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Category Archives: Environment & Natural Resources
University of Toronto to proceed with back campus fields project
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto is very pleased that Toronto city councillors re-affirmed the city’s commitment to renewed fields on the university’s historic back campus. City council voted in favour of the University’s plan to proceed with the … Continue reading
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Self-fertilizing plants contribute to their own demise
TORONTO, ON – Many plants are self-fertilizing, meaning they act as both mother and father to their own seeds. This strategy – known as selfing – guarantees reproduction but, over time, leads to reduced diversity and the accumulation of harmful … Continue reading
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Billions-year-old sparkling water may hold clues for life on Earth and Mars
TORONTO – A team of scientists from the University of Toronto and Manchester University in the United Kingdom have gone three kilometres beneath the surface of the Canadian Shield to find some of the oldest fluids in our planet’s history. … Continue reading
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Canadian governments must address the real climate-change challenge
TORONTO – To reach Canada’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 17 per cent below the 2005 level by the year 2020, federal and provincial governments, led by the Prime Minister and provincial premiers, must reach agreement on … Continue reading
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Productivity increases with species diversity
TORONTO, ON — Environments containing species that are distantly related to one another are more productive than those containing closely related species, according to new research from the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). The experimental result from Marc William Cadotte confirms a … Continue reading
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University of Toronto-led study provides new insight into photosynthesis
TORONTO, ON – Pigments found in plants and purple bacteria employed to provide protection from sun damage do more than just that. Researchers from the University of Toronto and University of Glasgow have found that they also help to harvest … Continue reading
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Scientists find government justification of new environmental policy unfounded
TORONTO, ON – Recent efforts by the Canadian government to curb the time allowed for environmental reviews over fears of adverse impact on economic development are misguided and unnecessary, according to research by scientists at the University of Toronto. Instead, … Continue reading
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U of T scientists map genome that causes Dutch Elm Disease
TORONTO, ON — Researchers from the University of Toronto and SickKids Research Institute announced today that they have successfully mapped the genes in the fungus that causes Dutch Elm Disease. The researchers believe this is the first time the 30 … Continue reading
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Joint lecture on the state of the world’s oceans and Canada’s role by Dr. Arthur Hanson and Dr. Jordan Peterson
TORONTO, ON – Oceanic life is being decimated at a rapid and ever-increasing rate, in what is arguably the most serious and preventable ongoing environmental catastrophe. An upcoming lecture on this topic featuring two academic experts, Dr. Arthur Hanson and … Continue reading
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Toronto can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent, says U of T prof
TORONTO, ON – Toronto, and other cities around the world, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes, says a new study by University of Toronto Civil Engineering Professor Chris Kennedy and World Bank … Continue reading
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