Talk:One-Tonne Challenge

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The one tonne challenge is very special. We should all pitch in and try it out.

This comment above seems bias and should be deleted--199.212.250.96 16:41, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The United States actually tried its own version of the one-tonne challenge in the 1970's. It didn't work very well.

Reference missing?[edit]

The line " It has been mocked in a This Hour Has 22 Minutes skit." is misleading, and should be referenced.

The author was probably remembering that Rick Mercer (of The Mercer Report and This Hour Has 22 Minutes) was hired as a spokesperson for the One-Tonne Challenge. He did ads on the subject that ran during commercial breaks. There may have been a parody as well, but my search did not turn it up.

Sarah

[City of Ottawa stymies federal emissions initiative] ... government – with the help of comedian Rick Mercer – has for the past few months been challenging Canadians to "take the One-Tonne Challenge," and reduce ... www.cbc.ca/health/story/2005/04/25/ottawa-emissions050425.html - 33k - 2005-04-25

Harper set to impose 'strict' regulations on smog producers ... The Liberals had hired satirist Rick Mercer to make public service announcements promoting their "one tonne challenge" initiative, a plan that called on every ... www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/10/10/harper-industry.html - 39k - 2006-10-11

CBC Radio | The Current | Whole Show Blow-by-Blow ... government has launched a series of ads called the One Tonne Challenge. If you watch any TV, you've probably seen them. They feature Rick Mercer, standing on a ... www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2005/200502/20050215.html - 28k - 2005-02-15

CBC Radio | Cross Country Checkup ... Whether one liked Rick Mercer's One Tonne Challenge ads or not, it was bringing visibility to the issue, and energy rebates were making it possible for people ... www.cbc.ca/checkup/letters070107.html - 58k - 2007-01-07

CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Riding Talk ... record...Mancini being quoted by many a Liberal (including Rick Mercer and Anne ... The one-tonne challenge is a good one, Kyoto is the right direction but not ... www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/ridingtalk/2005/11/014.html - 98k - 2006-01-21 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.159.43.130 (talk) 14:40, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]