Archive for March, 2007
Friday, March 30th, 2007
Environment, sustainability focus of proposed school
With Canada facing an unprecedented demand for environmental professionals, Western’s latest initiative could be just what the labour market ordered.
A new School of Environment and Sustainability could become a reality as early as 2008 if Professor Robert Bailey and Western’s Environmental Education Working Group are successful in convincing the university a need exists.
Formed in […]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Take the Stairs
I have always been a small town boy. I recently got a job in the Big Smoke (Toronto, On) at an iT firm and have been transformed into the city life. People everywhere, cars everywhere else, and rapid movement surround me as I scream out for my Mommy. As I started my new job (even […]
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Monday, March 26th, 2007
Global Warning: A Daily Planet Special Series
Branson, Suzuki, and Leno, oh my! What do these celebrities all have to do with the environment?
All will be revealed during our week-long environmental extravaganza (which starts today.)
Jay Leno, Richard Branson, The Barenaked Ladies, Blue Man Group and David Suzuki Join the Fight Against Climate Change During Global Warning: A Daily Planet Special Series, […]
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Robot car: streets ahead in cities of the future
The MIT Smart Cities research team’s car.
Architects and engineers rethink auto technology
‘Easy to drive, stackable vehicle for people to share’
Image: Franco Vairani/MIT Department of Architecture
It is not every day that a concept car re-writes the rules of more than 100 years of motoring. In development for four years by a team of architects and engineers […]
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Wow, really shows what happens to all of this crap.
A response to iWaste, Was done so well that I decided to add it to my rants category.
I am curious about the impact of our use of these products before we throw them away; specifically I have been looking at electricity consumption as a result of their usage.
A typical home computer has a maximum voltage […]
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Panel Discusses Rising Demand for Good Governance
Amid global struggles to reduce poverty, protect the environment, and increase overall human welfare in developing countries, the concept of good governance has played a central role in the development dialogue. Theories on how to promote and maintain governance systems that are democratic, transparent and accountable are at the core of this conversation and have […]
