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cThis is a question that many researchers have asked themselves in recent years, because its hypothesis is indisputable: the portion of the Sun’s energy that is reflected off the Earth’s surface is actually larger than solar panels. On average, Earth reflects about 30% of sunlight back to space (it is said to have a “albedo” of 0.30), although this varies from place to place – about 80% for fresh snow, 40% in deserts, 25% in promoter and 12-15% in forests. In the case of solar panels, it is Only 10% is reflectedThe rest is either converted to electricity (about 15%)…

Prior to passing C-208, federal taxes treated intergenerational transfers of the company as a dividend rather than a capital gain. The result: the qualifying tax credit was lower. Selling to a stranger is more profitable than selling your business to your childrenJulie Bissonnette, president of the Federation for the Next Generation of Agriculture of Quebec (FRAQ), regrets. Agricultural company in IstriaPhoto: Radio Canada/Martin Bilodocan represent a shadow a lot of moneyEspecially in the agricultural sector. There are some that suddenly become $100,000 easily. The converter, at the end of his career, has the option of selling to a stranger and…

All members of the Epsilon editorial board are from Science & Vie. Can’t you leave your readers without good scientific information? Hervey BoweryWe believe, undoubtedly stronger today, that science is at the heart of the world. It is a scientific being, Covid, that has disturbed the world in all its dimensions! Looking to reassure your readers? Herve Poirier You must have a scientific culture to understand the world you live in. Science is not an object of knowledge or questioning, but a tool that allows you to form an opinion. Because if science turns, it also analyzes and reveals. This…

(Montreal) There will be no more negotiations on a gas pipeline project that crosses the local territory of northern Quebec, say opposing Inoue leaders. Posted on Jul 17, 2021 at 4:55 pm Virgin Ann Canadian Press The Innu First Nations of Mashteuiatsh, Pessamit and Essipit say they are ready to take measures, or even initiate legal action, to prevent the establishment of LNG’s Énergie Saguenay in Quebec on their soil. Friday’s statement came in response to comments by GNN Quebec president Tony Le Verger, who said last weekend that he wanted to continue negotiations with indigenous communities. Mashteuiatsh First Nations…

Will the astonishing rush to vaccination centers be enough to stem the rising tide of infection? Between the rhythm of the injection and the inflammation, a frantic race had just begun. The epidemic is accelerating: all numbers are converging in this direction. Really ” Un Viral Tsunami “What threatens, as indicated in the interview given to us by Gabriel Attal, the government’s official spokesman? We haven’t gotten there yet, but the weather is really getting worse.Scout side, is the rising bulge. The threshold of 10,000 new daily cases has not been crossed since the end of May. This is Done…

Toyota and General Motors are the biggest winners of Vincentric’s 10th annual list of Canada’s Best Fleet Values. Each of these manufacturers has won five of the 35 titles awarded, we learned in a press release published on July 15 by this US company of analysts. Toyota won in three of the six categories, namely popular cars, popular public service cars and minivans. For its part, GM stood out above all else in the pickup truck category with three out of five titles. Toyota models Vincentric got on the 2021 list.In addition, Ford, Stellantis, Volvo and Hyundai-Kia all follow previous…

A few days ago, a possible record temperature of 38 degrees Celsius was recorded north of the Arctic Circle. In the area affected by the heat wave, more than 70 weather stations that have been measuring temperature since at least the 1960s have recorded temperatures equal to or exceeding the established records.Can we really make a connection between climate change and these extraordinary heat waves?Several records were brokenThe Canadian temperature record ever set at 45°C was set on July 5, 1937 in Saskatchewan. He died three days in a row in Lytton, British Columbia. It was 46.6°C on June 27,…

MONTREAL – At the end of Saturday, a number of people gathered in front of the US Consulate General in Montreal to demand the lifting of the US embargo on Cuba, which has been the subject of historic anti-government protests last week. The event, which took place on West St. Catherine Street, was organized by the Table de concertation de Solidarité Québec-Cuba (TCSQ-C). The organization says that it has established sit-in queues for several years in front of the American Consulate to denounce the siege. But this month is taking a special turn because of the disinformation campaign against Cuba.…

A few milligrams of all of this week’s science news Posted on Jul 11, 2021 at 7:00 AM Eric-Pierre Champagne Journalism sunset on mars What would a sunset on Mars, Venus or Uranus look like? NASA scientist Jeronimo Villanueva ran late-day simulations of three other planets in our solar system in addition to Titan, one of Saturn’s moons. We can also see the sunset on Trappist-1he is, a planet from a neighboring system. Watch the video on YouTube Exam s. How many tons of carbon were released from dry peatlands? Photo by David Boyle, press archives Peat bog in Pointe-Taillon…

(Montreal) Health Canada on Saturday announced the recall of its Neutrogena Beach Defense and Ultra Sheer Aerosol brand sunscreens due to high concentrations of benzene. Posted on Jul 17, 2021 at 2:09 pm The federal agency said in a statement that tests ordered by the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson revealed such concentrations that could pose a health risk after repeated and long-term use. Health Canada is asking the public to stop using products affected by the recall process. “Immediate signs of exposure to a high concentration of benzene are drowsiness, dizziness, fast or irregular heartbeat, and headache,” says Health…