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Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management
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This video is an introduction to green chemistry and is episode 1 of a 7 episode documentary series, Safer Stuff: Green Chemistry Gets Down to Business, which is an upbeat exploration of solutions to the problem of toxic chemicals in everyday products and the part green chemistry plays.
By Chris McEvoy Photography by Chris McEvoy This story was originally published by The Narwhal ; August 5, 2025 The glassy waters of Hazelwood Lake, in northern Ontario, shatter as a plankton net crashes through the surface. Nathan Wilson, a doctoral candidate with Lakehead University’s environmental and biotechnology program, is attempting to fish out the nuances of cyanobacteria in the waters of northwestern Ontario.
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By Chris McEvoy Photography by Chris McEvoy This story was originally published by The Narwhal ; August 5, 2025 The glassy waters of Hazelwood Lake, in northern Ontario, shatter as a plankton net crashes through the surface. Nathan Wilson, a doctoral candidate with Lakehead University’s environmental and biotechnology program, is attempting to fish out the nuances of cyanobacteria in the waters of northwestern Ontario.
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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
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Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
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