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What we're doing Right
Solar savvy
2nd February 2008
Solar power is the world’s fastest-growing sector in the global energy markets, thanks in large part to new sleek technologies, like thin film solar cells
What we're doing Wrong
Hard rock oil
2nd February 2008
The US may start mining oil shales – and would release up to 350 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
Why it matters
Mercury falling
3rd November 2007
Mercury is still at dangerously high levels in sport-caught fish in the Great Lakes, but it would only take a few years to change if we clean up our act now
Why it matters
Chemically bonded
1st December 2006
For the Canadian Aanishnaabek tribe‚ who live on a reserve surrounded by chemical plants‚ there seems no escape. Do they leave‚ and abandon their past‚ or stay‚ and perhaps lose their future?
What we're doing Wrong
Playing dirty
1st September 2006
“The federal government is rushing to ratify the Kyoto protocol,” intoned a velvety female voice from our television sets, in November of 2002. “They want to sign it now and (…)
What we're doing Right
License to spill
1st November 2005
A new law in Ontario puts tough fines on illegal spills – but the biggest problem is still the legal pollution