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Fighting hard: At 87, George Norman says he has the answers to acid rain, and campaigns tirelessly on the issue
Fighting hard: At 87, George Norman says he has the answers to acid rain, and campaigns tirelessly on the issue

Fighting hard: At 87, George Norman says he has the answers to acid rain, and campaigns tirelessly on the issue

Date8/19/1983
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Seeking answers: Scientist Eric Chaisson says a code of global ethics - which is not base on religion alone - is needed in order to save a technological society that has the potential to destroy itself.
Seeking answers: Scientist Eric Chaisson says a code of global ethics - which is not base on religion alone - is needed in order to save a technological society that has the potential to destroy itself.
12/8/1992
Three who helped make a revolution: When Michael Perley left, and Adele Hurley first approached communications expoert jeffrey Shearer, right, he thourgh their acid-rain campaign was the craziest idea in the entire would
Three who helped make a revolution: When Michael Perley left, and Adele Hurley first approached communications expoert jeffrey Shearer, right, he thourgh their acid-rain campaign was the craziest idea in the entire would
6/29/1989
Islington inventor: Bob Shannon's process uses dirty coal and oil sands sludge to make cheap oil while fighting acid rain to boot.
Islington inventor: Bob Shannon's process uses dirty coal and oil sands sludge to make cheap oil while fighting acid rain to boot.
8/7/1986
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
Touchy issue: George Fleschmann, president of the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada, says his lobby group has maintained relentless pressure against a proposal to help troubled Western grain farmers by jacking up the price of wheat. He says the pla
Touchy issue: George Fleschmann, president of the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada, says his lobby group has maintained relentless pressure against a proposal to help troubled Western grain farmers by jacking up the price of wheat. He says the pla
9/11/1986
Trashy campaign: Marketing consultant Anthony Stokan calls ad campaigns by Calvin Klein and other companies sleazy, and says they portray women in the most negative light possible
Trashy campaign: Marketing consultant Anthony Stokan calls ad campaigns by Calvin Klein and other companies sleazy, and says they portray women in the most negative light possible
6/8/1987
Not the answer: Visiting Israeli politician Haim Ben-Shahar says indexation is not the answer to inflation problems. And he should know, for in Israel, inflation is currently 130 per cent and has been a chronic problem for that state.
Not the answer: Visiting Israeli politician Haim Ben-Shahar says indexation is not the answer to inflation problems. And he should know, for in Israel, inflation is currently 130 per cent and has been a chronic problem for that state.
8/20/1981
Looking for answers: George Przybylowski works on Ontario project examining potential for additional flats in houses.
Looking for answers: George Przybylowski works on Ontario project examining potential for additional flats in houses.
1/19/1984
Hard hit: George Farkouh, mayor of Elliot Lake, says his city has 63 per cent unemployement as 400 new layoffs loom.
Hard hit: George Farkouh, mayor of Elliot Lake, says his city has 63 per cent unemployement as 400 new layoffs loom.
3/7/1991
Patrick Quinn: He wants to know why there are no official answers to the many questions raised by the massacre of 14 Montreal women.
Patrick Quinn: He wants to know why there are no official answers to the many questions raised by the massacre of 14 Montreal women.
6/11/1990
Fighting for grandparents: While society has focused on the children and spouses in cases of divorce and separation, it has forgotten how a split can affect grandparents, says Metro Family Service Association's Dick Moore
Fighting for grandparents: While society has focused on the children and spouses in cases of divorce and separation, it has forgotten how a split can affect grandparents, says Metro Family Service Association's Dick Moore
4/20/1988
Class of '87: Dr. Hilroy Thomas, right, is opening private schools in Scarborough and Etobicoke to help students, labled under-achievers, make the grade. He says individual attention and small classes can raise a student's grade by one year. These students are catching up this summer.
Class of '87: Dr. Hilroy Thomas, right, is opening private schools in Scarborough and Etobicoke to help students, labled under-achievers, make the grade. He says individual attention and small classes can raise a student's grade by one year. These students are catching up this summer.
8/17/1987