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  jabailo at Princeton

  "And if so, what was your field/major?"

  My money is on Biology.On Polar warming directly attributed to humans, study says posted 1 year ago 13 Responses

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  Did I miss something?

  This is starting to sound like an election year. First the pesticide ban, now a meaningful conservation area? What will be next? On Ontario protects gigantic forest area posted 1 year, 3 months ago 6 Responses

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  Show of hands...

  Come on, show them. How many people bought into Canada's "Great White North Environmental Sensitivity" line? As a Canadian I can't say I'm surprised by this. This sort of thing happens all the time, only it usually doesn't make it to the news.

  As for action, how about adopting Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights in more provinces?

  I imagine in other places around the world the loss of a lake (when some sort of artificial pond could have been created) would be taken more seriously. Sometimes it sucks having 3 million lakes, it means people care less about each one individually.On Canadian lakes set to be reclassified as mining-waste dumps posted 1 year, 4 months ago 8 Responses