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THE NEW CLIMATE: CURBING EMISSIONS
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
ENVIRONMENT REPORTER
July 3, 2008
Canada and the U.S. are the worst countries in the G8 when it comes to taking effective measures to forestall the risk of rapid and uncontrolled climate change, according to an assessment of the major industrialized countries compiled by a [...]
THE NEW CLIMATE: CURBING EMISSIONS
Canada lands second-last in climate-change ranking
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
ENVIRONMENT REPORTER
July 3, 2008
Canada and the U.S. are the worst countries in the G8 when it comes to taking effective measures to forestall the risk of rapid and uncontrolled climate change, according to an assessment of the major industrialized countries compiled by a European-based [...]
Leading the way to cleaner air
In the case of air pollution, the small thing may be a very small car. This is what defines the movement known as sustainability. Modern society pumps millions of tons of carbon emissions into the sky, and the problem of cleaning up the whole atmosphere can seem overwhelming. But sustainability [...]
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Time to build a new relationship with the world
Walking home from the cinema the other night, we looked way up and saw a ‘moon dog’ or halo around the moon. It’s an optical phenomenon due to the refraction of light on ice [...]
Traffic patterns at the McDonald’s Bathurst / Dundas drive-thru
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Amanda Dacyk from the University of Alberta speaks with Canada AM from CTV studios in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 30, 2007.
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(May 31, 2007) CTV.ca News Staff
A new study from the University of Alberta has found that in Edmonton alone, motorists spend 5,000 hours each day idling [...]
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Anti-Idling Programs
Have you ever left your car engine running while you waited to pick up your children, or while you waited in the drive-through line at your bank or a favorite fast-food restaurant? Have you sometimes let your engine idle for several minutes to warm up your car first thing in the morning? Most [...]
Myth Busting
There are many reasons why people will tell you they should
idle their vehicles’ engines. For instance, some people think that
it uses more fuel or is more polluting to start and stop an engine
than to leave it running. It’s true that catalytic converters –
which reduce carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions –
work best when warmed up. [...]
Solving the Problem
Municipalities, non-profit organizations and individual activists
have all become interested in cutting back on vehicle engine
idling. Groups like the Oak Bay Green Committee in
Victoria, B.C., have spearheaded community No Engine Idling
Campaigns. This campaign and many others like it are designed
to help people remember that improving air quality can be as
simple as switching off your [...]
