For example, in an article in the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter, called "Are those single-serving Fruit Cups right for you?-, consideration for the environmental impact of the consumption of these fruit cups is considered for a proportionately large section of the article. The article asks, " . . . and is all their packaging worth the extra burden on the environment?- It goes on to discuss the environmental weights concerning fruit cups: "As for environmental concerns, these products are something of a drain on the land. While fresh fruit is completely biodegradable, and poses no threat to the environment, the plastic containers and cardboard packaging require energy to make, and space to discard."" This article is about the health benefits of fruit cups compared to fresh fruit, and so much space is devoted to the environmental matters? The article even closes by concluding that fresh fruit is the preferable choice. "It's better for you-and for the planet."" This article demonstrates that our environmental situation, especially at present with the new excitement of the ratification of the Kyoto protocol, is weighing heavily on the minds of North Americans.
However, there is much conflict surrounding the ratification of the Kyoto accord. The domestic problem in Canada is whether or not ratifying the accord is the correct thing to do at the moment. At the moment, Canada's government is at a crucial point in its advancement towards a more "environmentally friendly- industrial country. .
The conflict surrounding Canada's ratification of the Kyoto accord on an international level stems from the responsibilities that Canadian government has to its citizens, and to the international community. If the government of Canada was only responsible to its own people, it would ultimately have to decide that the Kyoto Accord isn't economically feasible. This isn't to say that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions would be forgotten, only that the targets set in the protocol don't allow for Canadian industry to amend its business practices gradually.
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