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Watershed Sentinel - June July 2008

Energy6 A Gas Plant on Texada? What the proposals for Liquified Natural Gas shipping in Georgia Strait mean16 Here Be Dragons Arthur Caldicott explores ocean energy in British Columbia - the leases,...

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June - July 2008

WS JuneJuly 08-1.jpgdate: June 2008 - July 2008Articles:  http://watershedsentinel.ca/issue/jun-jul-2008-vol18-no3 Download:  http://watershedsentinel.ca/files/archives/WSJuneJuly2008.pdf

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6 Sweet Secrets About Sweetners

The sweet carbohydrates that are in our daily diets. Some are good, some aren't so good.by Delores BrotenIt is one of the four basic flavours that we can taste (salty, sour, and bitter are the other...

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Increasing Frequency of Closures and Layoffs in Pulp Mills

They called it ‘Black Tuesday’ for Vancouver Island mill workers when Catalyst Paper announced the layoff of 227 employees between its Crofton and Elk Falls mills, but the event was soon overshadowed...

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Ocean Energy in BC

by Arthur Caldicott British Columbia is awash in ocean energy. A handful of companies stand on its shores eager to try out a quirky assortment of untested machines which they hope will exploit that...

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Food Security Slipping Away in North America

by Don Malcolm Probably the most frequently asked question through­out the world on any given day is, “Hey Mom, what’s for dinner?” At the moment of birth, a child’s first priority is to fill its lungs...

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Flying Has Largest Effect on Climate Change and Global Warming

by Barry SaxifrageAir travel is the one major industry without an available technological solu­tion to climate change.When I read in George Monbiot’s book, Heat, that there is no climate-compatible...

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Constant Demand Within Society Lessens the Chance of Survival

Forbidden fruits; the more we demand, the less we get.by Gordon AlbrightFrom the dawn of the human race, our greatest challenge has been to keep our higher intelligence from doing us more harm than...

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Heroes Who Fought For BC Forest Protection

by Joe FoyBy the end of May, if everything goes to plan, the gov­ernment of BC will have enshrined the protection of 11 new provincial parks and 70 new conservancies, totaling almost a million...

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Natural Gas Terminal on Texada Island

A Liquefied Natural Gas terminal on Texada Island in the middle of scenic Georgia Strait is one of those bizarre ideas that shouldn’t float, but, given the peculiar throes of the world of fossil fuels...

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