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Plastic shopping bags make a fine diesel fuel -- ScienceDaily
Plastic shopping bags, an abundant source of litter on land and at sea, can be converted into diesel, natural gas and other useful petroleum products, researchers report. The conversion produces significantly more energy than it requires and results in tr
Science | 174 hits | 9:40 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Plastic shopping bags, an abundant source of litter on land and at sea, can be converted into diesel, natural gas and other useful petroleum products, researchers report. The conversion produces significantly more energy than it requires and results in tr
SNC-Lavalin bridge contract linked to $1.5M in suspected kickbacks
Radio-Canada’s investigative program Enquête has uncovered a money trail suggesting that almost $1.5 million in suspected kickbacks ended up in Swiss bank accounts of a former Federal Bridge Corporation boss, shortly after SNC-Lavalin was awarded a $127-m CSEC exoneration a 'mockery of public accountability'Law & Order | 109 hits | 8:22 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A federal watchdog is attracting howls of protest from some privacy and internet experts after absolving Canada’s electronic spy agency of using data from a Canadian airport internet service to track thousands of passengers for days after they left the te UBC researchers blame infectious parasite found in Arctic belugas on melting iceEnvironmental | 108 hits | 5:58 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Researchers at the University of British Columbia warned scientists Thursday they had found evidence that an infectious form of a cat parasite had spread through Arctic waters and has begun to appear in Beluga whales. Michael Grigg and Stephen Raverty att Ontario opposition parties give Liberals a double whammy in by-electionsProvincial Politics | 125 hits | 9:26 PM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656
Great Backyard Bird Count appeals for public's helpMisc World | 136 hits | 9:21 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Scientists are asking people across the country to spend 15 minutes counting local birds between Feb. 14 and 17 to help put together a better picture of what’s happening in the ecosystem. Why Canadian athletes like Alexander Bilodeau are winning Sochi gold for cool
As Canada’s success stories like the Dufour-Lapointe sisters and Alexander Bilodeau steal much of the Olympic limelight, a well known Russian sport commentator tells CBC’s Nahlah Ayed that Canada is excelling in extreme sports because of their self-confid Moose attack caught on camera in Smithers, B.C.
A cellphone video of a moose attacking a woman in Smithers, B.C., is generating concern on Facebook, but conservation officers say the animal will not be put down. Owl viciously attacks rabbit hunter near Digby, N.S.
A 55-year-old rabbit hunter from Nova Scotia's Digby County is recovering from an attack by a cranky owl on Tuesday night. Molson's famous Canada House beer fridge a big hit in SochiSports | 149 hits | 7:41 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
BASE jumper who illegally plunged 436 metres from a Whistler Blackcomb Peak 2 Peak Gondola facing charges | National PostMisc CDN | 133 hits | 7:33 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police arrested the man's alleged accomplice after a video posted online showed her helping him hold open the Peak 2 Peak Gondola doorsBelgium to allow child euthanasia
Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend the country's euthanasia law to children under 18.
Misc World | 80 hits | 7:31 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend the country's euthanasia law to children under 18.Gay gene ‘is not the whole story,' scientists say
Homosexuality is only partly genetic with sexuality mostly based on environmental and social factors, scientists believe.
Health | 101 hits | 6:59 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Homosexuality is only partly genetic with sexuality mostly based on environmental and social factors, scientists believe. Retired soldiers, Mounties hit by Conservative budget changesEconomics | 99 hits | 6:11 PM on Thursday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Feds shelve plans to buy new military patrol airplanesMilitary | 253 hits | 4:24 PM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656
Sustainable nuclear fusion breakthrough raises hopes for ultimate green energy | Science | The Guardian
Scientists have moved a step closer to achieving sustainable nuclear fusion and almost limitless clean energy
Science | 109 hits | 3:15 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Scientists have moved a step closer to achieving sustainable nuclear fusion and almost limitless clean energyThe man who tried to warn us about sugar
A growing number of scientists are convinced sugar is the cause of several chronic and very common illnesses, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes.
A growing number of scientists are convinced sugar is the cause of several chronic and very common illnesses, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes.Purrs, not frowns: Kids feel comfortable reading aloud to shelter cats
Cats are cute. Kids are cute. But kids reading to cats? That’s off-the-charts adorable. At the Animal Rescue League of Berks County in...
