Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment Program, told the Economic Club yesterday that the Green Economy is already moving quickly worldwide,
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We are already overshooting the earth’s carrying capacity by 30 per cent. For nine billion people to enjoy a western standard of
Car and tar sands emissions combined generate nearly one-fifth of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, and the oil sands’ contribution will nearly triple
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1. To dry your clothes The sun has gone to a lot of trouble to send us its energy, so appreciate it!
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I refrained from holding my nose and took a sip of lukewarm water from a plastic cup. ¿“good, uh?” said Jose Alonso