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canada_news·Canadian News & Journalismbyfrankyboi

Shroom boom, As interest in medicinal psilocybin grows, CBC News looks at how it is produced.

"Across the country, demand for psilocybin-assisted therapy is growing, with more people seeking out the compound as a potential treatment for a variety of mental health conditions like depression and addiction. But while demand has grown, access is limited. And advocates say many Canadians are stuck wading through bureaucratic red tape as they seek permission from Health Canada to use the drug medicinally."

https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/magic-mushroom-medicineOpen linkView original on lemmy.ca
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canada_news·Canadian News & Journalismbyfrankyboi

Billions of litres of water are used yearly by Quebec's mining and metal industry, data reveals

Quebec has lifted the veil of secrecy around the province's biggest water users, revealing that billions of litres of water are withdrawn yearly by the mining and metal industry, along with pulp and paper manufacturing.

The data dump, which includes records going back a decade, also lists golf clubs, ski hills, water bottling plants and food processors among the companies that are withdrawing tens of millions — sometimes hundreds of millions — of litres in a year. ... Rio Tinto's water use in 2022 would fill 29,000 Olympic pools

Overall, in terms of total withdrawals reported in Quebec, the City of Montreal was the biggest water user in 2022, the most recent year available in the dataset. The city of more than two million people reported withdrawing a whopping 559.2 billion litres of water for various services, including its aqueduct network, botanical gardens and recreational operations.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/quebec-water-withdrawal-data-1.7102173Open linkView original on lemmy.ca
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canada_news·Canadian News & Journalismbyfrankyboi

Billions of litres of water are used yearly by Quebec's mining and metal industry, data reveals

Quebec has lifted the veil of secrecy around the province's biggest water users, revealing that billions of litres of water are withdrawn yearly by the mining and metal industry, along with pulp and paper manufacturing.

The data dump, which includes records going back a decade, also lists golf clubs, ski hills, water bottling plants and food processors among the companies that are withdrawing tens of millions — sometimes hundreds of millions — of litres in a year. ... Rio Tinto's water use in 2022 would fill 29,000 Olympic pools

Overall, in terms of total withdrawals reported in Quebec, the City of Montreal was the biggest water user in 2022, the most recent year available in the dataset. The city of more than two million people reported withdrawing a whopping 559.2 billion litres of water for various services, including its aqueduct network, botanical gardens and recreational operations.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/quebec-water-withdrawal-data-1.7102173Open linkView original on lemmy.ca
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