Saturday, September 26, 2009

The ‘structural disintegration’ of universities

Sep 24, 2009
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-structural-disintegration-of-universities
Today's universities take teaching not less seriously, but more
Sep 23, 2009
Clifford Orwin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-profs-life-is-no-haze-of-mint-juleps/article1297640/

Canada MIA in carbon talks

Sep 26, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/700658
Sep 26, 2009
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/Nuclear+power+could+meet+energy+needs+oilsands+study/2036236/story.html

Canada, the laggard

At about 23 tonnes, Canada's per- capita greenhouse-gas emissions are among the worst in the world. We have farther to go than most, and are getting a late start.
Sep 26, 2009
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Canada+laggard/2037021/story.html
Different launch dates, unverified new research contribute to problems
Sep 26, 2009
Theresa Boyle
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/701433
Next month may see a Nobel Prize for the discovery of the first planet outside our solar system. Canadians won that race, but may have hesitated too long to share in the credit
Sep 26, 2009
Jacob Berkowitz
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/lost-world-how-canada-missed-its-moment-of-glory/article1302189/
The Liberals' lame record doesn't excuse the Conservatives' part in our national shame
Sep 25, 2009
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canada-and-climate-change-nothing-gets-done-fingers-get-pointed/article1300481/

Innovation slips away

Sep 25, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/innovation-slips-away/article1300963/

Big step forward on green energy

Sep 25, 2009
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/700693

Homegrown green power

Province claims jobs for Ontario workers as wind, solar projects get off the ground
Sep 25, 2009
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/700746
Sep 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/25/windsor-windtronics-turbines-092509.html
Sep 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/09/25/nb-pancake-batter-tunicate-556.html
Sep 25, 2009
Vik Kirsch
Guelph Mercury
http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/538922

Flu shot plans vary across Canada

Sep 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/25/h1n1-seasonal-flu.html
Sep 25, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/09/25/north-conference-board.html
Sep 24, 2009
Graeme Wood
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Work+begins+million+Vancouver+medical+research+centre/2029703/story.html
Sep 24, 2009
Mike Barber
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/More+funding+needed+capture+technology+Expert/2029867/story.html
A new climate treaty could provide a highly effective way to reduce carbon emissions by paying people to not cut down forests
Sep 24, 2009
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14492973
Sep 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/23/salt-diet-food-supply.html
Sep 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/24/hiv-aids-vaccine-thailand-study831.html
Sep 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/24/nwt-bathurst-caribou.html
Sep 24, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/09/24/ontario-green-energy-act.html
System of 'offsets' must guard against green profiteers
Sep 24, 2009
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/Tory+climate+change+plan+many+flaws+provinces/2027640/story.html
Sep 24, 2009
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g-jBo3N9xWt8pxrXRQvzljFetL0g
Opposition cites PR contracts for flu battle
Sep 24, 2009
Richard J. Brennan
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/700196
Sep 24, 2009
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/health/network+curbing+vision+loss/2028693/story.html
Sep 24, 2009
Tom Spears
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Latest+studies+point+water+Moon/2025892/story.html
Sep 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/23/tech-environment-ice-sheet-melting.html
Sep 23, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/23/leamington-kudzu-092309.html
In the interest of ensuring supplies from a politically stable country, Americans prepared to leave strategy to reduce emissions in Canada's hands
Sep 23, 2009
Campbell Clark
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/albertas-dirty-oil-suits-us-security/article1297947/

Carbon capture plan 'sheer folly'

Main pillar of climate-change plan too risky for Canada to pursue, policy paper says
Sep 23, 2009
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/carbon-capture-plan-sheer-folly/article1297748/
Sep 23, 2009
David Suzuki With Faisal Moola
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iQBAisOGKI2I6YO5MRjxJ1PQn6MA
Copenhagen summit set for failure as major polluters fail to break new ground toward a treaty
Sep 23, 2009
Campbell Clark
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/china-diminishes-hope-for-global-climate-deal/article1297854/
Calling UN presentations by Beijing and Washington 'pivotal,' Canada's Environment Minister notes binding targets for emissions reduction have not yet been set
Sep 23, 2009
Bill Curry and Campbell Clark
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/china-falls-short-on-commitment-prentice/article1297365/

Small steps toward Copenhagen

China's promises at the New York summit on climate change stand out only because the rest of the world has been so timid. That must change
Sep 23, 2009
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/small-steps-toward-copenhagen/article1297930/
Yogurt and other food makers tout their products' body-boosting properties on the labels, but experts say not all bacteria are created equal
Sep 23, 2009
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/questions-raised-over-probiotic-benefits/article1297546/
Saskatchewan Premier brings U.S. senators north to sell the province's solution
Sep 23, 2009
Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/brad-wall-canadas-carbon-diplomat/article1297944/
Sep 23, 2009
Kevin Libin
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/09/23/kevin-libin-how-health-canada-bungled-the-easiest-health-law-like-ever.aspx
Sep 23, 2009
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2009/23/c7898.html

Canada's wind industry aims high

Sep 22, 2009
Susan Taylor and Nicole Mordant
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE58L42F20090922?sp=true
Sep 22, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/22/bc-pine-beetle-bell.html
Sep 22, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/22/ontario-solar-panels232.html
Sep 22, 2009
Jamie Sturgeon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2009/09/22/nortel-s-demise-no-indictment-of-canada-tech-sector-nbf-analysts.aspx

Growth first, climate later

The G20 is going for growth over CO2
Sep 22, 2009
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/09/22/terence-corcoran-growth-first-climate-later.aspx

Obama’s climate fantasies

Sep 22, 2009
Myron Ebell
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/09/22/obama-s-climate-fantasies.aspx
Sep 22, 2009
Brian Morton
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/must+more+attract+world+best+brightest+conference+told/2021095/story.html
Sep 22, 2009
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iMuFiTbAEUHzp3c6bXoEeSZ0cVIA
Sep 22, 2009
Sarah Schmidt
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Standards+needed+brain+boosting+infant+formula+Manufacturer/2021210/story.html
Provincial strategies ineffective unless somebody wields a 'big stick'
Sep 21, 2009
Joanne Laucius
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/plans+need+federal+enforcer+experts/2015402/story.html

PM faces climate-change questions

Harper's low-key environmental approach under scrutiny at United Nations soiree before he talks trade and economic recovery with G20 leaders
Sep 21, 2009
Heather Scoffield
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/pm-faces-climate-change-questions/article1296085/