Money in bottles.

When it comes to recycling, Nova Scotia is years ahead of Ontario.

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Turning lawn to garden can mean less work, less water. There can be splendor in the grass of a well-managed yard. Pride and prestige, too, for the exacting property owners. Turf-covered lawns promote cooling through evaporation, reduce erosion and absorb carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change. [News Source]

Environment Minister Baird on the defensive one day after unveiling emissions plan. Environment Minister John Baird went on the defensive Friday as he fielded criticism from all sides over his government's greenhouse gas strategy, a plan he insists falls in line with the most stringent in the world. [News Source]

Canada lags behind on climate change, despite Baird’s boast to contrary. Just as John Baird was bragging that Canada now has one of the "most aggressive" anti-climate change plans in the world, Denmark's energy minister was inadvertently helping to punch holes in the claim. [News Source]

Climate-change plan expensive, says CAPP. New federal climate-change regulations will add "significant costs" to oilsands projects, but it's too early to tell whether the rules will cause Fort McMurray's booming economy to slow down. [News Source]

Baird under fire from home and abroad for new green plan. The Harper government fended off attacks against its new environmental plan Friday, as Canada received another warning from the European community about honouring its international obligations to fight climate change. [News Source]

A plan takes root: City to plant more than 100,000 trees. Boston will plant 100,000 trees during the next 13 years, with the bulk of the plantings to take root in the city's least green neighborhoods. [News Source]

China to act on pollution, warming gases. Premier Wen Jiabao pledged Friday to help clean China's air and water and combat global warming by phasing out tax breaks and discounts on land and electricity for highly polluting industries. [News Source]

State attorney general sues San Bernardo County general plan over global warming (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) A suit by the California attorney general voiding San Bernardino County's general plan for failing to consider global warming could have far-reaching implications for general plans around the state. The county's general plan update was just approved March 13. [News Source]

Greenhouse gas law’s cost: Who foots bill? Business leaders have warned repeatedly that companies and consumers will pay a high price in return for lower greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Sewage, algae and rubbish stain the once-pristine white beaches of Rio. Standing on the putrid banks of Rio's Cunha canal it is hard to believe that 30 years ago this was a favourite thoroughfare for dolphins. [News Source]