Photo via Señor Codo Economists have been saying for years that the best way to reduce greenhouse gasses and prevent catastrophic climate change is to use a carbon tax to put a price on pollution. The logic is pretty self evident: If producing carbon emissions costs money, businesses will look for ways to reduce those…
Go Fly a Kite
Episode 60 of This Is Toronto is now available! This latest edition features WindFest – Toronto’s Waterfront Kite Festival. www.thisistorontopodcast.blogspot.com NEXT EPISODE: Sept. 23, 2011
Just another tax, Or Is It?
The day after our English debates seemed to inspire alot of talk as I stopped over in a few towns and cities yesterday, amazing the talk was of our younger generation. I was very happy to hear it as I’ve been excited to read the many comments on my social networks with some great debates…
Burning Facts about Green Shift
FACT: Canadians produce an average of 19.05 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, one tonne short of the U.S. FACT: Emissions in Europe have been falling in the past ten years but in Canada have been rising. FACT: Sustainable limits for carbon dioxide emissions per capita are 1.2 tonnes, one sixteenth of what Canada…