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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Chernobyl: Big nuclear tragedy

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One of the greatest environmental disasters of the 20th century was the Chernobyl catastrophe. It is even regarded as the worst nuclear accident in history (Mazgaj et. al, 4). As such it is important to determine how such a human made crisis was able to occur. Using the Pressure and Release Model (PAR Model), this paper will... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Assessing environmental flaws in Canada

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Introduction In June 2003 MOE issued the MNR a new approval, the Declaration Order, for forestry activities undertaking on Crown lands under MNR's Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Forest Management. This policy change can largely be accounted to budget cutbacks, which resulted in the MOE transferring much of their for... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness The debate on legalizing DDT

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"To have risked so much in our efforts to mould nature to our satisfaction and yet to have failed in achieving our goal would indeed be the final irony. Yet this, it seems, is our situation". Rachel Carson illustrated our current plight over 40 years ago in her famous book, Silent Spring. How have we become so technically ev... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Environmental risks linked to sewage management in Canada

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Introduction Municipal wastewater effluent is constituted of a rank blend of water, human waste, pathogens, microorganisms, and a toxic cocktail of chemicals. However, billions of litres of raw and untreated sewage are being directly discharged into Canada's rivers, lakes and oceans annually. As the Canadian population conti... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Debating whether global warming is a threat or just media hype

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With recent empherichal evidence and reports I'm surprised Global Warming is even still up for debate. How can one challenge even the modest studies of IPCC scientists, which certainly do not debate the existance of this global phenomeon, but rather its intensity and the projected timeline of effects? Althrough I'm sure thei... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory History: How the market rose to dominance

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Marx's Original Concept: Primitive Accumulation Marx introduced the concept of primitive accumulation in order to explain how the capitalist mode of production comes into being during the origins of capital. The process occurs largely when public or common land is privatized. For Marx, this happened in England during the tra... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Seeing ghosts

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I spent 8 months in a haunted, rundown apartment a few years ago. There were several occurrences where myself, or others heard or saw something "occultish". For instance, watching tv one might I distinctly felt 2 hands grasp my shoulders from behind me, while turning around there was no one, but the wall. I heard a man and w... More..

Business > Management Ethics Voluntary corporate responsibility benefits everyone

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The emerging trend of voluntary corporate responsibility is advancing human and environmental rights globally but must not be mistaken as any more than a preliminary measure that must also be coupled with government regulations and stakeholder activism. Many corporations are beginning to introduce ethical codes and internati... More..

Sports & Recreation > Swimming Tips for swimming with dogs

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For the non-swimmer My dog is very timid near water, and for this reason it was necessary to let him experience swimming on his own terms. The best place I have found to do this has been Wasaga Beach. This beach has a large section dedicated to dogs and their owners. Therefore my dog was able to not only gain comfort by swim... More..

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