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I’m probably flirting with danger here, but it’s been awhile since I’ve flatted. Even so, I try to be ready if it should happen. My seat bag has a spare tube, a patch kit, and what I would most likely use in the event of a flat — a CO2 inflator and several CO2 cartridges. The CO2 is convenient, but it’s not a panacea.

How will Canada get its electricity? Jul-22-2008 By Sandy There is a political battle going on between politicians and environmental activists and average citizens are going to find themselves caught in the middle. On the one hand, our electricity infrastructure is getting old and needs updating and replacing.

Put ten economists in a room, and they’ll come up with eleven different opinions.  But there’s one thing they’ll agree on, and that is that taxes (if we must have taxes) should be clear, fair, predictable, easy to understand, cheap to collect, and above all, non-discriminatory.  They should not distort markets and economic activity.

I went about writing this article as if I were researching tick and mosquito abatement I would consider doing myself. For something I would buy myself, it has to be non-toxic, and because I am well-read in the green field, a relatively sophisticated product in terms of understanding of the science,

The Caribbean’s rising star reinvents the oceanview villa.

Only two companies achieved the voluntary average CO2 target of 140 g/km that European automakers set for themselves in the late 1990's to avoid actual government sanctions. Fiat and Mini were the big winners with emissions of 138.2 and 139.6 g/km, respectively.

The Portuguese government is partnering with the Renault Nissan Alliance to promote zero-emission travel in the country. The government and car maker said they will jointly research ways to create... Please click on the headline of this news item to view the complete article on CorporateResponsibility.Net.

Leaders of the richest and most polluting G8 nations have said they will “consider and adopt” a goal of 50% cuts in carbon emissions by 2050. But does this actually mean anything in practice? So how much progress was made on climate change at the G8 summit?

by The Environmentalist Staff George W. Bush's farewell to his G8 counterparts would have sounded like an accusation by environmentalists, had it not come from the U.S. President who made this statement to the stunned G8 leaders: President George Bush signed off with a defiant farewell over his refusal to accept global climate change targets at his last G8 summit.

It is only a simulation but a hypnotic one at that. Breathing Earth displays the C02 emissions of every country on earth, as well as their death and birth rates, all in real time. It is hypnotic because it is purely visual, it is almost like you can see the earth struggling to breathe.