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Mayor Katz to halt Bannatyne-McDermot BikewaySep 27, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Mayor Sam Katz told reporters this afternoon he plans to speak to acting chief administrative officer Mike Ruta about putting a halt to the $250,000 Bannatyne-McDermot Bikeway, which is slated to run from Waterfront Drive to Sherbrook Street. |
U.K. military leader visits Canada to push for green operationsSep 25, 2010 - Vancouver Sun CALGARY — Military logistics in the field is all about generators, heavy vehicles and massive amounts of diesel. So it’s not often you hear a senior officer speaking about running future operations on renewable energy, converting to biofuels, or protecting the environment alongside national interests. No longer available |
Growing health concern - Canadians getting fatter: OECDSep 24 , 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press TORONTO - Canada's battle with the bulge is continuing to escalate with nearly a quarter of the population part of the country's rising obesity rates, a new report from a leading economic organization said Thursday. |
Bikeway to be built before rulingSep 24 , 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - An attempt to put the brakes on the Assiniboine Bikeway probably won't make it to court until construction on the contentious Assiniboine Avenue project is complete. |
Suzuki set to be part of EcoShift in WinnipegSep 23 , 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - David Suzuki says that local communities are crucial in the fight against our planet’s "ecological holocaust." The iconic academic, broadcaster and environmental activist will be in Winnipeg on Sept. 26 as part of a community celebration of green living. |
Bike-sharing programs spin across U.S. campusesSep 22, 2010 - USA Today SPRINGFIELD, MO - Nearly 90 American universities, from New York University to the University of Alaska-Anchorage, offer some form of campus bike program, according to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. |
Inspired to have only good and great days on my bikeSep 22, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press OPINION - It takes an extra 15 minutes to get to work by bike - in total, a 30-minute ride. But that extra 15 minutes on my morning commute works out to an hour of exercise and fresh air every day. An hour I didn't have to pay to go to a gym, or work out in my basement, or try to tack something on to an already long day. |
Have the climate wars begun?Sep 21, 2010 - The Guardian ESPINAR, Peru - Peruvians are protesting against an irrigation project that would benefit rich farmers growing food for export but leave many with no water. |
Two-day climate talks offer little hope for new global warming pactSep 21, 2010 - Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. - In two days of talks, major economic powers discussed ways to move ahead in slowing and coping with climate change, but no one sees a grand global deal anywhere on the horizon, a lead U.S. negotiator said Tuesday. No longer available |
Public transit drives economy but slow investment keeps Canadians in cars: reportSep 17, 2010 - Canadian Press TORONTO - Canada's transit system helps drive the economy but billions of dollars are needed for repairs and expansion if commuters are to be lured out of their cars, says the head of an industry group. In a report released Friday, The Canadian Urban Transit Association said public transit is a key component of the country's growth, and worth $10 billion annually to the economy. No longer available |
Boom times are back at Alberta’s oil sandsSep 17, 2010 - GlobalPost TORONTO - What environmentalists describe as one of the worst emitters of greenhouses gases on earth has shaken off the recession. Its massive oil extraction projects now employ 27,700 workers — 3 percent more than the previous peak in 2008. |
Obesity and smoking to cost province $4.7B, study saysSep 15 , 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Want to do your part for the Manitoba economy? Lead a healthy lifestyle. That's the message from a new report that, for the first time, puts a provincial economic cost on such health risks as smoking, obesity and lack of exercise. |
Manitoba farmers investigating rail line purchasesSep 15 , 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - The province is providing $48,000 to two rural, farmer-owned railway companies that are considering purchasing local, short-line rail lines. (See why this relates to climate change by clicking here.) |
Japan starts WTO dispute with Canada on clean powerSep 13, 2010 - Reuters GENEVA - Japan has initiated a trade dispute against Canada related to renewable energy equipment in the province of Ontario, the World Trade Organization confirmed on Monday. |
