April 14, 2011
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Environment Management Newsletter April 14, 2011 |
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Canada`s long-term quality of life at risk
Soaring greenhouse gasses, increasing waste generation and energy use, declining stocks of large fish species, and shrinking water supplies in parts of the country - are offsetting gains like reduced air pollution emission levels, good water quality, and healthy forest bird populations, said a new Environment Report released today by the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW). "Canada isn`t in a crisis situation today, but there are clear warning signs of potential threats to our environment and wellbeing, and we ignore them at our peril," said The Honourable Roy J. Romanow, Chair of the CIW ... |
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10 things businesses have learned from the Fukushima nuclear crisis
1 Risk management matters - With nuclear power, where the consequences of a catastrophic nuclear accident are huge and the likelihood is fairly small, comprehensive risk management is crucial. Most nuclear power stations will never fail during their entire lifespan, but at the same time no nuclear power plant is 100 per cent safe. In 2002 the Japanese Nuclear Energy Safety Organisation estimated in a report entitled Severe Accident and Accident Management (PDF) that the likelihood ... |
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