Greenpeace calls for climate action with art | CTV News
A recent poll says Climate Change is the number one issue facing Canadian voters as they head into a federal election. Source: Greenpeace calls for climate action with art | CTV News
Category: nature
Just a reminder that the latest alt-news is at earthpages.ca (and lots of end of summer nostalgia)
As we coast into the last long weekend of the summer holidays I can’t help but remember how as a kid I used to feel a bit sad at this time. Every year I spent two enchanting months on a remote island in Georgian Bay, sans electricity, sans motorcars, sans telephones, and this weekend meant… Read More Just a reminder that the latest alt-news is at earthpages.ca (and lots of end of summer nostalgia)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck – The wobbly wheels of science have partially justified him
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1744-1829) was a French naturalist and deist who served in the French army, studied medicine and botany, and in 1773 published a pioneering work on French Flora. He introduced the distinction between vertebrates and invertebrates in his Natural History of Invertebrates (1815-22). Lamarck’s work prefigured Charles Darwin’s… Read More Jean-Baptiste Lamarck – The wobbly wheels of science have partially justified him
Scientists find evidence cosmic rays influence Earth’s climate | + Opinion
The galactic cosmic rays also play a role in the global warming Source: Scientists find evidence cosmic rays influence Earth’s climate Opinion: Now Mr. Trudeau can tax the cosmos. For those outside of Canada, a federal carbon tax has been imposed in this country, which raises the price of – already heavily taxed – gasoline… Read More Scientists find evidence cosmic rays influence Earth’s climate | + Opinion
Pepsi Drops Plans To Use Artificial Constellation To Promote An Energy Drink – Slashdot | + Opinion
Opinion: Slashdot reports that Pepsi has chosen to distance itself from the possibility of tacky orbiting space ads. I can’t believe that space ads are already a possibility. Perhaps Pepsi shrewdly realized that associating itself with an untested, controversial practice could be bad for business. If we say nothing against space ads, they will happen.… Read More Pepsi Drops Plans To Use Artificial Constellation To Promote An Energy Drink – Slashdot | + Opinion
Mysticism – More Than This?
Recently while writing about the nature of evil I was reminded in the comments area that many folks readily accept their perception of the world while others say what’s “out there” is essentially unknowable. For a lot of individuals, a chair is a chair. A cat is a cat. And our planet is something that… Read More Mysticism – More Than This?
For Darwin Day, 6 facts about the evolution debate | Pew Research Center
Tuesday is the 210th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. Roughly eight-in-ten U.S. adults say humans have evolved over time. Source: For Darwin Day, 6 facts about the evolution debate | Pew Research Center
Antibiotics may STOP the growth of new brain cells, concludes study – NaturalNews.com
Antibiotics may STOP the growth of new brain cells, concludes study Scientists say that antibiotics strong enough to kill gut bacteria are also potent enough to disrupt the development of new brain cells in the hippocampus region of the brain. Source: Antibiotics may STOP the growth of new brain cells, concludes study – NaturalNews.com
Jordan Peterson: It’s ideology vs. science in psychology’s war on boys and men | Edmonton Journal | + Opinion
Jordan Peterson: It’s ideology vs. science in psychology’s war on boys and men Source: Jordan Peterson: It’s ideology vs. science in psychology’s war on boys and men | Edmonton Journal + Jordan Peterson often cites his background – “I’m a clinical psychologist” – to apparently legitimize his truth claims. But most people with a bit… Read More Jordan Peterson: It’s ideology vs. science in psychology’s war on boys and men | Edmonton Journal | + Opinion
Once considered outlandish, the idea that plants help their relatives is taking root | Science | AAAS | +
Some plants appear to move leaves, roots to share resources with kin Source: Once considered outlandish, the idea that plants help their relatives is taking root | Science | AAAS + If plants are smarter than we think, and I think they probably are, how does this affect vegetarians? Are they really as humane as… Read More Once considered outlandish, the idea that plants help their relatives is taking root | Science | AAAS | +