Cats are cute. Kids are cute. But kids reading to cats? That’s off-the-charts adorable. At the Animal Rescue League of Berks County in...Carbon dioxide from exhaust can now be used to make new chemicals | Ars Technica
Carbon capture is yet to become energy-efficient, but uses of CO₂ are growing. In the new research, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, Soon Hong and colleagues from the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea have caught CO₂ from e
Environmental | 126 hits | 10:56 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Carbon capture is yet to become energy-efficient, but uses of CO₂ are growing. In the new research, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, Soon Hong and colleagues from the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea have caught CO₂ from eThe martyrdom of Mark Steyn » Columnist: The Spectator
By rights, Mann v Steyn should be the 21st-century equivalent of the Scopes monkey trial, with believers in free speech, proponents of the scientific method and sympathetic millionaires and billionaires all piling in to Steyn’s defence with op eds, learne
Environmental | 113 hits | 10:50 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
By rights, Mann v Steyn should be the 21st-century equivalent of the Scopes monkey trial, with believers in free speech, proponents of the scientific method and sympathetic millionaires and billionaires all piling in to Steyn’s defence with op eds, learne Comcast Agrees to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 Billion
Comcast Corp. agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion in stock, a surprise deal that combines the two largest U.S. cable companies and creates a bulwark against competition from phone and satellite providers.The future of wind turbines? Bizarre-looking funnel produces SIX times more energy than traditional designs
The Minnesota-based Sheerwind turbine directs wind through a funnel. It is passed through a tube to the turbine's generator to create a so-called 'jet effect'.
The Minnesota-based Sheerwind turbine directs wind through a funnel. It is passed through a tube to the turbine's generator to create a so-called 'jet effect'. Funnyman Sid Caesar dead at 91Arts & Entertainment | 108 hits | 7:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Sid Caesar, whose clever comedy on such programs as "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" helped define the 1950s "Golden Age of Television," has died. Edmonton Public Library launches makerspace
The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) has opened one of the first 'makerspaces' in Canada. A makerspace is an open area that provides people a chance “to learn, create, collaborate and discover with free access to the latest technology and equipment.” Watchdog OKs eavesdropping agency CSEC's airport Wi-FI data collectionLaw & Order | 98 hits | 6:53 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A federal watchdog says Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency, CSEC, did not invade the online activities of Canadians during a controversial study of wireless communication at airports.How Obama Officials Cried 'Terrorism' to Cover Up a Paperwork Error | Threat Level | Wired.com
After seven years of litigation, two trips to a federal appeals court and $3.8 million worth of lawyer time, the public has finally learned why a wheelchair-bound Stanford University scholar was cuffed, detained and denied a flight from San Francisco to H
After seven years of litigation, two trips to a federal appeals court and $3.8 million worth of lawyer time, the public has finally learned why a wheelchair-bound Stanford University scholar was cuffed, detained and denied a flight from San Francisco to HEx-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin convicted in bribery scandal
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is convicted on charges that he accepted bribes, free trips and other gratuities from contractors in exchange for helping them secure millions of dollars in city work while he was in office, including right after Hurrica
Law & Order | 95 hits | 1:08 AM on Thursday | posted by commanderkai
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is convicted on charges that he accepted bribes, free trips and other gratuities from contractors in exchange for helping them secure millions of dollars in city work while he was in office, including right after HurricaWith oil economy running on fumes, Venezuela 'on the edge of the apocalypse'
Misc World | 123 hits | 8:21 PM on Wednesday | posted by saturn_656
Canadian hockey women rally to beat U.S.
Canada used three third-period goals to rally and beat Team USA 3-2 Wednesday in an Olympic women's hockey preliminary match at Shayba Arena in Sochi, Russia. Man who killed kids says he 'deserves' escorted passes from psych hospitalLaw & Order | 93 hits | 6:50 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Science uncovers the cause of the marijuana munchies
Why does smoking pot often lead to compulsive snacking? A new French study on mice appears to have sniffed out the answer.
