August 18, 09, Evanston Roundtable, Eleanor Revelle
In 2006, Evanston joined hundreds of other cities across the country in signing the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. This action committed the City to take steps to reduce Evanston’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 7 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2012; the target set by the Kyoto Protocol for developed countries like the United States.
Based on an inventory of Evanston’s 2005 emissions, this translates into a 13 percent reduction by 2012 to meet the Kyoto goal.
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August 14, 2009, Bookseller.com, Katie Coyne
Margaret Atwood is to take part in a 40-date three-month international tour of “green” literary and musical performances to launch her novel The Year of the Flood.
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August 8, 2009, Globe and Mail, Thomas Homer-Dixon
We Canadians like to think we are green, but when it comes to protecting the environment, we are among the world’s worst actors. Whether the metric is carbon output per capita, toxic waste emissions or protection of endangered species, Canada regularly ranks near the bottom of the list of similarly wealthy countries. Read more on Ron Dembo’s thoughts about changing Canadians’ behavior to be truly green by using the “Green Credits” system.
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August 8, 2009, Globe and Mail, Thomas Homer-Dixon
We Canadians like to think we are green, but when it comes to protecting the environment, we are among the world’s worst actors. Whether the metric is carbon output per capita, toxic waste emissions or protection of endangered species, Canada regularly ranks near the bottom of the list of similarly wealthy countries. Read more on Ron Dembo’s thoughts about changing Canadians’ behavior to be truly green by using the “Green Credits” system.
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