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Population 2007 to 2008 Percentage change |
1.2% |
Gross domestic product, monthly September 2009 Percentage change |
0.4% |
Greenhouse gas emissions 2006 to 2007 Percentage change |
4.0% |
Particulate matter (PM2.5) 2000 to 2006 |
No significant trend |
Ground-level ozone 1990 to 2006 Median percent change per year |
0.7% |
Natural resource wealth 2007 to 2008 Percentage change |
45.3% |
Sheri Vermette
Energy use is one of the primary contributors to environmental degradation and climate change. This article provides a profile of the Canadian manufacturing industry and the investments made in energy-related processes and technologies in 2006. These investments either reduced the amount of energy used for a process, or lowered the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants produced through the production and use of energy. The paper manufacturing and wood products industries were the largest investors in energy-related processes and technologies, accounting for over 40% of the total capital invested by the manufacturing sector for this purpose. Full article: HTML
Doug Trant, Hugo Larocque and Giuseppe Filoso
The Lower Mainland ecoregion profile is the first in an upcoming series of ecoregion profiles. The information presented includes a brief description of the physical setting, a snapshot of land cover and use as well as selected statistics on the changing socio-economy in the region. This is Canada’s most densely populated ecoregion and will also be the site for many of the activities associated with the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Full article: HTML
Full article: HTML