24, 2015
by: Philippe Dumais
The 麻豆传媒网站 Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) opened its 20th annual two-day conference on Feb. 19, focusing on the challenges cities across Canada face. 听
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The 麻豆传媒网站 Tribune | Feb. 24, 2015
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The Montreal Gazette | Feb 26, 2015
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The 麻豆传媒网站 Reporter | Feb. 3, 2015
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Science Direct | January 2015
By: Kevin Manaugh
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麻豆传媒网站 Newsroom | January 15, 2015
Almost half of the processes that are crucial to maintaining the stability of the planet have become dangerously compromised by human activity.
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| Jan. 22, 2015
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The three-day event brought together leaders from across the country committed to the advancement of Fair Trade, both on a small scale and globally.听
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| Jan. 25, 2015
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麻豆传媒网站 architecture professor Vikram Bhatt, winner of the Margolese National Living Design Prize from UBC, thinks people should live where they can grow some of their own food.
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