British Columbia is Going Green

Justin Mongiardo
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia is officially one of the greenest provinces in Canada.  It earned high marks on a recent report card measuring energy efficiency and environmental impact.  The report was published by the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance, and shows that British Columbia’s recent efforts to go green have truly been paying off.

One reason for...

The drug Paxil has been marketed to those suffering from mood disorders including depression, premenstrual syndrome, OCD, ADD, panic disorders, and other anxiety disorders. Paxil is a drug that is taken orally in which the doses are usually upped in the first couple of months depending on the type of reaction your body takes. Paxil, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline as marketed and sold as an antidepressant drug and prescribed predominately to persons under the age of 18 to deal...

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As people...

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Certification as an Adult.

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