Forestry Communities in Northern Ontario
Forestry is one of the key industries in Northern Ontario. Northern Ontario's forest areas play an important role in providing livelihood to forestry communities all over the region. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, about 90% of the forest area in Ontario is publicly owned. Since aboriginal times, Northern Ontario has been dependant on forests for its livelihood and so has its social, economic, and cultural development. The twentieth century saw the development of sawmills, paper and pulp, logging, and other such industries in Northern Ontario. Today, the forest product industry, tourism, fishing and hunting, lumbering, and transportation contribute to the livelihood of more than 90, 000 people all across Northern Ontario.
Botanic Rarity Settles Down Next To 2012 Olympic Site
THE DOG WALKERS ARE OUT IN FORCE on east London"s Walthamstow Marshes. They step across the neatly-laid duckboards of the flood meadow, keeping their trainers clean. Packs of mountain bikers whirr along a shingle track by the River Lea. Most are happy to splash through a pothole at ten miles an hour. Some turn up the speed and scare the walkers. Canal boats phut past, breaking up islets of debris. THESE MARSHES ARE A TINY part of the Lee Valley regional park, which was set up by a 1967 act of parliament to develop recreational and nature conservancy opportunities. The velodrome for the 2012 Olympics will soon be open for business at one edge of the regional park and just across the road from here, Hackney"s east marsh will be concreted over to build parking space for cars and coaches - a decision unpopularwith the Hackney marsh user group.
Environment - Capping-and-Trading Carbon Credits
Both the private sector and the U.S. Congress are working from opposite on the same scheme that is supposed to stop and hopefully reverse global warming - the "cap-and-trade" system of "carbon credits." This is how the scheme works: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is known to be the number one polluter of our atmosphere and thus number one culprit in global warming. Private companies, and especially utility companies that produce energy through fossil fuels like coal, are among the top producers of CO2. And right now there is no limit to the amount of CO2 that such companies can produce. Thus, someone suggested to create an artificial "scarcity" of CO2, which would be a very good thing.
Environment - Issues with the Cap-and-Trade Scheme
The cap-and-trade system envisions allocating certain carbon emission quotas for different firms and then allowing them to buy and sell their permits on a stock-market platform. It is assumed that the cost of buying extra permits and continuing to pollute the atmosphere will at some point be so prohibitive that most companies would prefer to cut down their CO2 release and invest in cleaner fuel technologies. There are still quite a few issues for this system to work properly, or at all. First is, the world is still very dependent on carbon-based fuels. Eighty percent of world production relies on technologies that release carbon into the atmosphere.
Environment -- Capping-and-Trading Carbon Credits - Why Stop There?
Some of the proposed solutions for global warming like capping-and-trading of carbon credits can actually be transferred to other sectors and applied to other pressing social problems. Take education in general, and illiteracy in particular, for example. Why not create an artificial scarcity of illiteracy just like creating an artificial scarcity of carbon dioxide emissions? Just like both the private sector and the Congress are working in parallel tracks to determine a cap on the kind of "carbon footprint" that private corporations can have without incurring any penalties, the Congress, private sector and the municipalities can also work on an artificial cap on the percentage of illiteracy that will be allowed in a city, county, state, or even corporation.
Soy and the Amazon
Soy is increasingly appearing in the headlines; for all the wrong reasons. Some have suggested that a diet heavy in soy products can cause all sorts of health problems - but doesn't everything these days? Supposed health issues aside; if you consume a lot of soy - and most of us do in some form as it's added to so many products, have you asked yourself where it comes from? Deforestation of the Amazon is something most of us are familiar with, but usually in relation to logging and cattle grazing. Did you know that Brazil is now one of the world's largest exporters of soy beans? And guess where most of the crop comes from - the Amazon area.
Discover What Boating Supplies You Need To Control Oil Spills
If you are a boater you will eventually experience an oil spill or see one as you transverse across the water. There are positive responses to this tragedy by taking quick decisive action. These spills can be contained with quick action and the right equipment. Any discharge of a petroleum product that produces a sheen or discoloration on the water surface is a violation of the U. S. Water Pollution Act. Even when you witness a spill, you are required by law to report it to the Coast Guard. If you fail to report a spill, you may be cited and face some legal ramifications. If it is your vessel that causes the spill, there are some immediate actions that you can take to control the spill.
Is A Wind Turbine Right For You?
You may have seen the many different small home wind turbines you are able to purchase in the shops, yet you may be undecided whether one of these small scale wind turbines is for you. Before purchasing a turbine, you should do some research regarding; can your environment make a turbine efficient enough, what alternative energy sources can you harness, and which technology is the best value for money. Below we shall discuss each of the three points explained above in more detail, outlining the factors relating to each. Wind turbines only generally work to their full potential in very few areas.
Know Your Carbon Footprint
WHAT IS YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT? Your Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact your activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases you produce on a daily, weekly and yearly basis to conduct your every day business. Your carbon footprint is measured in units of (CO2) carbon dioxide. Your footprint is based on the square footage of your home and how much fossil fuel it takes to heat it, the number of people living in your home and your yearly travel. This is only a generalization to the amount of CO2 you are producing. It does not take into account the more specific details such as doing laundry, washing dishes and whether or not you own a lawn and use a gas mower or electric mower.
Is the Global Warming Conclusion Correct?
Perhaps you have heard all the debates over Global Warming and well so have we at the World Think Tank so we watched the movie by Al Gore; Inconvenient Truth and we read Michael Creighton's new book and 44 research papers. We dug through the information and a couple of our members indeed are in full support of the Global Warming Alarmist's views. One member in full battle gear told the Global Alarmists; "Your conclusion is incorrect, in that no relevant research has discussed the over all affect of converging Earth, Space, Atmospheric and Solar Cycles or proven that these normal cycles have not come and gone thousands if not millions of times before, likewise the earth is 4.