FAQ – The Blue Gold – How much is it worth to us? (Huft Mix)
We utilize it for washing and waste disposal, employ it for transportation, power generation and irrigation, use it for cooking and after all need it to…
Read articleSeminar! A CO2-sequestering geothermal power plant
Martin Saar from the University of Manitoba will be presenting, “A CO2-sequestering geothermal power plant.” Unfortunately, there was no abstract provided, and I am unable to…
Read articleVancouver’s New Green Roof
Whilst perusing the internets today I stumbled upon this wonderful video: a short film by filmmaker Dave Budge about the roof of the newly-completed Vancouver Convention…
Read articleArctic Circle Extravaganza, T minus 7 days.
Hello Terryians! In one week, myself and a crew of scientists, technicians, and salt-of-the-earth true-blue sailors will be hurdling through house-sized blocks of ice aboard the…
Read articleFAQ – GLOBAL ISSUES FOR BREAKFAST: THE BANANA INDUSTRY AND ITS PROBLEMS (COHEN MIX)
Bananas are just a fruit, how are they considered a global issue? Although bananas may only look like a fruit, they represent a wide variety of…
Read articleA Terryific Chat: Exploring Tech Tools and Social Change
I have a secret confession to make. Don’t laugh, but I’m not very tech savvy. A couple of years ago I was invited to a training…
Read articleOpportunity: Climate Change Conference
A lot of our postings on the Terry site discuss the issue of climate change. It is certainly a topic that is important and has mobilized…
Read articleTrek to Save the UBC Farm
Have you been wondering what’s been going on with the UBC Farm lately? If so, this news release from the AMS has a nice summary: PAST:…
Read articleThe sad destination of a lot of plastic water bottles….
I just saw an interesting and quite terrifying video on TED about where our garbage often ends up – with detrimental consequences for animals and ocean…
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Genetic Discrimination: Why You Should Care
By Geoff Costeloe,
In my humble opinion one of the most overlooked social and scientific changes in the past two years has been the rapid advent of DNA sequencing.…
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