This week:

  • We feature coverage of the national climate change action staged by Canadians for Kyoto on Sunday in Halifax, London, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Victoria and Toronto. In this special episode, we feature:
    • Federal NDP leader Jack Layton
    • Green Comedian Elvira Kurt
    • Green Party Candidate Chris Tindle
    • Toronto Liberal MP Maria Minna
    • David Suzuki Foundation analyst Jose Etcheverry
    • GreenPeace Energy Coordinator David Martin

.The headlines in brief:

  • Canadians are choosing auto-dependent suburbs and exurbs over city life in staggering numbers, according to the 2006 census;
  • The Conservative government announced a $225-million plan targeted at preserving ecologically sensitive lands from development;
  • Alberta’s industries accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the climate-warming gases released by corporations in Canada, according to a new survey;
  • The Conservative government has axed the part of Environment Canada responsible for shaping the climate-change policies currently being announced;
  • Pro-Kyoto rallies were held in Halifax, London, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Victoria and Toronto demanding political action on climate change;
  • An internal memo from the US Fish and Wildlife Service was leaked urging employees traveling abroad to keep quiet about climate change unless they have official approval to speak about it;
  • Britain became the first country to propose legislation setting legally binding carbon emissions limits;
  • Northern Thailand has not seen any rain since November and is consequently choking in a haze of smoke from forest fires and other related sources;
  • A new UN report says most European and North American countries have reversed deforestation, while most developing countries continue to experience high rates of deforestation.

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