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We wait months for the warm weather and as soon as we peel back the parkas, smog alerts replace snowstorms. Since air quality plummets as temperatures rise, it might be a good idea to pay extra attention to the AQI (Air Quality Index) when we head outdoors. Read More...
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According to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, coral disease outbreaks are hitting the healthiest sections of the Great Barrier Reef of the coast of Australia. And because these reefs huddle so closely together, infection is spreading quickly. Read More...
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When it comes to saving the environment, every little bit counts, and an Ontario business is making the world a better place one light bulb at a time. For the past 12 years, Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers has been recycling fluorescent bulbs with a 98% efficiency Read More...
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Oh, L.A. - hot bodies, movie star glam and ...smog. So much smog that Los Angeles has once again topped the American Lung Association's list of the most polluted cities in America. Based on data collected from 2003-2005, the association confirmed that Read More...
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Misleading, vague and downright shocking. This past weekend, Gore made his 8 th Canadian appearance in less than a week - and thanks to Harper he was armed and ready to fight. Thursday, conservative environment minister, John Baird, released his plan Read More...
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Harper has officially joined Bush in the Kyoto shuffle. You know, the one where they hold hands and chant, ‘It's not our problem.' At the Green Living Show in Toronto yesterday, Al Gore called it the easy road and later that evening at the Hummingbird Read More...
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If you followed our blog prior to Earth Day, you know I'm pretty fanatical about saving this big beautiful world. In my opinion, we're not doing enough - even if we're doing more than our neighbors - and we all need to ramp up our dedication to slowing Read More...
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A day after the Canadian government announced its emissions plans, the Canadian Wildlife Federation launches Checkerspot . Canada's first magazine dedicated exclusively to climate change makes its debut today at the Green Living Show in Toronto. Designed Read More...
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It seems global warming is heating up more than the planet. It has British scientists steaming mad. Director Mark Durkin's televised documentary, The Great Global Warming Swindle , claims solar activity is responsible for the climate changes and that Read More...
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Art is the cleanest form of recycling, showing us how to use the old to create something new. Former US Vice President, Al Gore, recycled his famous slide show into a troubling documentary. He got a lot more people talking green, and he won an Oscar in Read More...
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The first Earth Day in 1970 dawned in the era of the Poor People's March on Washington, Teddy Roosevelt ideology and the horrific Santa Barbara oil spill. It began as a grassroots movement, attracting granola families, young activists and civil protestors. Read More...
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Think New York City is crowded enough? The population is about to grow by a million - trees. If Mayor Bloomberg gets his way by 2017, you won't have to leave Manhattan to get your nature fix. As part of the New York's sustainability plan, the city will Read More...
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You don't have to drive miles to a big box store for specialized products to counteract global warming. Some of the most eco-friendly solutions might be in your own backyard. According to the National Wildlife Federation's Global Warming specialist Patty Read More...
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Where there's a will there's a wave. As Earth Day wraps up, California joins Puerto Rico by announcing plans to build reefs - but for very different reasons. In 1994, an oil barge spilled 750,000 gallons of heavy oil, damaging the beaches and lagoons Read More...
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The 12-campus tour to raise global warming awareness began at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and finished last night - Earth Day - at George Washington University. Sheryl Crow (singer) and Laurie David (producer of an 'Inconvenient Truth') shared Read More...
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