This Earth Day special:

• We feature the final portion of a three-part series on the Massey College Walter Gordon Symposium, Harnessing the Green Wave: taking action in an era of eco-consciousness. The series features experts in business, government and international policy who speak about what it’s going to take to make environmental change happen. Part Three features Dr. Adam Harmes, a Political Science Professor at the University of Western Ontario, who speaks about the role of international relations in making environmental change happen.
• We feature a discussion between TGM political correspondent Danny Leskiw and Canada’s Federal Environment Commissioner Ron Thompson who speaks about his recent report on how the Federal Government is doing on the environmental file.

The headlines in brief:

• Several jurisdictions made environmental policy announcements to recognize Earth Day:
• Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is introducing legislation to ban cosmetic pesticide use in the province;
• Turner Valley, Alberta has voted to ban styrofoam from its community;
• BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced legislation to create 11 new provincial parks and 66 conservancy areas, although this was labelled as a re-announcement.
• The federal government has proposed adding Bisphenol A to its toxic substance list;
• Statistics Canada reported that Canada is the third-worst per-capita greenhouse gas emitter in the world;
• Alberta environmentalist Martha Kostuch has died at age 58;
• The Union of Concerned Scientists says that over half of respondents to a survey of EPA scientists claimed they had experienced political interference;
• Data from the US Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that methane levels rose between 2006 and 2007 after remaining stable for almost a decade;
• The US National Research Council has warned that even small amounts of ozone pollution can cause premature death.

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