Climate Change: The causes and the science
Are you puzzled about climate change? Climate Change Connection helps you understand the basics, the causes and the misconceptions.
The Greenhouse Effect
The Earth, our home, is a very special place. It is special because it is the only place in the universe where plants and animals can live. Scientists have found hundreds of other planets in our galaxy, but none have the right conditions for life. Over the past half...Global Warming
We have been putting so much CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the air that scientists can measure it. Before 1800, the average amount of CO2 was 275 parts per million. Today, that number is 387 parts per million, an increase of 40 per cent. That is like putting an...Industry and Greenhouse Gases
Two hundred years ago, a change in the way people lived began to affect our atmosphere. It was called industrialization. First in England, then in Europe, the United States and Canada, people switched from making their own clothes, food, and other household products,...
Greening Winnipeg’s Budget – March 2012
Winnipeg City Council’s Executive Policy wisely dropped an unfair plan to raise transit fares by 20 cents this June. With the transit fare increase out of the way, now the real debate can begin: how should the city fairly and sustainably generate the revenue it needs?
Climate change a threat to outdoor skating
New research shows climate change could mean the end of outdoor skating rinks in Canada.
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