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As one Canadian newspaper put it. Ducks in Alberta died a crude death. One of the species of ducks that died on a pond filled with crude oil polluted water.
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A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda. Some scientists have proposed compressing carbon dioxide and sticking it in underground caves as a way to cut down on greenhouse gases. Joe David Jones wants to make baking soda out of it.
Jones, the founder and CEO [...]
Filed under: GTA Environment, Technology | Tagged: , baking soda, carbon dioxide, CO2, environment, global warming, SkyMine, Skyonic, sodium bicarbonate | 1 Comment »
Crude prices have fallen from their record levels. Apparently the wise folk on Wall Street now think Turkey will not attack ther Kurdish area of Iraq. Still, crude prices are in the $85 range and many renewable energy prodeucers think they can compete as long as oil is above $50 per barrel.
That said a start-up [...]
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The environment is important to all of us in the Greater Toronto Area. This is not merely a governmental and environmental group issue. With the awareness of the effects of greenhouse gasses we are ever increasingly looking to both government and industry to provide answers to the multifaceted problems we face. Regardless of the fact [...]
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Buried in the release of Ontario Power Generation’s 2006 financial results last Friday was an intriguing paragraph: “OPG is exploring the potential development of a gas-fuelled electricity generation station at its Lakeview site and is continuing with the decommissioning and demolition of the Lakeview coal-fired generating station.”
There is, as you might expect, a story behind [...]
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According to the latest national inventory on greenhouse gas, Canada’s emissions are now 32.7% above its Kyoto Protocol targets. According to the latest national inventory on greenhouse gas, Canada’s emissions are now 32.7% above its Kyoto Protocol targets.
Here’s 5 reasons why:
1. Over the last 15 years, emissions from light trucks and SUV’s has risen by [...]
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