Why does smoking pot often lead to compulsive snacking? A new French study on mice appears to have sniffed out the answer. Jason Kenney: Canada Job Grant will lead to guaranteed jobsBusiness | 92 hits | 5:04 PM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
British Muslim and his wife admit posting videos mocking the horrific killing of Lee Rigby
Royal Barnes, 23, recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in Woolwich, south London, in May 2013.
Law & Order | 212 hits | 3:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Royal Barnes, 23, recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in Woolwich, south London, in May 2013. Teen jealousy may have been behind triple murder in Trois-Rivières, Que.Law & Order | 134 hits | 1:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by Robair
The Quebec city of Trois-Rivières was reeling Wednesday after news of a triple murder that may have been sparked by teenage jealousy, with the suspected killers apparently also prepared to kill others. Two teenage boys were arrested leaving a home … Conti The United States has a case of Olympics medal envy
It doesn’t matter how you count the medals, the Canadians are putting the United States to shame. Winnipeg parents toss punches at kids hockey tournamentSports | 94 hits | 11:58 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Nuclear fusion takes key step forward
American scientists say they've taken a key step toward harnessing nuclear fusion as a new way to generate power, an idea that has been pursued for decades.
American scientists say they've taken a key step toward harnessing nuclear fusion as a new way to generate power, an idea that has been pursued for decades.Town in the Central African Republic braces for war between Christians and Muslims
Misc World | 118 hits | 10:45 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hundreds of Thousands Lose Power as Ice Paralyzes South
Georgia residents who went to bed worried about Gov. Nathan Deal’s ominous warning that the state was about to be iced over woke Wednesday to find out that he was right: An ice storm of what meteorologists say could be historic scope had begun as the Deep
Environmental | 107 hits | 10:43 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Georgia residents who went to bed worried about Gov. Nathan Deal’s ominous warning that the state was about to be iced over woke Wednesday to find out that he was right: An ice storm of what meteorologists say could be historic scope had begun as the DeepSinkhole opens up at National Corvette Museum, swallows cars | Fox News
Misc World | 154 hits | 9:42 AM on Wednesday | posted by stemmer
Deadliest Mushroom Is Spreading Worldwide : Discovery News
It’s big, meaty, looks innocuous, grows near-edible mushrooms and smells delicious, but the name reveals its toxicity: the death cap. Native to Europe, the death cap is now an invasive species on every continent except Antarctica, Cat Adams, a Harvard gra
Environmental | 132 hits | 9:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
It’s big, meaty, looks innocuous, grows near-edible mushrooms and smells delicious, but the name reveals its toxicity: the death cap. Native to Europe, the death cap is now an invasive species on every continent except Antarctica, Cat Adams, a Harvard gra Stopping Deforestation Makes Business Sense, Says Unilever CEO
Business is the solution to environmental progress, not its enemy, said the head of one of the world's largest corporations. Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, accepted the 2013 Commitment to Development "Ideas in Action" Award from the Center for Global Deve Police and Crown ‘negligence' triggers kidnapping mistrial | Toronto StarLaw & Order | 107 hits | 8:38 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Iconic island study on its last legsEnvironmental | 145 hits | 8:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Since 1958, ecologists have watched wolf and moose populations on Isle Royale in Lake Superior wax and wane in response to each other, disease and the weather. But for the longest predator–prey study in the world, the wolf is now at the door. Devastated bGirl with cerebral palsy denied NHS surgery to help her walk due to 'budget cuts'
Shannon Bowley, from Nottingham, was due to have a life-changing operation this Friday which would have loosened her muscles to help her walk independently.
Health | 188 hits | 12:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Shannon Bowley, from Nottingham, was due to have a life-changing operation this Friday which would have loosened her muscles to help her walk independently.Is intelligence written in the genes?
Scientists at Kings College, London, have found the first gene which appears to be directly linked to intelligence
Science | 97 hits | 12:27 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Scientists at Kings College, London, have found the first gene which appears to be directly linked to intelligencePolice: Man's Lips Stapled Shut During Robbery
Three men are accused of stapling a victim’s lips shut during a robbery. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best Of Houston
Law & Order | 107 hits | 12:24 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Three men are accused of stapling a victim’s lips shut during a robbery. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best Of HoustonUS drone use highlights questions for journalists
Tech | 88 hits | 12:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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