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LOCAL EVENTS Clean Air Day, June 6th, 2007 West Kootenay Airshed Protection urges you to keep our air clean. For more information, visit the following web sites: Clean Air Online Canada Clean Air BC West Kootenay Airshed Protection "The oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without spoiling it." ~ Aldo Leopold Clean air -- our most precious resource. If you can't breathe, nothing else matters. For further information, contact Michael Jessen, Chair West Kootenay Airshed Protection Telephone: 250-229-5632 E-mail: zerowaste@shaw.ca IN THE NEWS Michael Jessen's column: An Un-Neighbourly Nuisance – Environmentally Speaking More of Michael Jessen's columns from Environmentally Speaking The incineration of computers – It's better to recycle than incinerate! Read more at the computer recycling site Stop Computer Land Fill. The latest news and downloads from BC Lung Association: 1) State of the Air BC 2005 Report, and 2) Health and Air Quality 2005 - Phase 2: Valuation of Health Impacts from Air Quality in the Lower Fraser Valley Airshed. Human Costs of Smog Tallied in Ontario - CBC Health & Science News 2005.06.15 BC Medical Journal – Report on Wood Smoke, Forest Fires, and PM2.5 in BC – 2005.04 Thousands Forced to Flee After Ontario Factory Fire – 2005.04.25 Switch from Wood-Burning Stoves to Charcoal Offers Health Benefits – 2005.03.31 Nova Scotia Air Pollution Fund – 2005.03.21 Ships Pollute More Than Cars in GVRD – 2005.03.02 Get Tough on Car Emissions, California Politician Tells Ottawa – 2004.11.17 The Pesticide Debate, main page – CBC News WKAP PRESS RELEASES Let's Clear the Air – April 20 2005 |
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