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For sale: Philips soundbar

The Philips CSS2123B/F7 is a compact 27-inch, 60W...

Green Onion Pancakes

by Susan Hanna This recipe for savoury pancakes...

Updates from Riversong Players

Riversong Players presents June production of Godspell,...

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Ten Years of Environmental Destruction in Ontario: Plastic Pollution

Looking Back in Despair (Part 5) by Theresa Peluso So far, in this series Looking Back in Despair, I have explained how, over the last 10 years, the environmental situation in...

Ten years of environmental destruction in Ontario: Soil pollution

Looking Back in Despair (Part 4) by Theresa Peluso All things are bound together. All things connect.                              -   Chief Seattle, Duwamish Connector of lives Indeed, everything connects to everything else.  In exploring the...

Ten Years of Environmental Destruction in Ontario (Part 3)

Looking Back in Despair: Ten Years of Environmental Destruction in Ontario Air  Pollution: How Much Air Is There? by Theresa Peluso Air is all around us, seemingly infinite, and the most precious resource...
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The boundless benefits of biking: An interview with Jeff Mills

 by Theresa Peluso "A bicycle's performance, in both biological and mechanical terms, is extraordinarily efficient. In terms of the amount of energy a person must...

What does your garbage reveal about you?

Archeologists are ecstatic when, in the course of excavating a historical site, they come across a centuries-old garbage dump.  From a pile of fossilized...

Sustainable living: Canada’s environmental report card

 by Theresa Peluso  In last month's Green Talk column, I suggested a number of ways that we Canadians can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in...

Sustainable Living: Reducing Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Theresa Peluso During this time of heated discussions at the international level between developed and developing countries about reducing our carbon emissions, it's embarrassing...

Dreaming of a White Christmas

by Theresa Peluso In the quest to live sustainably, perhaps you're rethinking how to celebrate important events, such as Christmas, Eid, Hanukkah, Diwali, and the...

Your feet’s too big!

Fats Waller's 1939 hit was way before my time – but I do remember the title, as well as one or two lines: From your...

Being good stewards of our land

by Theresa Peluso According to Wikipedia: "Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources.  The concepts of stewardship can be...

A diverting chat with Cory Smith about Mississippi Mills’ waste collection program

by Theresa Peluso How things have changed for the better!  When my husband and I moved to Mississippi Mills in 2004, I was appalled by...

Piping crude oil through Mississippi Mills: What do we know? What should we know?

by Theresa Peluso Part II:  Three Pipeline Proposals:  Are they as safe as advertised? This is the second part of a two-part column on the Energy...

Theresa Peluso, author of the article about pipe conversion to carry oil, responds to Bill Lee

Editor of The Millstone I thank Mr. Lee for his comments, and welcome this opportunity to answer his objections by elaborating on the points I...

Reader Bill Lee challenges the article on conversion of the natural gas pipeline to carry oil

Editor of The Millstone On reading your recent issue, I feel compelled to respond to the article concerning the conversion of the natural gas pipeline...

Piping crude oil through Mississippi Mills: What do we know? What should we know?

by Theresa Peluso Part I:  The Alberta tarsands You are no doubt aware that TransCanada Corporation has initiated a project, called the Energy East pipeline, to...

We are Jane’s running shoes

by Theresa Peluso This is the second and last article in my latest series, which explores the life cycle of different consumer goods, from primary...

I am Jane’s cellphone

by Theresa Peluso Have you ever thought about the birth, life and death of all the things you buy and use?  Where do they come...
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