Environment

ALTHOUGH ENVIRONMENT WEEK SERVES TO REMIND US OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY to keep the lakes, rivers, oceans and land arond us clean, a real dedication to the environment should be a lifetime commitment. We must always be aware of the health of our surroundings, and must know the effect that each item we throw away, flush or pour down the sink will have on the environment for generations to come. Here are some resources and web links to help you maintain an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

• Recycling map: Everything old is new again
• Ribbons of life: Guidelines to responsible shoreline living
• War on city geese: Toronto is bombarded with hordes of Canada geese every year. Find out what the city is doing to resolve the problem.
• Geography on the job: Pierre Mineau fights to ban a deadly insecticide

• Office of Energy Efficiency (Natural Resources Canada)
• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy
• Canadian Environmental Law Association
• Canadian Global Change Program
• Canadian Nature Federation
• Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres
• Canadian Wildlife Federation
• Ecological Monitoring Assessment Network (EMAN)
• Greenpeace Canada
• Pollution Probe
• Sierra Club of Canada