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  Conference Board calls Canada an 'environmental laggard'
• Canadians use far too much energy and water, and they produce more garbage per capita than any other country on earth, a report from an influential think-tank says.
• The Conference Board of Canada gave Canada a C grade on Thursday and ranked it in 15th place among 17 developed nations studied across a host of environmental-efficiency metrics.
• Poor marks on garbage, water
• The Conference Board measured air pollution, garbage production, energy consumption, water usage and many other factors across 17 developed economies around the world.

• While Canada earned a few A grades in categories such as water quality, endangered species and the use of forest resources, overall the country scored a D average.

  The 15th-place ranking put Canada only ahead of the U.S. and Australia in the ranking.

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• Canada ranks among the highest producers of solid waste per capita in all of the industrialized world. Although Canada is viewed as a country of abundant fresh water resources, in reality we are facing a mounting threat as a result of improper waste management. Canadian citizens have been directly impacted by the consequences of improper waste disposal, and many of these have drawn widespread media attention.
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