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Canada Slouches Toward Climate Meltdown!

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By Ross Gelbspan
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Canada an environmental slouch, study says

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s environmental record is among the worst in the industrialized world, due in part to its poor performance fighting global warming, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada. Canada placed 15th among 17 peers, beating only Australia and the United States. Greenhouse gas emissions, high garbage production, and rampant overuse of fresh water were its biggest environmental problems.

By Ross Gelbspan

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