Production of stimulus-aided car batteries revs upSep 13, 2010 - Associated Press WASHINGTON - The first wave of mass-produced advanced batteries funded by the Obama administration's economic recovery program is starting to roll off assembly lines, setting the stage for new hybrid and electric vehicles. No longer available |
Ottawa’s media rules muzzling federal scientists, say observersSep 12, 2010 - Vancouver Sun OTTAWA - The Harper government has tightened the muzzle on federal scientists, going so far as to control when and what they can say about floods at the end of the last ice age. |
Green jet fuel takes flightSep 12, 2010 - Toronto Star HALIFAX - Could a unique microorganism found in the waters of Atlantic Canada represent the future of jet fuel production? That’s what Halifax-based Ocean Nutrition Canada is hoping to find out as part of a four-year demonstration project. |
U.S. Speaker calls for cut in oil importsSep 10 , 2010 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA - On Thursday, Nancy Pelosi, the powerful Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said she is committed to reducing her country’s dependence on fossil fuels – including Canadian crude oil and natural gas. |
Syncrude chairman denies lobbying Harper advisorsSep 9 , 2010 - The Tyee VANCOUVER- A top Alberta oil executive denied hiring lobbyists in Ottawa last year, though federal lobbying records suggest otherwise. |
New study finds gap between expectations and reality of electric carsSep 9, 2010 - New York Times CAMBRIDGE, MA - As the roll-out of plug-in electric vehicles approaches, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) is preparing a report that challenges hopes for a rapid deployment of the plug-in models. They find that successful electric car deployment needs the U.S. to get more serious about deploying these vehicles and developing the supporting infrastructure. |
Canada appoints new top climate change negotiatorSep 8 , 2010 - Agence France-Presse OTTAWA - Canada's government Tuesday announced the appointment of a new chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change whose mandate will be to try to implement agreements made at the talks in Copenhagen. |
Global warming bill a lose-lose issue for GOP candidatesSep 8 , 2010 - Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES- A November ballot measure that would rescind California's landmark global warming bill until unemployment drops significantly has become an albatross for the Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate. |
Retro car goes from Canada to Mexico on a single tankSep 7, 2010 - FastCompany.com BELLINGHAM, WA - Craig Henderson and Bill Green designed the Avion, a fuel-efficient sports car, in 1984. Two years later, they set the Guinness World Record for fuel economy, getting an average of 103.7 mpg from Mexico to British Columbia. Now Henderson has revived the Avion for another jaunt from Canada to Mexico. |
Canadian military girds for conflict if supplies run short due to climate changeSep 7, 2010 - The Canadian Press OTTAWA - A recently published article by Lt.-Cmdr. Ray Snook of the Defence Department's directorate of maritime strategy says the military may have to step in if conflicts flare over dwindling supplies of food and water due to the effects of climate change. No longer available |
Energy from waste at University of North DakotaSep 7, 2010 - Grand Forks Herald GRAND FORKS - At UND's Energy and Environmental Research Center wood chips, garbage, tar-soaked railroad ties, lignite, grass, twigs, the meaty yuckiness that's left over from a poultry processing plant go in one end and out the other end comes a substance not unlike natural gas. |
Hurricane Earl's path along east coast is not well-wornSep 3, 2010 - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline. And Earl may be foreshadowing more northerly big storms to come with global warming, two hurricane experts said Thursday. No longer available |
Pelosi heads north to talk oilsandsSep 3, 2010 - The Toronto Star WASHINGTON - The most powerful voice in America’s energy debate is coming to Ottawa for a series of meetings to learn more about Canada’s controversial oilsands development. |
Electric car upswing would crash grid: Toronto Hydro chiefSep 1, 2010 - Wheels.ca TORONTO - Anthony Haines looks toward the imminent arrival of the electric car with enthusiasm and apprehension. As chief executive of Toronto Hydro, he has to run the wires that, in a few years, will charge up the batteries of thousands of cars across the city. And he knows that right now, he can’t do it. |
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