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Sierra Club Canada Releases Scary ‘Climate Change Science Since 2007’ Report
(Ottawa) While the eyes of the world are on the Copenhagen climate talks, Sierra Club Canada (SCC) has released a report that summarizes the current state of global climate change. Climate Change Science Since 2007 reviews the developments in climate change science since the publication of the Nobel Prize winning 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report, presenting an update on the science underpinning the climate change debate. The SCC report and a power point presentation summary can be found here.
“Canadians need an accessible source of real information on climate change science,” said John Bennett, SCC’s executive director. “People are hearing a lot of conflicting information about global warming, so we’ve compiled a summary of the science for a non-academic audience.”... Read more »
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Sierra Club executive director John Bennett said last week there is no indication from Mr. Prentice that he is unhappy with his government's direction in terms of fighting climate change, and if he weren't, he should resign and tell the public that "nothing's been done" on the climate change file. Mr. Bennett said the only thing Mr. Prentice has been successful at as Canada's Environment Minister is "doing an excellent job of pretending that the government is concerned about climate change."
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Sierra Index: Winter Stats
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Waste oil furnace smoke checked by P.E.I.
The P.E.I. Environment Department will be testing emissions from waste oil furnaces, following a ban on the burners in southern Ontario.
The furnaces use the waste from vehicle oil changes for heating, and there are about 30 of them on the Island, most of them at auto repair shops and trucking companies. The burners were made illegal in southern Ontario because of concerns about what was coming out of the furnace stacks, and going into the air.
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John Bennett, executive director of Sierra Club Canada, said the used oil burners release greenhouse gases and other contaminants, such as lead.
"We've come a long way, and we have to stop looking at the atmosphere as a dump and using people's lungs as a place to put our waste," said Bennett.
"The contaminants in the used engine oil are not in your furnace oil that you're heating your home with."... Read more »
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John Bennett
John has a long history of campaigning on energy and environmental issues dating back to the 1970s when he co-founded the first Greenpeace office east of the Rockies and launched Green Peace’s first nuclear power campaign. He created a media session by leading a trio of Greenpeace activists who...
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