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The war between food and water

Garry Peterson cautions us about the dangers of our agricultural practices changing the water cycle.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

Helping growers save water

Bano Mehdi, Professional Associate at the Brace Centre, helps bring farming into the 21st century.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

Hydro power: How green is it?

Ever wonder how much greenhouse gas a boreal forest would produce if entirely submerged under water? Ian Strachan did.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

Solving our water woes

Nathalie Tufenkji uses the Walkerton tragedy to fuel her drive to make water cleaner, safer.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

The false promise of "Blue Gold"

As water becomes the world's newest, hottest commodity, the question now becomes, whose water is it?

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

P.O.V.: The world's water: An overview

The Founding Director, Brace Centre for Water Resources Management, and current Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, gives us the lowdown on our favorite liquid.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

Reining in rampaging algae

Sure, we're still up to our armpits in the white fluffy stuff, but a few months down the road we'll be flocking to the province's lakes to cool off. Unless blue-green algae rears its ugly head again.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

Profile - Sara Finley: Riding the greywater wave

A five-minute shower can render upwards of 100 litres of potable water undrinkable. Wouldn't it be great if we could put that water to some other use before dumping it in the sewer? Sara Finley has an idea.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

Campus conservation: Every drop counts

What can McGillians do to conserve water while on campus? Plenty.

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Published on : 20 Mar 2008

Profile: Ryan Cunningham: Making a difference in mining

In only the first year of his Master's in the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Ryan Cunningham is already aiming high.

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Published on : 06 Mar 2008

Green Corner: Reduce your paper trail

A few simple tricks to help save some trees.

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Published on : 06 Mar 2008

The evolution of Mini-Science

Mini-Science is gearing up for another fun-filled lecture series that would make Darwin proud.

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Published on : 06 Mar 2008

Jekyll-Hyde neutron star discovered by researchers

NASA and McGill scientists find star which morphs from pulsar to magnetar

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Published on : 21 Feb 2008

Kudos

Graham Bell is named as one of the finalists for the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering.

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Published on : 21 Feb 2008