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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 Nov 2013, p. 5

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_ .- WATFRUX)CHM)NICI£'chrwsdIy. November 6. 20m - 5 r ' A. ‘7'“ E-waste .11 ' .1. -' £347" VAX ‘ ‘. _ . >‘ furldraiser " : (6:3; It 1:; ' . " ‘52:" f '3: ‘1 cm - t The First Lexington ‘ 'sgn' :¢;3.5»'}1_,l¢§ 1 (2:53“? .- . I . “may" Scout Troop held a :5 "-- 1.} - w ., .r . n.3,? - “it? 4. free eâ€"waste dropoff 37% '1 .-*’..:h:, A - . 1 ~ 5 . fundraiser at Eco- "-. 5.: -_ . :3 Tech Recycling in \. § 2‘ Waterloo last Saturâ€" i... .1, . dayto help raise $53... 3% . l . . . j: funds for the 2015 «p; 1:: .5. View? -. 5:. ,, '1 a; XII-M. ' 1 World Jamboree in 5%: .; §“«3x 1, >17 : . .: ._ Japan. Matt Hilbert ’ .11. rave; $377... , M). David Palacios. ‘ 2.: ’ ‘ ‘ ‘1’; W1": ii; Seven Kla , 1 ' . , . 9 ‘ , ‘ , ’ “hag: ““33 .2?” 5219'»: *3 5,4. ggffigr: ‘ £1.35“ ’ 15?. .- i t“ .1 Derek Mud eand . a; é ‘ * a» . 11 - Jose Palacioz all I fliem.1flm§c "i '1 . .h. . H» 529-2. ,.- in»... 1 ,» . . . helped m, fig“... mewrr ’ ea......L..__........_‘... ,. . MSIA(K50~PMOVO 0 City endorses greenhouse gas plan .5 .- - ~ * Bvlmmlamrmrr came to my work as an envi- The report includes . " “W i- (‘hmnrcle Staff ronmentalist. I felt uplifted." strategies for each munici- : .1 " said (joun. Mark Whaley in pality to consider. They £â€" 1. aterloo city coun- support oftheaction plan. range from encouraging - »; i *1- 1 We“ has unani1 In 2010.residents,institu- energy conservation through L I F E "‘1 “ A S mously endorsed a tions and businesses in behavioural changes or ., J“ 7 1 ' .7 sweeping greenhouse gas Waterloo Region produced energy retrofit incentives at " 7 ~ emissions strategy aimed at 3.6 million tonnes of green- home. to promoting a more I‘M" epus¢ rut” Wu! curbing emissions across house gases (or 6.67 tonnes compact urban form with a the entire region over the per persont These emissions diverse mix of land uses to DESIGN YOUR OWN SOFA, next seven years came frorn five main reduce overall transportation Ihe plan is an ambitious sources. transportation MO demand. LOVESEAT on SECTIONAL one to reduce Waterloo per ceritlr. workplaces i132 per So far. (ilimateActionWR , - .- Regrori‘s greenhouse gas teritJ, homes (22 per t‘eritl. has raised $372,000 to sup~ 2‘ ,M 5 ’ emissions by six per cent agriculture lfise per ceritt port its work thus far. with .. 1 j" t E- from 2010 levels by 1020, and waste tonetx‘rceiitl each dollar contributed by . . ‘3 . "r ; while simultaneously If no local actions are local and regional governâ€" '5' ; 7 , ' ‘ ' 4' improving the quality of life n - '. ments leveraged into $6.60 ’ across the region. The weight 0ft_h 1“ worth of extemal funding. ‘ , .. “Here In Waterloo Region target and ”US In 2010, Canadians pro» ' ' "W i the timing really does feel (NO/"k i5 710! 0’1 (HIV duced an axerage of 20.3 right for this kind of plan," . . 7 tonnes of greenhouse gas said Sarah Brown. projett one organizations emissions per capita, one of manager for ( limate 1\ction ShUllldé’VS (110)“), the highest in the developed , ‘ ‘ Waterloo Region ‘Ilie but [.9 [I'lllV US worldpatcortling to the t onâ€" ‘ “eight of this target and this . . fererit e Hoard ol ( .rri.rtl.r. work is not on .tll\ one on.“ Ivor/(mg [Ogethl’r While our pet r.iptt.i (ill(} rit/atiori‘s shoulders .llllllt‘ collaborative/1'." emissions det teased by but is trril\ Us “hiking - nearly ri per tent between , together ( ltllrIltHltlII‘H‘l‘i 1 Sarah BNW" 1990 and JUIII. total (ilk; l. [he plan r~ the nsntr oi ”mm” “mm”'m'r’m'lm‘m'” emissions III t athHlJt grew (Innate \( tron Waterloo ‘tIlplt'IIlt'ttlt'tl to Il'tlllt e prcrt't‘rit “fin. Region working in ( rillahora emissions berm-en rum and \hotlt Ht! per cent of total ’ tron with HI l l’ titer-n \olii 3080. and population growth national greenhouse gases tions. the Region oi Waterloo (litillnlli‘\ .it proiet ted rates. are .rssrx rated Wllh the pro Ln. 5 I b 5‘ . and Sustainable \\.iti-rloo |o<.il eriirssioris are “per ted dtit‘tion or t orisunipttori of I “an" lat-nan than.“ Region, in partnership \sith to rise more than I 7 per tent fossil fuels for energ\ in this ‘ (Momentum-W the ( ities of Waterloo. lurch perterit toiiritri. .it ( ording to the ‘ ener and t ambridge. lot al Attaining .i sl\ per «our federal gowrnnicrit '65:. utilities. organi/ations and reduction In emissions won‘t last riioiith lltt‘( II\ of ”If; ‘:S\ (llmIIIIIlIIl) members be eeiss hour-wt gin-n the Waterloo tornmitted to '9' ' ‘ According to the groups rate of grim tli t'\‘)t‘t ted in spending tit-arts $111 riiilliriri final report. the target rilsix Waterloo Region ht .'ti.'ti to rt'lttiflt W t‘ll\ rmned per tent was established in [he population is r-ipr-r ted assets to help s.i\t' money. balant trig athrt-iabilitv With to Int reast- in too ooo pen ri-diii r wings and water ambition In (inlet roar hlr've ple. bringing .iri 1HIII(l[l.tll‘tl torisiiriiptiori and lilIIIIl.Ilt‘l\ a six per cent reduction. the 80,000 [it‘\\ t l'lII( It‘s with iodine greenbousegas t'ltilsr 1/ tomrriunitres Within the them sions b\ 7:“ tonnes per year mm m region rriust work together to "We are going to in this the sdtlH' as taking I i2 .3...- (‘till('( [welt reduce green tommunm together do fan tarsofl the road house gas emissions In .it tastit work to not only hit Mtordriig to 1hr ( liliidlt" least 236,000 tonnes the this slit pet rent mark. but \4 tirinWll Ivnttt'r .it t ourit. i-tpinalent ill taking more \asth rum-d it. said t Itittl thet IN oi t .iriiliridgr' also than Shallrarsoffthi-road it‘ll ”('Ht\ llll'll‘ is no endorsed the it'll”! tion between now and .‘(L’ll stronger \th' I \‘e r.ist his .i strait-m \1oridrii night "I had .i l trance to read totint Illor‘ then the \tllt‘l Ihv loll report (an be . this report. and for the first mll cast here tonight on Iltls found online at time in a long time when it motion.“ www.cliniateactioriku. -._â€"â€"â€"-â€"_‘,»â€"M.â€"â€". â€"m - _ "' “a 1 vv.

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