"A report tracking the growth in artisanal and small-scale mining seeks to address the need for greater regulation. Khai Trung Le talks to Matthew Bliss about what role policy and industry have to play in its development."
"According to an International Institute for Sustainable Development report called “Costs of Pollution in Canada,” the consequences of air pollution alone on Canadians’ health cost Canadians $36 billion in 2015 —that’s about $1,000 per person."
"Other conference speakers such as Hank Venema, spoke of the need to create a new class of infrastructure comprised of networked distributive storage systems across the Prairies. He also offered ideas on why investors will be interested to help pay for it."
"A study released last year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development pegged the number of premature deaths in Canada caused by air pollution in 2015 at 7,700, with a total cost to society of $36 billion."