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As technology has improved to detect them, there is a realization that plastic microbeads are a growing problem worldwide and can be found in concentrations as high as the plastic bits in the ocean gyres. (CBC)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Plastic microbeads- a toxic substance in waterways-from the Great Lakes to the Arctic

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 20:38
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They are very tiny beads usually made of polyethylene, which is a very common plastic used for example, to make

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What's the power potential in Sweden's Christmas trees? (iStock)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Real Christmas trees better for environment, says Sweden’s Farmers Union

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 15:53 — Last Updated: Friday, December 12, 2014 at 20:42
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Christmas is just two weeks away and already the holiday lights and greenery are up throughout the streets of Stockholm.

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Environment Environment (USA) Special Features USA 

Arctic sea ice littered with tiny bits of ‘microplastic’ pollution

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, May 26, 2014 at 10:25
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Dartmouth scientist Rachel Obbard was looking at samples of Arctic sea ice for small organisms when something else caught her

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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