Last week Canada’s Minister of the Environment, Rona Ambrose, unveiled the government’s new strategy for climate change. The proposed changes to Canada’s Clean Air Act focus around smog reduction and target a decrease of greenhouse gas emissions of 45% to 65% below 2003 levels by the year 2050.
      Proponents of the plan feel that targets are realistically attainable and signify tangible progress for a country that has been emitting more and more greenhouse gas emissions since it signed the Kyoto agreement. 
      Critics argue that the plan is insignificant, that 2050 is too late of a target, and that intensity based targets will make Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions worse before they get better. 
      To find out more about Canada’s future role in addressing climate change, please visit www.climatechangesask.ca

(Reg Forbes helps replace furnace filter in 2006 Share the Warmth campaign)

     All across Saskatchewan people are doing their part when it comes to climate change. This month Climate Change Saskatchewan takes a look at three such efforts. From a commercial wind turbine, to a professor helping low income families save on their energy bill, to students teaching their parents a thing or two about air quality, solutions to climate change come in all different shapes and sizes. Check out the following links to learn more;

-Sharing the Warmth in Saskatchewan

-Saskatoon Students Take Climate Change into Their Own Hands

-A New Generation in Rural Saskatchewan

Climate Change Saskatchewan wants to hear your “Made in Saskatchewan” solution for climate change. If you or someone you know has a story to share about how they are helping to deal with or adapt to climate change, we want to know about it. Everything from local business initiatives, to cool school projects, to environmentally friendly products, or even just someone who is living in a sustainable way, will be considered. Let us know, and your story may be chosen for our website.
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What's New at Climate Change Saskatchewan:

Some of the headlines making news this month at http://www.climatechangesask.ca/:

Saskatchewan Home Energy Improvement Program - Rental
- As part of Saskatchewan's commitment to improve energy consumption, the province has announced funding to assist landlords who provide affordable accommodation to low-income households with energy improvement repairs to their property.

What Does it Cost to Idle Your Car?- The gas you burn waiting in the drive-through line could almost pay for your coffee...

Concerns Raised About Acid Rain on Prairies- Acid rain has long been a concern in industrialized Central Canada, but a new study suggests it could also be damaging the forest environment in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

SRC Develops Ethanol-Fuelled Tractor -The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) has unveiled a tractor modified to operate on 100 per cent hydrated ethanol. The retrofitted 7110 Deutz model was featured in today's Harvest Festival Parade in Saskatoon....

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