Sustainable
Development
only be used for a limited number of years. Nuclear wastes are expected to have a half-life of ten thousand years. But many other sources of energy also result in damage to air and water. Reliance on oil, gas, and coal will increase emissions such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide. Conservation of energy by every organization and every individual is necessary to limit our reliance on these sources of power, and to limit the gradual accumulationofthese nuclear wastes and other damaging emissions.
Similar dry cleaning solvents are dumped every day by thousands of organizations. Non-biodegradable containers are used regularly by thousands of organizations. Does your organization create hazardous wastes? Are your products “environmentally friendly?�
Canadian farmers have greatly increased their use of chemical fertilizers and insecticides, to the degree that run off from agricultural land is causing permanent toxic damage to our supplies of ground water everywhere. Many organizations add their toxic wastes to this gradual destruction of our basic
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