Posts tagged Canada
One Year After Ontario Ban: Over 80% Decline of Most Common Pesticides in Surface Waters
Jul 7th
Image: Greencolander, Flickr
In April 2009, it became illegal to sell or apply pesticides for cosmetic lawncare in Ontario, Canada. It seems like a no-brainer risk versus benefits analysis: the benefit is …hmmm, just cosmetic…while the risks are real, documented, and pervasive. But somehow the allure of a green, weed-free lawn keeps conquering rationality. A year later, does the preliminary data on the effectiveness of Ontario’s cosmetic pes…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Washington I-5 Freeway To Be Electric Car Friendly
Jul 6th
The state of Washington is getting $1.3M in federal stimulus dollars to install electric vehicle charging stations along Interstate 5 from Canada to Oregon.
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The Week in Pictures: Angry Environmentalists Greet G20, New Gulf Oil Spill Time-Lapse Video, Cul de Sacs Make You Fat, and More (Slideshow)
Jul 2nd
This week, G20 leaders from around the world gathered in Canada to discuss issues of finance and they were met with protests from angry environmentalists, including kids covered in fake oil. NASA released a new Gulf oil spill time-lapse video that provides visualization of the spill; New research shows that by reducing the amount of meat and dairy eaten and changing farming practices, by 2055 we could reduce emissions of methane and nitrous oxide from agricultural sources by more than 80%(!); and Italy is installing more solar power in two months than California does in a year, and by the end of this year they are expected to hav…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Angry Environmentalists Greet G20 Economic Summit in Toronto (Slideshow)
Jun 29th
On June 26 and 27, Canada hosted G20, the billion dollar party designed to show the country at its best — G20 leaders from around the world expected to find a clean, peaceful city laid out to welcome them, before sitting down to discuss the issues of finance and the economies.
Unfortunately, the vision everyone will remember is that of the torched police cars.
Find more of the images scorched into the memory of anyone watching this weekend here:
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