Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Goodbye light bulb!

Ontario is considering becoming the first province in Canada to follow Australia's lead in banning old-fashioned, energy-sucking light bulbs, Environment Minister Laurel Broten said Wednesday as the province draws up a plan to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.Globe and Mail


Couple that with Al Gore's recent appearance in Toronto and we may see some change.

The environment has been front-and-centre in the media for an exceptionally long time. It is refreshing.

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