For What it's Worth

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No wasted energy?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/transalta-battery-energy-storage-ghost-reservoir-application-1.6326684

 

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Sit! you little sh*t!

Gene mutation that helps make 'toy' dog breeds so small existed in wolves 54,000 years ago

It existed long before humans started breeding the cute canines.

www.livescience.com

 

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Going, going...

 

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This ain't no bull...

The Once-Extinct Aurochs May Soon Roam Europe Again

After a decade, scientists are getting close to bringing back the massive wild cattle.

www.atlasobscura.com

 

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Save a building, fight climate change

https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-climate-building-demolition-1.6325677

 

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From the National Post...
Jody Wilson-Raybould shared some thoughts Tuesday on the role businesses could play in reconciliation efforts with First Nations, in what would be a step up from the "performative reconciliation” of certain political figures. Zing. The former justice minister was speaking at a mining conference in Vancouver and urged attendees to speak up. “If you have an idea to make something better, even if it goes against the grain of a company philosophy, say it.”

 

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Ships Ahoy!

Captained by A.I., This New 'Mayflower' Will Cross the Atlantic This Spring

The autonomous ship will embark on the same journey the Pilgrims took more than 400 years ago, collecting scientific data along the way

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

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From the Financial Post...

Crypto risks 'destabilizing' emerging markets, says senior IMF official

'Crypto is being used to take money out of countries that are regarded as unstable,' said Tobias Adrian

financialpost.com

 

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Interesting statistic from the Greenland melt...

Greenland lost enough ice in last 2 decades to cover entire US in 1.5 feet of water

The world's largest island is losing its ice cap fast.

www.livescience.com

 

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High Guys and Gals

Fish on acid? Microdosing zebrafish with LSD shows its potential benefits for humans

Microdosing may offer more beyond its mood-boosting abilities.

edmontonjournal.com

 

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A blooming upset...

Plants Are Blossoming a Month Early in the U.K. Because of Climate Change

Earlier bloom dates could disrupt relationships between wildlife and cause species to collapse if they can’t adapt quickly enough, researchers warn

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

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And you think that your Great Grandmother is old...

At 190, Jonathan the Tortoise Is the World's Oldest

He will likely celebrate with some of his favorite activities: sunbathing, sleeping, eating, and mating

www.smithsonianmag.com

P.S. those are some of my favorite activities too.

 

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Ontario and Quebec lost jobs in January while the West made modest gains in employment...

Canada loses 200,000 jobs, nearly double the blow economists expected

Kevin Carmichael: A decline in economic activity of this size will interrupt the momentum the economy had built up

financialpost.com

 

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Everest not Evermore...

Mt. Everest's highest glacier lost 2,000 years worth of ice since the 1990s

Even the world's tallest mountain is not safe from climate change.

www.livescience.com

 

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TIMBER!!!

Editorial: Is wood products business over in BC? - Wood Business

Major forestry players are turning away from Canada’s western province and investing in Eastern Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

www.woodbusiness.ca