During the Canadian CTV's interview with environmentalist David Suzuki sparked debate about carbon tax.

According to Suzuki carbon tax is the new way to go weather we like it or not.   This will be a major agenda during the next election.   However, critiques of the plan tell that it goes hand in hand with the interest of big pollutants'and corporations, impose extra tax on the general population, and does not represent those who do not live in large cities and have no obtion but to drive everywhere.  

Read the full article below and follow links to opininons.

However, the question still remain: Is taxing the solution of our problems?   They are taxing everything what we like, taxing what we don't like, taxing what we would like, taxing bacause of someone did something or did nothing, taxing because of our grand fathers, taxing for our kids, etc.

Nuclear Energy - No Solution to Climate Change

 Safe Nuclear Power and Green Hydrogen Fuel

Oil spills are causing major troubles for the environment almost constantly.   One of the most devastating and still remembered is the Exxon Valdez catastrophe on March 14, 1989 at Alaska.  Did you know that the amount of oil escaped is much less that it is in other spills we don't even remember.   Did you hear about these recent ones: 2002: The Prestige tanker - Spain, Portugal, France; 2006 August: Lebanon; 2007 July: pipeline damaged - British Columbia, Canada;   2008 April: The Volgoneft tanker broke up - Azov Sea, Russia;  2008 May: North Scotland, United Kingdom; 2008 May: saboteurs - Nigeria;  for the readers from the United States: there were more than 20 oil spills reported in a month period from your country.    A summary about oil spills can be found in Wikipedia.  

One of the most recent oil spill is from oil sands of Canada.

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Time Magazin Cover Created Controversy 

The Battle of Iwo Jima was a fierce fight for over a month during the Second World War between the US and Japan to capture the airfield on this strategically located island.   The photo of raising the US flag became an iconic image.    The veterans feel insulted by bringing paralells between the heroic fight of the battle and the fight against global warming.

Donald Mates, an Iwo Jima veteran, told "It's an absolute disgrace, whoever did it is going to hell. That's a mortal sin. God forbid he runs into a Marine that was an Iwo Jima survivor."

Personally, I just hope that he is rigth, the one will be punished, and we won't get broiled on the surface together.

 To read the veterans' expert opinion on global warming please go to the link below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/18/iwo-jima-vets-slam-emtime_n_97381.html

Beware of Paraben Preservatives in Body Care Products

Cosmetic chemicals found in breast tumours
12 January 2004
New Scientist.com news service

Preservative chemicals found in samples of breast tumours probably came from
underarm deodorants, UK scientists have claimed.

Their analysis of 20 breast tumours found high concentrations of
para-hydroxybenzoic acids (parabens) in 18 samples. Parabens can mimic the
hormone estrogen, which is known to play a role in the development of breast
cancers. The preservatives are used in many cosmetics and some foods to
increase their shelf-life.

'Sustainable' bio-plastic can damage the environment

Corn-based material emits climate change gas in landfill and adds to food crisis

"Just because it's biodegradable does not mean it's good. If it goes to landfill it breaks down to methane. Only a percentage is captured,"

 This article appeared in the Guardian (United Kingdom) on Saturday April 26 2008 on p1 of the Top stories section.

Competition between biofuels and food production

Rising food and fuel prices focus of UN official’s visit to Ethiopia, Kenya

Josette Sheeran, WFP Executive Director

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