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Year 2006

Vol. 32 Nbr. 1, January 2006

A history of trash.

Garbage in the Cities: Refuse, Reform, and the Environment - Book review

A world of trash: from Canada to Cambodia, waste is a common problem with common solutions.

Accounting for waste: holistic waste audits help to reduce waste, increase awareness, and boost employee and customer loyalty.

Art blocks oil.

CANADIAN NEWS - Peter von Tiesenhausen claims copyright on his land - Brief article

Awareness starts 'here'.

CAMPAIGNS; climate change - Brief article

Bottom line: the best way to divert disposable diapers from the waste stream is not to use them, and thankfully, cloth technology is more sophisiticated than ever.

Charge ahead: London's fee for driving in the city centre raises money, reduces traffic--and is a model for Canadian cities.

Coca crunch: a Colombian moth that feeds exclusively on coca leaves might eliminate the need for herbicides in the war on drugs.

Competing claims on cod.

Letter from St. John's

Cryogenics for seeds.

GLOBAL - Brief article

Embodied energy: we can't measure the impact of solid waste unless we study the energy we throw away.

E-waste toxics restricted.

GLOBAL - Brief article

Freecycle.

Hot Green Websites; www.freecycle.org - Brief article

Garbage: there is no such place as 'away'.

GE must pay.

GLOBAL - General Electric Co. to pay Environmental Protection Agency for discharge for toxic substances - Brief article

Global wind power up.

RESEARCH - Brief article

Green roofs for big smoke.

CANADIAN NEWS - Brief article

Greentec International.

Hot Green Websites; www.greentec.com - Brief article

Hockey activists lace up.

Science Desk; global warming - Brief article

Hope in wasteland: a radical but reachable departure from current practice will put product waste back in the hands of producers, and allow cities to follow their zero-waste dreams.

Industrial manure production.

RESEARCH - Brief article

Legacy of lodges.

CANADIAN NEWS - Brief article

Lighten up: dematerializing everyday life is easier than you would think, and smaller footprints bring bigger benefits.

Energy use

Mystery of the narwhal tusk.

Science Desk

Nuclear decisions.

CAMPAIGNS'; nuclear power - Brief article

Pay as you spew.

CAMPAIGNS; cruise ship waste - Brief article

Pipeline profits.

CANADIAN NEWS - Dene Tha' First Nation to halt Mackenzie Gas Project - Brief article

Power to the public.

Power Play: The Right to Control the World's Electricity - Book review

Practical tools for zero waste: one small Canadian community is using common sense measures and financial incentives to eliminate waste by design.

Relax with the Work Less Party.

Science Desk - Work Less Party campaigns for standard 32-hour workweek

RETScreen.

Hot Green Websites; www.retscreen.net - Brief article

Revenge of the bats.

Science Desk

See no evil.

RESEARCH; children's environmental health - Brief article

Take it down to zero.

Editorial

Terra Voce Project.

Hot Green Websites; www.thegreenpages.ca/terravoce - Brief article

Unplugged: Canada should follow Europe's lead on e-waste.

Velo-city: new cycling infrastructure shapes a sparkling vision for people-powered transportion.

Waste milestones in Canada.

Zero waste wins: it's not just better for the environment, it's better for the local economy. Ask Nova Scotia.