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Archive for May 3rd, 2008

Lime Time: An Environmental Test V

An Environmental Test V

Author: BCBuzzTV
Added: Sat, 03 May 2008 21:49:31 -0800
Duration: 279

Erin Ireland visits the mall to test your knowledge of air pollution in this edition of Lime Time. Tell us a little about air. What is the maximum amount of time you should idle your car? How do trees combat air pollution?

Green Living Blog: Go green with an electric bike

After reading this post, don’t forget to enter our contest – you could win a new dishwasher. Plus, do you have your own story to tell? Send it to greenchallenge@canadianliving.com (no more than 300…

Sunken treasure: Efforts underway to preserve undersea remains of SS Laurentic

She was, at the dawn of the 20th century, a stately ship of dreams for thousands of British emigrants bound for a new life in Canada.

Canadian schools sent brochures, DVDs from climate change skeptics

An American think tank has sent out more than 11,000 brochures and DVDs to Canadian schools urging them to teach their students that scientists are exaggerating how human activity is the driving…

Beef recalled over E. coli fears

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a
warning not to consume ground beef and hamburger patties sold in
stores throughout Canada over fears of E. coli contamination. M&M
Meat…

Green Grief! Are you the office environmental offender?

TORONTO (CNW) – Do you consider yourself environmentally aware? Are you the Chief Recycling Officer of your household? What about at work?
Results of a North American survey released today by Xerox Corporation to measure environmental consciousness in the workplace, found that work colleagues may have some strong objections to those who don’t walk-the-green-talk at the [...]

Syncrude ads apologize for duck deaths

The company has taken out full-page newspaper advertisements apologizing for duck deaths at its oilsands

Syncrude ads apologize for duck deaths

The company has taken out full-page newspaper advertisements apologizing for duck deaths at its oilsands

‘We haven’t seen water levels like this’: N.B. official

While the flood waters of the St. John River recede in Fredericton, communities downriver remain alert for the inundations that have deluged New Brunswick’s capital region over the last week.

10 tips to green your workplace starting today

Sometimes it’s little, simple steps that can quickly get your workplace on the path to being green:
1. Trees, trees, trees: Go outside and look at your building during the morning, midday and afternoon. Is your building exposed to the heat of the sun? If it is, it means your air conditioning will [...]