The identification of gas emissions on the farm, innovative approaches to creating energy, green buildings, wind energy, transportation solutions and a new way to get from point A to point B - steps that are being made to change the situation - were some of the presentations at the two-day event. Since 27 per cent of emissions created in this country are caused by transportation, this is one area that must be closely examined and changes need to be made - very soon.
Canada's second biggest consumer of energy -- transportation -- used 0.7 per cent less energy, while demand in the residential and agriculture sectors declined by 2.9 per cent and by 4.6 per cent in the commercial and public administration sectors due to warmer weather conditions.
... for exploration, development and transportation of hydrocarbons but which also provides a coherent...
Recognition of the "stimulus value" of pursuing "shovel-ready" energy development and transportation projects. The best response to the "dirty oil" argument is to ask those who use it what they consider to be "clean oil." Surely they cannot mean oil from those parts of the world, particularly the Middle East, where security of supply can only be guaranteed by vast military expenditures and military action if and when armed hostilities break out, even if such supplies have a lower carbon footprint than petroleum products derived from oil sands. Oil mixed with blood is not "clean oil. The major "externalities" associated with the production of petroleum from the Athabasca oilsands are environmental and social. Responsible decision-makers in both government and industry believe that th...
Increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions for the nation's commercial trucks results in significant benefits for all of us. We strive to be the leader in developing energy efficient transportation solutions in the commercial truck, commercial bus and school bus industries. One customer has experienced the advantages first-hand. "We tested the International hybrid truck for almost a year and it has provided substantial savings in diesel fuel," said George Survant at Florida Power & Light. "Plus, the truck's boom can operate on battery power instead of the engine, which results in less fuel consumed, less emissions released into the air and reduced noise in the neighborhoods where we work."
Recently, in the House of Commons, there was a great kerfuffle over the fact Canadian troops had turned captured insurgents over to Afghan authorities and that those insurgents had, allegedly, been tortured in the Afghan prison(s). On Monday, as I read to my wife the article Al-Qaida claims capture of U.S. troops, her immediate response was: "I'll bet nobody in the House of Commons cares about those U.S. troops facing torture by al-Qaida." I believe her comment was right on the money. If the opposition remains silent on this subject, their political duplicity will be obvious. I don't think many can argue that we can use vehicles less and more efficiently. The problem is not so much the price of gas as people changing habits and attitudes. It is hard to change when the common perception ...
... and see if people can take the wasted energy from whining and put it toward efficient personal transportation. RALPH STEMMER. Winnipeg. Copy Chavez's example. I...
Chris Lorenc's column making the case for Winnipeg as an inland port is most compelling. The facts and figures provided are a revelation and should be studied and pursued further by the appropriate elected representatives. While I recognize Lorenc's personal bias toward more construction, that in no way diminishes the impact of his article. The provincial and civic governments should be moving forward on this file with great energy. Bravo for TERF mentor program co-ordinator Jennifer Berry for speaking up against the gruesome torture and exploitation of women that the Manitoba Museum's Jack the Ripper-inspired Halloween event promoted. An even bigger bravo for Claudette Leclerc, the museum's CEO, for accepting responsibility for the mistake and immediately changing the party's theme. Bu...
... well for business in the future as transportation becomes more and more expensive with rising energy...
The resorts with the highest and lowest scores were both in Colorado. Aspen Mountain got an 'A' with a top score of 85.7, while Copper Mountain ranked lowest at 31.9 for an 'F,' the Ski Areas Citizens' Coalition said. The scorecard is weighted heavily against ski area and village development and doesn't credit resorts' sustainability initiatives or community involvement," Copper Mountain spokeswoman Lauren Pelletreau said. She said Copper's "green" efforts include buying renewable energy credits, matching employee donations to an environmental fund, and installing a 4.2-kilowatt solar system on a transportation building. A new carpooling initiative on certain Saturdays this season offers visitors who arrive in vehicles with at least four people a chance to win season ski passes for 200...
... and emissions standards for transportation equipment, state land-use policies, or California'...
I think, Prime Minister [Stephen Harper], you have missed the whole idea behind Kyoto. Climate change is a global problem requiring global co-operation and global solutions. Unless your "made-in-Canada" solution involves a mass increase in support of alternative transportation, heavy industry changes, and Canadian manufacturing of alternative energy technologies, I believe you are just backpedalling any solution (which won't get you far on Canada's abysmal length of bike lanes). It's my job, and my joy, as an art educator, working in a public gallery, to expand the dialogue around art. I'm an advocate for the use of more accessible language in art galleries, and less "artspeak" that alienates the casual visitor who is unaccustomed to the often rarefied language and specific terminologi...
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