October 2010

These are news articles that we have featured on our home page from the month of October 2010:

Climate change challenge for computer gamers

Oct 31, 2010 - The Guardian

LONDON - They've previously tackled alien invasions, gang violence in New York and how to raise a happy family, but this week computer games wrestle with an even more pressing issue: climate change.

US Navy rolls out eco-friendly ship

Oct 29, 2010 - International Business Times

NORFOLK, Va - The US military's heavy dependence on fossil fuels has forced the on Navy to roll out the first military vessel designed to run on eco-friendly fuel, the US Navy said on Thursday.

California's anti-green politics: The Alberta connection

Oct 25, 2010 - The Tyee,ca

VANCOUVER - The biggest funder of a campaign to suspend American climate change legislation has strong ties to Alberta's oil sands.

Tea Party climate change deniers funded by major polluters

Oct 24, 2010 - Guardian

WASHINGTON - BP and several other big European companies are funding the US midterm election campaigns of Tea Party favourites who deny the existence of global warming or oppose Barack Obama's energy agenda, the Guardian has learned.

Jane Goodall on hope, inspiration and oilsands

Oct 23, 2010 - Calgary Herald

CALGARY - We have to find answers to three problems that seem insoluble. One is the sheer growth of human populations. Two is crippling poverty where people destroy the environment and cut down trees to grow a bit more food. And thirdly, our unsustainable lifestyle.

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NOAA: Arctic changes are affecting climate elsewhere

Oct 22, 2010 - CNN

WASHINGTON - The Arctic's warming trend is beginning to affect the climate farther south, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week in its annual Arctic Report Card.

U.S. expert rips Winnipeg's traffic circles

Oct 22, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - There are design defects in Winnipeg's mini-roundabouts, a U.S.-based traffic circle expert says. "There appears to be a real flaw in how the city has set up the approaches to the roundabouts," said Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Roundabouts easy: new driver, 16

Oct 22, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - There were a lot of words about traffic circles at Thursday night's all-candidates' debate in River Heights, but the best ones belonged to a 16-year-old student. "I'm a new driver and I figured them out," said Kelvin High School student Michaela Briscoe, who earned the warmest applause and biggest laughs of the night.

Warmer Arctic probably permanent, scientists say

Oct 21, 2010 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - The signs of climate change were all over the Arctic this year - warmer air, less sea ice, melting glaciers - which probably means this weather-making region will not return to its former, colder state, scientists reported on Thursday.

California vote has Canadian green partners on edge

Oct 20, 2010 - Reuters

VANCOUVER - Canadian provinces moving to cut their greenhouse gas emissions are facing a setback if California, a key partner, decides the battle against global warming should wait for better economic times.

Feds failing to meet legal obligations regarding oilsands, report says

Oct 20, 2010 - Postmedia News

OTTAWA — The federal government is contributing to international controversy over the oilsands by failing to live up to its legal and constitutional responsibilities to regulate the industry, says a new report released on Wednesday.

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Katz offers incentives for parking lot development

Oct 14, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - Surface parking lots are both eyesore and public safety hazard, says Mayor Sam Katz, who's promising to reduce the number of empty tracts in downtown Winnipeg.

City election ensnares former parking boss

Oct 12, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - The former head of the Winnipeg Parking Authority has found himself in the middle of Winnipeg's mayoral race, as Judy Wasylycia-Leis sought out Dave Hill's policy advice while Sam Katz dismissed him as working for his opponent.

The road to repair

Oct 12, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

OPINION - Re: How can we fill the $1.7-billion pothole? (Oct. 7). Four of your five solutions to funding road repair propose to raise additional revenue from the PST, property taxes or city assets. Why not send the bill where it belongs - to the vehicles that the streets service and that create the wear and tear?

There’s safety in numbers for cyclists

Oct 11, 2010 - Grist

OPINION - In U.S. cities, there are a lot more people out bicycling than just a few years ago. You might reasonably think that the bicycle crash rate would skyrocket as more people, from wobbly new riders to the outright safety-averse, take to the streets on two wheels. It's a fine, common-sense assumption - that happens to be wrong.

Cars and bicycles can get along

Oct 9, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

OPINION - Well, Winnipeg is finally building an active transportation network. For the last four years, politicians at all levels, recognizing the wisdom of these projects and the momentum behind them, chose to support them, and we should be proud of them for doing so, whether we ride a bike or not. It has taken an incredible effort. More has been done to engage people in these discussions than has ever been tried on the average road widening, overpass or freeway.

Being 'sweet' to bikes benefits everybody

Oct 9, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

OPINION - To those Winnipeggers who are up in arms over the recent wave of bikeway construction; who are infuriated over the loss of parking spaces and car lanes, or just annoyed at the scale of public dollars being spent on the needs of what you might think of as a vocal minority... I have someone you need to listen to.

City backtracks on Assiniboine

Oct 9, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - The City of Winnipeg is poised to allow two-way traffic to return to a contentious block of Assiniboine Avenue -- but that won't end a lawsuit against a bike-friendly makeover of the downtown street.

Province alters law to allow 'Bike Boxes'

Oct 9, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - The provincial government has amended Highway Traffic Act regulations - at the city's request - to allow the creation of so-called bicycle boxes. The painted-in boxes would allow bicycles to line up in front of motor vehicles at intersections on streets with designated bike lanes.

Mayoral candidates take aim at surface parking lots

Oct 8, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg's leading mayoral candidates want to eliminate surface parking lots downtown and build new parkades - but aren't quite ready to tell voters how they intend to proceed.

Video seeks to unite people around the world

Oct 8 , 2010 - Mother Jones

BLOG - Director Simon Robson's video "Coalition of the Willing," is up for an animation award at Saturday's Vimeo Festival in New York. His long term goal is to unite people around the world in "an internet-based swarm offensive aimed at triggering a 21st century culture shift" to combat climate change.

First buyers of Nissan Leaf get a trunkful of perks

Oct 7, 2010 - New York Times

NEW YORK - The first all-electric car from a major auto company, the Nissan Leaf, arrives at dealerships in December, but thousands of Americans are already learning that going electric can come with perks like no other car purchase.

Satellite data sheds new light on solar cycle

Oct 6, 2010 - Reuters

LONDON - The sun may warm the Earth more during waning solar cycles, new satellite data has shown, turning scientific understanding on its head and helping to explain extreme local weather patterns, scientists said on Wednesday.

Climate talks struggle as China, U.S. face off

Oct 6, 2010 - Reuters

TIANJIN, China - The United States and EU said on Wednesday that U.N. climate talks were making less progress than hoped due to rifts over rising economies' emission goals, while China pushed back and put the onus on rich nations.

Bike lobby defends changes (video)

Oct 5, 2010 - CBC News

WINNIPEG - Backers of Winnipeg's Active Transportation movement say controversial changes will make the city more sustainable.

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California initiative a test for national climate law

Oct 5, 2010 - Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, CA - The out-of-state oil companies funding Proposition 23 in California's Nov. 2 election appear to have their sights set higher. Success in halting California's climate-change law by showing the public doesn't support it would give momentum to the opponents of similar legislation that has stalled in Congress.

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