POLLUTION PROBE FOUNDATION
Registration:
3
of
6
(1999-03-17
to
1999-10-04)
Subject Matter: Retrospective:
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DURING THE PAST YEAR, POLLUTION PROBE'S MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED OUR ANNUAL CLEAN AIR CAMPAIGN, A PUBLIC FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONFERENCES ON EMISSIONS TRADING AND ON TRANSIT USE IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BAN ON MMT, AND WE WILL, ONCE AGAIN, BEGIN THE SUMMER WITH OUR ANNUAL CLEAN AIR CAMPAIGN.
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Subject Matter: Prospective:
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THE UPCOMING SIX MONTHS WILL SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAMME. IN THE SPRING WE WILL HAVE A CONFERENCE ON ALLOCATING CANADA'S GREENHOUSE GAS TARGETS, AND WILL HOLD A CONFERENCE ON DRINKING WATER, FUNDS PERMITTING. POLLUTION PROBE IS INVOLVED IN THE ANALYSIS OF COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN ONTARIO GOVERNMENT HEARINGS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY MARKET. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOWER SULPHUR LEVELS IN GASOLINE. WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL POLICIES REGARDING VOLUNTARY APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. POLLUTION PROBE WILL FOCUS ITS TRANSPORTATION WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL TRANSIT ACTION PLAN.
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