Fast-food chains, activists clash on drive-throughs

Fast-food chains, activists clash on drive-throughs
Tue, May 27, 2008

By JONATHAN SHER

Environmentalists and Canada’s fast-food empires collided head-on at London city hall last night, as politicians considered whether to limit or even ban new drive-throughs.
City planners say they’ve proposed modest changes that will clarify, not change, where [...]

 
Tonight – Drive-thru Public Participation Meeting
 
 
Hi everyone,
 
The issue of drive-thrus will be dealt with by planning committee on Monday, May 26. There will be an opportunity for public input at 7 p.m. Just go to the public gallery on the 3rd floor of city hall. You can get on the speakers list or just listen, [...]

 
Congratulations & excellent work on all of our emerging activists at Clarke Road, Clarke Road, Monseigneur-Bruyare, and HB Beal!!!
 
You were all amazing!!!
 
Video footage is online at: http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/05/23/5651906.html or http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Videos/
 
Special thanks to Jenn Gilbert for organizing this protest with her students.  Hopefully other educators will follow her inspiration lead.  Jenn was also great on CBC radio [...]

 
UN to Investigate Canada for Failing to Register Emissions
 
 
The enforcement branch under the Kyoto Protocol has notified the Government
of Canada that it is under investigation on suspicion of failing to
establish a system for registering its GHG emissions as required under the
Treaty.  Kyoto depends on accurate national registries to account for carbon
credits [...]

The Future Belongs to Our Children. Or does it?

The Future Belongs to Our Children.
Or does it?
Opinion – Council of Canadians | London Chapter

People Before Profit or Profit Before People?
Do our corporation’s rights now supersede the right for children to breathe?
Do corporate interests trump that of mitigating against climate change?
Lastly – Why does our society as a whole continue to participate in the pathological [...]

TONIGHT – TVO – Toxic Trespass – Canadian Premiere
 
HIGHLIGHT: TOXIC TRESPASS
 
Toronto filmmaker Barri Cohen doesn’t have to travel far to find disease clusters in children that are linked to environmental problems. Cohen begins her search after she and her 10-year-old daughter, Ada, volunteer for a chemical body-burden test. The results show Ada has more toxic [...]

Council of Canadians | London announces a three-part campaign initiative
‘Clean Air for Children’

http://cleanairforchildren.blogspot.com/
Don’t wait another minute for clean air.
London Chapter of Council of Canadians is launching a campaign to urge Londoners to idle less. Toronto’s medical officer has released a report stating a 30% reduction in vehicle emissions could save 200 lives, one [...]

Simple steps can protect Hoosiers from ozone dangers
By DANIEL SUDDEATH Daniel.Suddeath@newsandtribune.com
Noah Flanigan didn’t realize he would be rewarded for simply parking his car to enjoy lunch inside of the Hausfeldt Lane McDonald’s in New Albany.
But the Indiana University Southeast student received a Smog Watch T-shirt, courtesy of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management [...]