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Take Action: Ontario’s Proposed Mega-Quarry Could Contaminate Drinking Water for A Million People
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Image: Rabble.ca. Proposed mega-quarry deeper than Niagara Falls
As Lloyd detailed in an earlier post on the enormous ecological footprint of concrete, a US-owned hedge fund is proposing a mega-quarry in Melancthon, about an hour and a half away from Toronto. It's an area best known for its excellent agricultural land and favourable micro-climate, but if the project goes ahead, thousands of acres will ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Taxis in New York City photo by Bonnie Hulkower
With more than 50% of the world's population currently living in cities and 70% of the world population expected to live in a city by 2050, neurologists are starting to map out the impact of living in cities on one's mental health. City living has many virtues that have been extolled on this 
