From energy reclamation to Swedish recycling solutions, Paul Martin gave Matt the down and dirty on innovative waste management policies and practices as they were discussed at the recent Air and Waste Management Association conference. To learn about how we can divert more waste from landfill sites, visit the Waste Diversion Ontario website.
October 17th was the United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Events were held across Canada and around the world to draw attention to poverty issues and call for political actions to address them. Sarah Mohan and Brandon Bertram from the Make Poverty History campaign shared their insights with Carol about the challenges, opportunities and achievements of the poverty reduction movement.
Environmental News follow-up
As stated during the environmental news segment, for more information about Donna’s hunger strike and the uranium mine in general, visit her blog at the Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium. For regular updates, you can subscribe to “The Uranium News” by writing to: uraniumnews (at) yahoo.ca.
