What’s happening Dec. 7, 2009.
Copenhagen’s climate summit opened today. Thanks to the tar sands, and an amateur PM, we’re already the villains at the meet. The Telegraph has a nice Q and A reminding us what climate change means as the conference gains steam. Also reminding us: Greenpeace, whose members climbed the Parliament buildings this morning.
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Climate action also got a boost from 56 newspapers in 45 countries which co-ran editorials calling for climate action. The Guardian drafted the editorial with input from 20 papers. It was also translated into 20 languages.
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And to illustrate where Ontario will be in 2012, check out the plan to build a natural gas power plant in the middle of Holland Marsh farmlands. Wonderful if you enjoy smoked tomatoes.
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The TTC has decided its low-tech commuter flow solution – pylons and staff spreading people along the length of the Bloor station platform – is getting three more trains through per hour. So don’t expect the pylons to go anywhere anytime soon.
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As we close out another year, lists dominate. This is one identifying the everyday items we’ve said goodbye to over the last decade, mostly thanks to computers/smartphones. The funniest one notes the vanishing of New York’s subway token. We all know where Toronto stands on tokens.[rssbreak]