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Canada the Good Neighbour?
For decades, one of Canada's chief roles in the international stage has been that of the 'good neighbour,' providing peacekeeping services and aid to developing nations. But despite Canada's efforts to help poorer nations to build infrastructure and increase literacy, while combating disease and hunger, our greenhouse gas emissions are now threatening to unravel many of the improvements in quality of life we have helped developing nations to achieve... More
Public Enemy: Energy Vampires
It was actually George Bush (the second) who coined the term "energy vampires" to describe all the equipment that leeches power even when you think it's turned off. Your TV, DVD, stereo, computer, cell phone charger, the office photocopier... all keep using energy as long as they're plugged in... More
Nature and Species at Risk
It is almost impossible to imagine a world without penguins, coral reefs, marine turtles and polar bears. Thirty years ago, no one could have imagined a global threat so great that it would threaten life on earth as we know it. More
