How Eco-friendly is Canada?
Apr 19th 2012, 6:19 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
Like I said, it depends where you are.
I work for a fairly big company and 80% of us (according to company stats) bike or take transit to work. it also has a strong recycling/carbon reduction programme. And no, it's not a crunchy granola company either...more like the opposite, haha
On the other hand, the OH's industry is hopeless.
I work for a fairly big company and 80% of us (according to company stats) bike or take transit to work. it also has a strong recycling/carbon reduction programme. And no, it's not a crunchy granola company either...more like the opposite, haha
On the other hand, the OH's industry is hopeless.
I work from home and my wife walks downtown so we're good
Apr 19th 2012, 6:26 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
I think Canada is cleaner than China. Good ehh. 
Apr 19th 2012, 6:37 pm
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Apr 19th 2012, 6:40 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
Apr 19th 2012, 6:45 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
[QUOTE=Piff Poff;10014978 I will also have a washing line that I should be able to use for oh about 15 weeks of the year
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Sounds about right. Frozen knickers...not a good look
[/QUOTE]Sounds about right. Frozen knickers...not a good look
Apr 19th 2012, 6:50 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
No just cleaner as a whole.
No country is totally clean i would have thought, but Canada does at least try, cars are smaller these days, recycling bins are rife, Hydro power, and Atomic power are popular, and we have the drive clean test for vehicles every two years here in Ontario, some may say a waste of time & money, but, it does weed out any bad polluting vehicles from the highways and byways.
No country is totally clean i would have thought, but Canada does at least try, cars are smaller these days, recycling bins are rife, Hydro power, and Atomic power are popular, and we have the drive clean test for vehicles every two years here in Ontario, some may say a waste of time & money, but, it does weed out any bad polluting vehicles from the highways and byways.
Apr 19th 2012, 7:00 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
No just cleaner as a whole.
No country is totally clean i would have thought, but Canada does at least try, cars are smaller these days, recycling bins are rife, Hydro power, and Atomic power are popular, and we have the drive clean test for vehicles every two years here in Ontario, some may say a waste of time & money, but, it does weed out any bad polluting vehicles from the highways and byways.
No country is totally clean i would have thought, but Canada does at least try, cars are smaller these days, recycling bins are rife, Hydro power, and Atomic power are popular, and we have the drive clean test for vehicles every two years here in Ontario, some may say a waste of time & money, but, it does weed out any bad polluting vehicles from the highways and byways.
The Romans, Monty Python life of Brian springs to mind
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Apr 19th 2012, 7:05 pm
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Apr 19th 2012, 7:08 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
So apart from the Asbestose mine in Quebec , Albertan Oil sands, Saskatchewan uranium mines, The diamond mines up in the territories and the Halifax tar pits, and as long as we don't count the forest clear cutting that could be considered to be using up carbon we look pretty good compared to China…..
The Romans, Monty Python life of Brian springs to mind
The Romans, Monty Python life of Brian springs to mind
Apr 19th 2012, 7:10 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
I suppose environmentally speaking nuclear is a good thing.. no CO2
Apr 19th 2012, 7:14 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
The town of Fort McMurray has banned all shops from giving out plastic bags, "to protect the environment".
Perfect metaphor for Canadian mentality really... polish a turd, then feel smug because some league tables confirm that Canada is fuller of shiny shit than anywhere else in the world.
Perfect metaphor for Canadian mentality really... polish a turd, then feel smug because some league tables confirm that Canada is fuller of shiny shit than anywhere else in the world.
Apr 19th 2012, 7:16 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
Apr 19th 2012, 7:20 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
Oh yeah, the car plant makes the Camaro doesnt it. Thats an eco friendly choice too. 2 people, 5.7 litres. Still, lots of fun.
Apr 19th 2012, 7:22 pm
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Re: How Eco-friendly is Canada?
Ohh and two people is ok, good enough for HOV lanes, that makes it enviro friendly ehh....