Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe plastics we commonly use are produced from petroleum and go into the manufacturing of a large quantity of goods. They are a main source of pollution.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes“If all of the smokers in the world stopped smoking, it would have the same effect as everywhere in the world having the same particulate concentration levels as we have here in Canada,” said U of O professor Rick Burnett.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“More toxic doesn’t mean the other one’s not toxic. So at environmental levels, the chemicals in the Alberta oil sands would cause similar problems. These are not safe chemicals by any imagination. They’re just less toxic than the other ones,” said U of O professor Vance Trudeau.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The Ocean Decade is an opportunity for marine nations to work together to turn the tide on ocean health by using science to tackle the many challenges facing our marine environment,” said the Hon. Bernadette Jordan.
