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[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/20/canada-mercury-poisoning-first-nations-indigenous-youth-suicides by Leyland Gecco 20/7/23 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/20/canada-mercury-poisoning-first-nations-indigenous-youth-suicides by Leyland Gecco 20/7/23 The Guardian] | ||
Researchers who studied three generations of mothers and their children from the community of Grassy Narrows, Ontario, have concluded that sustained exposure to the toxic metal helped cause a suicide rate three times higher than any other First Nations community – which are already far higher than among the country’s general population. | Researchers who studied three generations of mothers and their children from the community of Grassy Narrows, Ontario, have concluded that sustained exposure to the toxic metal helped cause a suicide rate three times higher than any other First Nations community – which are already far higher than among the country’s general population. | ||
Could kinder, gentler fracking create a breakthrough in geothermal power?===== | =====Could kinder, gentler fracking create a breakthrough in geothermal power?===== | ||
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/23/2182001/-Could-kinder-gentler-fracking-create-a-breakthrough-in-geothermal-power by Mark Sumner 23/7/23 DAILY KOS] | [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/23/2182001/-Could-kinder-gentler-fracking-create-a-breakthrough-in-geothermal-power by Mark Sumner 23/7/23 DAILY KOS] | ||
Hydro power is often mentioned, but only in the sense that while it plays a significant role in the current energy portfolio, there are few options for expansion. While wind and solar have been racing up, hydroelectric production has declined. | Hydro power is often mentioned, but only in the sense that while it plays a significant role in the current energy portfolio, there are few options for expansion. While wind and solar have been racing up, hydroelectric production has declined. | ||
=====The Mekong is slowly dying===== | =====The Mekong is slowly dying===== | ||
