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Why Is Canada the Only Country to Quit UN Anti-Drought Convention?

2013-04-01 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Toronto Star: Why, suddenly, has the federal government chosen to withdraw from a United Nations convention to combat drought, making Canada an outlier among 194 nations, the only country in the world outside the agreement? Is International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino to be believed when he said, in the governments first public statement on Wednesday, that membership in this convention was costly for Canadians? Maybe not. Membership appears to have cost Canadians $350,000 last year the equivalent...

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Las Vegas Convention Center Cuts Energy Consumption by 40% with High Bay Luminaires from ...

2013-04-01 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

ATLANTA- The Las Vegas Convention Center selected approximately 2,000 Holophane® DualBay high bay luminaires from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) to improve lighting and reduce costs in its 3.2 million-square-foot facility. Installed in the convention center’s central exhibit halls, DualBay high bay luminaires feature Holophane ISD Superglass™ reflectors, dual lamp technology, solid-state electronic ballasts, and a state-of-the-art thermal management system to deliver better light ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of: LED Lights | Electronic Lights |

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Canada defends leaving UN convention on droughts

2013-03-28 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Canada defended its decision to pull out of a United Nations convention that fights the spread of droughts just a month before a major gathering would have forced the country to confront scientific analysis on the effects of climate change. Canada is the only country in the world outside the agreement. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has been vilified an as outlier on climate change policy in past international meetings. Harper said Thursday that the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification...

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