How Eco-friendly is Canada?
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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
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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.
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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.![Unsure](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/unsure.gif)
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.
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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…..
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I suppose environmentally speaking nuclear is a good thing.. no CO2
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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.
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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.
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Ohh and two people is ok, good enough for HOV lanes, that makes it enviro friendly ehh....
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