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It’s time to clear the air
To cut carbon emissions, we must switch to renewable energy sources – and get polluting industries to foot the bill
Tina Davy
guardian.co.uk, Friday 20 March 2009 16.30 GMT
Article history
George Monbiot is correct in asserting that “If we [...]
Janice Tibbetts, Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, November 20, 2008
OTTAWA – Industrial polluters can be forced to pay damages if they excessively annoy nearby residents, even if companies comply with regulations governing emissions, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday in a decision that stresses environmental protection.
The unanimous judgment ends a [...]
California Loses $28 Billion Yearly Due to Health Effects of Pollution. By Louis Sahagun, LATimes, November 13, 2008. “The California economy loses about $28 billion annually due to premature deaths and illnesses linked to ozone and particulates spewed from hundreds of locations in the South Coast and San [...]
By E. E. Nkwocha; R. O. Egejuru;
Courtesy of International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
Originally published Sep. 2008
Full Report:effects-of-industrial-air-pollution-on-the-respiratory-health-of-children
There is growing concern regarding to the possible effects of air pollution on respiratory health of children in Eleme industrial area of Port-Harcourt Nigeria. A total of 250 children were sampled from six primary [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here we have it: Indisputable proof that the Tim Horton’s on Bank Street in Ottawa that does not have a drive-thru will emit less GHG emissions per vehicle visit than a restaurant with an active drive-thru. What better proof that we don’t need drive thrus (more seriously, the photos just demonstrate [...]
