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Canada's Ecological Footprint
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Canada's Ecological Footprint
Cost of Living:
Average Income:
One Canadian dollar equals .83 cents of an American dollar.
$1 = .83 cents
- Average wage = $928 per week
- Yearly income = $48,250 per year
Level of Recycling :
Annual population Growth Rate:
Waste management invested $23 million into the largest single stream material recovery facility (MRF) in Canada.
Located in Cambridge, Ontario, the Cambridge Recycling Center oped its doors in 2012. The facility is able to process 120,000 metric tons of material a year and employs 90 Canadians.
- 1.2% annual change (2013)
Diet:
Types of Energy used:
- Animal fats make up 7% of their diet, compares to 6% in Europe and 3% in the USA.
- Canadians consume about 25% cereal, 14% sugars and sweets, and 13% vegetable oil.
- Hydro power
- Natural gas
- Uranium
- Crude oil
- Nuclear energy
- Wind turbines
- solar power
Pollution Concerns:
- Acid Rain (Precipitation)
- lowered vegetation growth and productivity
- dramatic losses in forest cover and aquatic life
- Limestone buildings and statues are now vulnerable
Housing:
- Canada is considered one of the most affordable places to live.
- affordable rental housing
- affordable house ownership
- emergency shelters
- transition housing/ social housing
- remote northern communities
- urban regions
Total Country Population:
- 35.16 million people (2013)
Transportation:
There are more than,
- 1,400,00 km of roads
- 10 major airports and 300 smaller airports
- 72,093 km of railway
- 300 functioning ports and harbor
Transportation makes up 4.2% of Canada's GDP.
Area of country:
- 3.855 million sq. miles
Pollution Concerns:
- Acid Rain
- lowered vegetation growth and productivity
- dramatic losses in forest cover and aquatic life
- limestone buildings and statues are now vulnerable
Pollution Concerns:
- Smog
- yellow brown haze
- thick pollutant- rich fog enveloping our daily activities
- compromises the quality of air
Pollution Concerns:
- Trans boundary Air
- winds transport pollutions away from the main source
- increases the intensity of our air quality concerns
- adds levels of air pollution that is generated locally
By: Megan Draegert and Morgan Stancy
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