AUDIO (9:55) | Feds revamp stance on idling after meeting with drive-thru group | Tim Hortons Greenwash

CBC AUDIO.
In case you missed it the first time.
We are sending this out as there are many new councillors across the country that have recently taken on this issue.
This strategy of “manufacturing scientific uncertainty” comes directly from the industry’s denialism playbook. The industry invests big money for public relations campaign to raise doubts about the [...]

Tim Hortons Drive-thru Threat Heats Up | Greenwashing at it’s Best in Comox Canada …

It’s still not okay to idle | Published August 25, 2008 in the NB Telegraph Journal

It’s still not okay to idle
By Carl Duivenvoorden
Published August 25, 2008 in the NB Telegraph Journal
Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) is our federal government’s official body for helping Canadians save energy and money. Its website, www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca, has a wealth of information about everything from buying better home [...]

Tim Hortons Continues to Lead in Denialism & Greenwash Tactics in Canada

Group raises doubts over drive-thru study

December 15, 2008
Terry Pender
RECORD STAFF
KITCHENER
Tim Hortons stands by its study of pollution from idling vehicles in drive-thrus, despite a withering critique by the city’s environment committee.
A meeting of the city’s environmental advisory committee on Thursday included a harsh analysis of the [...]

Opinion | Drive-thru study isn’t convincing | The Record | Kitchener

Drive-thru study isn’t convincing

December 16, 2008
Tim Hortons has become as much of an esteemed Canadian institution as any corporate entity, but the company’s environmental policy doesn’t have the same top-notch reputation.
The coffee shop chain is going to have to do better than present the type of report it [...]

Tim Hortons joins drive-thru debate | Kitchener

MERCURY NEWS SERVICES

Mercury news services
September 12, 2008
Terry Pender
Mercury news services

KITCHENER
Tim Hortons went on the offensive yesterday against a possible ban on future drive-thrus in the city.
“If you get rid of drive-thrus, the cars keep coming, and the cars will move to the parking lots,” Nick Javor, a Tim Hortons [...]

Letter to Editor | LFP | Drive-thrus

Letter to Editor

drive-thru
Association misleads public
I am disgusted with the Ontario Restaurant, Hotel & Motel Association for using misinformation to mislead public on drive-through regulation.
The literature the association handed out cited a complete ban on drive-throughs, which was never the recommendation before the planning committee. The literature also said disabled people need drive-throughs and a [...]

It’s still not OK to idle | Article

Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) is our federal government’s official body for helping Canadians save energy and money. Its website, www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca, has a wealth of information about everything from buying better home appliances to designing better commercial buildings.
If you’re a frequent visitor to the site, you may [...]

EXPOSED | CBC News | Feds revamp stance on idling after meeting with drive-thru group

Feds revamp stance on idling after meeting with drive-thru group
Monday, August 11, 2008
CBC News
A federal government website that highlights the negative health and environmental effects of idling your engine has revamped its message after meeting with a group representing drive-thru restaurants.
‘It’s gonna make it harder for every city politician to make the argument that we [...]

Headline News | Idling | Restaurant Industry | NRCAN: CBC World Report

http://podcast.cbc.ca/wr/wr_20080811.mp3
CBC World News:
Here is a link to the audio file from the CBC report. (above) It aired on CBC (National) Radio One this morning at 6 am.

1:57 seconds | Transcript:

“A federal cabinet minister may have thrown his weight behind changes to a website run by the government, that discourages [...]