Snowmobile Pollution

One hour on a typical snowmobile produces more pollution than driving a modern car for a year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, snowmobiles emit a number of pollutants, including aldehydes, 1,3-butadiene, benzene, and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). What happened to the policy banning the recreational use of 2-stroke motors by 2010? This includes ATV's and Jet Skis. Until then, there is way too much pollution in our backyards. Will the world be watching Canada during the G8 Summit in June 2010, wondering why they should reduce their carbon footprint while Canada ignores their carbon snowprint?

The Environment, A New Women's Movement, A New Book

Carol 'A Woman's Way' by Kathy Ashby is now available through University of Toronto Press, Chapters/Indigo or DreamCatcher Publishing, NB.

Zoom in on the back cover to read quotes by David Suzuki, Judith Lawrence and Helen Caldicott

book soon to be published

My adult environmental fiction book Carol 'A Woman's Way' is off to the printers. It will soon be available through DreamCatcher Publishing.

Quotes for Carol 'A Woman's Way'

"Kathy Ashby has brought us a page-turner in her first novel. We see one woman’s battle for all she holds dear—her husband, her son, her land and her own inner peace. Carol 'A Woman’s Way' takes the reader on a journey through many emotional heights and depths as a woman fi nds her strengths and weaknesses and walks through them with passionate resolve."
- Judith Lawrence; author of Glorious Autumn Days, Grapes from the Vine and Prayer companion: A Treasury of Personal Meditation.

“Human technology enables us to explore and exploit new areas of the planet. But they are often intrusive and destructive. We have to learn to temper our impulse to seek novelty, wealth and fun at the expense of our environment and wilderness. Whether it’s scuba diving, dune buggies or snowmobiles, we have to keep things in their place.”
- David Suzuki

"The book Carol 'A Woman’s Way' is a very important fictional account of the activity of women to preserve the environment. Indeed most successful movements have been and are started by
women."
- Dr. Helen Caldicott

Carol 'Woman's Way'

Planet Earth is worth protecting. Carol 'A Woman's Way' is a story of hope. Carol must first learn how to reach out to others for help.