TGM #107: Federal election wrap-up (October 17, 2008)
Posted by Jordan PoppenkThis week:
We deliver a post-mortem roundtable on the federal election and its implications for environmental policy in the coming years. Featured are all of the Green Majority political experts, including Kevin Farmer, Chris Berube and Danny Leskiw.- First-time correspondent Naomi Jehlicka speaks with Kristopher Stevens, executive director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, about Ontario’s Green Energy Act and the future of sustainable energy in Ontario.
The headlines in brief:
- The United Kingdom has committed itself to reducing its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050;
- The Alaskan pollock fishery may collapse due to pressure put on it by the fast-food industry;
- Kangaroos will be seriously threatened by rising temperatures that come with global warming;
- China is likely to experience a food shortage by 2030 if the current climate trends continue.
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