The head of the European Union says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen to Europe as the continent shifts its fuel sources away from Russia. In an email interview with The Canadian Press, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Canada could also broaden its exports of liquefied …
Read More »How Jimmy Carter once helped clean up a partial nuclear meltdown — in Ontario
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 20, 2023 3:42 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size He is known now as Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. But in December 1952, James Earl Carter Jr. was a young U.S. naval officer about to be …
Read More »City seeks new service provider to help clean Downtown Eastside after axing VANDU contract – BC
Vancouver sanitation crews are removing between 2,000 and 3,000 kilograms of garbage and other materials from East Hastings Street each day, and the city is looking to hire a non-profit or social enterprise to help improve cleanliness, clear a safe path for pedestrians and reduce fire hazards. The City of …
Read More »These plants soak up nutrients from manure. They may make feedlot water clean enough to drink
On a feedlot in central Alberta, nearly 100 kilometres northeast of Calgary, researchers gathered to watch as floating islands were launched onto a pond created by runoff water. To people driving past on a nearby dirt road, it might not look like much. But the islands are the result of …
Read More »Canada’s top women hockey players say there’s much to do to clean up toxic behaviour
Players on Canada’s senior women’s hockey teams are demanding a “thorough and transparent investigation” into recent allegations of sexual assault involving Hockey Canada teams, and say the organization has a lot to do to address “toxic behaviour” in the sport. The players from Canada’s most recent Olympic and world championship …
Read More »Will Volcanic Geo-Thermal Energy Soon Power ‘Clean’ Bitcoin Mining in El Savador?
Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador posted a 25-seconds long video that promises the “first steps” in Bitcoin mining. The footage showed glimpses of what reports speculate is a new volcanic geo-thermal Bitcoin mining facility being built in El Salvador, the world’s first country to legalise Bitcoin as legal …
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