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Dr. Mir F. Ali
In these days of climate change and energy crisis, it’s too bad that the word “Nuclear” has a connotation that brings back memories about the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl and the near miss of Three Mile Island. People are rightfully scared of potential accidents and the proliferation of nuclear...
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Here’s a post from Sara Wilson, from the Fresh Air Fund.
Check them out here.
And thanks and keep up the good work Sara.________
News Facts:
One out of four school children in the U.S. has vision problems, and 86% do not get their vision checked before age 12.
Many Fresh Air children do not have access to affordable...
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Dr. Mir F. Ali
If any Canadian ever had any doubt about Harper’s apathy about the environment, the Prime Minister’s recent decision for not showing up at the UN Summit on Climate Change, should help them to make up their minds. It was reported that Canada was hardly a factor in the climate summit, which...
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Dr. Mir F. Ali
Like other Canadian provinces and territories across the country, British Columbia got sick and tired of waiting for the federal leadership for climate change and decided to adopt the attitude, reflecting the popular phrase – Lead, follow or get out of the way.
Consequently, the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act (GGRTA) was...
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Tags: B.C. government, British Columbia, Canada, energy, energy consumption, energy management strategies, greenhouse gas, Official, provincial government, Transport
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Yesterday my daughter was standing on the corner waiting to cross the street. She was waiting for a large black Lexus to stop, and while the car did stop it stopped very suddenly when the driver happened to notice she was standing there waiting. The car screeched to a halt. And while this driver was...
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Tags: British Columbia, Canada, cellular telephone, electronic devices, Gil Namur, red car, red car", U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Dr Mir F. Ali
This article is a follow up to the article which was posted on the subject of the HST on July 24, 2009.
Unfortunately, at this stage, very little information on the proposed Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) has been provided by the BC provincial government. Transitional rules and other...
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