[Reverend Blair]

Good idea, Kevin. It's something worth promoting.

[Marcarc]

I quite agree, but it's industry that does the majority of polluting. How about links to industries and companies that can be emailed or boycotted.

[gaulois]

[QUOTE BY= Marcarc] I quite agree, but it's industry that does the majority of polluting. How about links to industries and companies that can be emailed or boycotted. [/QUOTE]
Marcarc: Would you have a readily available source that documents the various emission sources as a pie chart? I was under the impression that cars (or our lifestyle) were the largest contributor in the pie chart, as well as the fasting growing one worldwide.

[Marcarc]

Well, perhaps I responded too quickly without thinking, however, I didn't have any luck with a pie chart. It does depend on where you live since particulates tend to aggregate, so if you live in Toronto your car is having far more detrimental effect than if you live in Parry Sound. <br /> The industry I was primarily thinking of is the hog farm. Methane is a horrible pollutant and this industry provides relatively few jobs (in comparison with other types of farming-although automation and commodification has made farming in general a poor supplier of jobs, plus, the vast majority of pork is for the international market. Mind you, there are also plenty of other industries that can be added.<br /> Government is also a leading polluter, Ontario is the highest polluter next to Texas and Louisiana, and is being condemned through NAFTA by the eastern states (kind of reverse of what we get). There is still virtually no subsidies for electric vehicles at any level of government and few initiatives except for the idiotic kind of 'challenges' such as the one mentioned (idiotic that a government with vast resources can't put any of them into public transit or electric vehicles or alternative power or rebates to consumers). <br /> In the end it's always up to conscientious canadians to do their part. Where are the extra duties on large vehicles? Where are the enforcements on low sulphur gas-if Irving can refine it in New Brunswick surely everyone can. <br /> I don't want anybody to think I want to boycott industry because I don't want to do anything myself. We bought a low emission small car which has been tested and has very low emissions. We also moved close to the university and grocery store so that our vehicle only gets used for about 4 km a day (workweek). We are attempting to fix up our house but it's expensive and slow. A perfect use of government funds would be an advance loan so that people can upgrade their house and then pay the balance with the decrease in electricity costs.

[Kory Yamashita]

Marcarc, have you been reading Jack Layton's book?? <img align=absmiddle src='images/smilies/wink.gif' alt='Wink'><br /> <br /> Here in BC, the Campbell government got rid of mandatory emissions testing of commercial vehicles. So every dump truck, semi, etc. spews particulates into the air while normal people have to abide by the law. *sigh*

[Marcarc]

No, the only books I read tend to be history ones, nothing against Jack Layton but I tend to avoid politician's books, most 'current affairs' information I get from the internet and NGO's. <br /> <br /> It's been awhile since British Columbia represented that 'leftist' attitude, which is why so much energy went into 'bringing it around' to the rest of the country. I still can't quite bring myself to do it because I'd feel silly but I think this summer I'm going to start and make another statement by wearing a mask while I"m biking around the city. I think soon there's going to be a real boom to isolated areas as those who can afford it will save their money and retire to a place in the middle of nowhere. I can think of no other reason why anybody would retire to Elliot Lake!