Air pollution in Sarnia-area linked to increased cancer risk: health review

The results of an Ontario government-funded health project show there is an increased risk of cancer because of exposure to air pollution for those living in parts of Sarnia, Ont. As Carolyn Jarvis reports, the findings come after years of concern from Sarnia and Aamjiwnaang First Nation community members that chemicals emitted from nearby industry were making them sick.

For decades, the people living in Sarnia, Ont., and the nearby Aamjiwnaang First Nation have worried their proximity to refineries and chemical plants is making them sick.

The Aamjiwnaang First Nation is surrounded by industry. There are 62 large facilities within a 25-kilometre radius.

After a Global News investigation in 2017, the Ontario government launched a multi-million dollar project to examine the possible connection between air pollution from the industrial plants and public health.

This week, the results were made public. And they confirm what people feared.

The results show that in certain parts of Sarnia there is an increased risk of cancer, particularly leukemia, because of exposure to air pollution.

It was only six days after Dorothy and Wilson Plain Jr.’s son Jeremy was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006, that he was gone. The family lives in Aamjiwnaang First Nation, an area exposed to higher levels of some air pollution, including benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. |Read more https://globalnews.ca/news/10142660/air-pollution-sarnia-area-cancer-risk-link-health-review/ | globalnews.ca/news/10142660/ai…

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Federal minister accuses some premiers of holding Canada back

Randy Boissonnault, the federal minister of employment and official languages, is accusing certain provincial premiers of standing in the way of Canada’s “ambition.”

“We have a lot of ambition as a country and yet we’ve got provincial premiers that are kind of stuck in the past and don’t want to see us build, don’t want to see us grow,” he told host Catherine Cullen in an interview on CBC Radio’s The House.

“There are great things that we can do with this country if we had provincial partners wanting to work with us.”

Boissonnault pointed specifically to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. All three have said in recent weeks they will defy, or have considered defying, federal environmental regulations.

But Boissionnault’s concerns went beyond his government’s environmental policies. He also attacked new rules in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent for a student under 16 to have their name or pronoun changed in school.

“You’ve got provincial premiers going after or bullying minorities, instead of working with us through policy issues,” he said. “This is not a way to build a country. And we have great ambition as a federal government. We want to get things done.” |Read more https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boissonnault-danielle-smith-moe-climate-1.7047107 | cbc.ca/news/politics/boissonna…

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Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, or Linux: Which Operating System Is Right for You?

I read a PC Magazine article https://www.pcmag.com/news/macos-vs-windows-which-os-really-is-the-best this morning comparing ‘macOS vs. Windows: Which OS Is Best?’ They also had a link to Chrome OS, but there wasn’t any link to Linux. PC Magazine doesn’t make any money from affiliate links to Linux, as these operating systems are opensource/free. However they did have a link to and article titled, ‘Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, or Linux: Which Operating System Is Right for You?’. Unfortunately, they were comparing new Windows and Mac operating systems to an outdated Linux system. The other two scored 4.5 out of 5 and Linux scored 4 out of 5. Besides using an outdated system, they made claims about Linux which just isn’t true. The article was published January 2023.

The Linux OS they are comparing is Ubuntu 22.10 with the Linux 5.19 kernel. 22.04.3 is the LTS (long term support) version running the Linux 6.2 Kernel. (The Kernal is like your brain… it controls everything). The article says, “The latest update to Ubuntu, version 22.10 (aka Kinetic Kudu), mostly adds features for developers, IT admins, and for IoT usage.” OK… so if you’re not a tech, you don’t need to upgrade? That’s a bunch of BS. It’s for everyone.

It says, “Its interface resembles that of macOS more than Windows, but unlike macOS, it supports touch-screen functionality”.
Maybe out-of-the-box, but most people I see showing screenshots of their Ubuntu desktop, have customized the design. The two images I share in this post shows Windows 11 and Ubuntu on a 16-17 year old HP computer. The picture below is my old desktop

The article says, “A drawback is that Linux requires more tech-savvy than the other choices here. If you’re squeamish about seeing a command line ever, choose another OS.” Like I said, they don’t make money on Linux, but you’ll get any probelm you have resolved quicker on Linux. There’s a lot more support for it than the other systems and you don’t have to pay for it. Just go to Linux.org for example.

Think about this:
– 96.3% of The top 1,000,000 web servers use Linux.
– 85% percent of smartphones are Linux-powered. Android phones use the Linux Kernel.
– All of the world’s fastest supercomputers run on Linux OS.

You’re running Windows or the macOS, because it’s the general public they target market. If Windows tells you that your computer will have to be replaced for Windows 12, you’ll buy another one. |Read more https://www.pcmag.com/picks/windows-vs-macos-vs-chrome-os-vs-ubuntu-linux-which-operating-system-reigns | pcmag.com/picks/windows-vs-mac…

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