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Feb 7th 2008 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition
George Bush’s fiscal plan will set off an epic fight
APART from its record-breaking size—over $3 trillion, for the first time ever—the most memorable novelty of George Bush’s budget proposal was the method he used to submit it to Congress. On February 4th Mr Bush held […]

A380 flies on alternative fuel
1 February 2008
Test aircraft A380 MSN004 has flown between Filton and Toulouse with one engine powered by alternative fuel. The test, part of Airbus’ research programme into alternative fuels, was run in collaboration with Shell International Petroleum and Rolls Royce.
The project is particularly important for environmental and economical reasons. Crude oil […]

January 22, 2008
Europe Cutting Biofuel Subsidies Redirects Aid to Stress Greenest Options
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Governments in Europe and elsewhere have begun rolling back generous, across-the-board subsidies for biofuels, acknowledging that the environmental benefits of these fuels have often been overstated.
But as they aim to be more selective, these governments are discovering how difficult it can […]

January 22, 2008

Masdar City will be constructed in the desert on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The aims are to use only renewable energy sources, and to eliminate 99% of the waste stream. This artist’s impression shows wind turbines on the edge of the city and public transport links running through.
(Reuters) ABU DHABI - Gulf […]

January 18, 2008
Cleo Paskal
No country is ready for natural disasters. In fact, some of the world’s richest nations are the worst prepared. Cleo Paskal presents a guide to mitigating the huge human and security cost of our changing climate.
Environmental change is a sustained and pervasive attack on the status quo. Nothing can be taken for […]

January 17, 2008
(Christian Science Monitor) Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new research suggests that some biofuels are less ecofriendly than they seem.
Creating fuel from plants seems like a win-win proposition. It reduces dependence on foreign oil, and it […]

We are very pleased to have Marc Garneau, the Liberal candidate for Westmount-Ville-Marie, with us this coming Wednesday. While it is highly improbable that he is unknown to you, we would remind you that Dr. Garneau holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from London’s Imperial College of Science and Technology, and that in addition […]

Bank Group Bali Message: Keep Developing Nations Growing
Can the world put the brakes on global warming and climate change without threatening economic growth that has lifted millions out of poverty?
… The World Bank Group is bringing its low-carbon growth message to Bali, along with a plan to significantly step up assistance to international efforts […]

December 9 2007
Canadians take leadership role on climate change
Mike De Souza, CanWest News Service
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — It all started about 20 years ago in a basement room of the Geneva conference centre.

The group wasn’t even big enough to reserve one of the larger meeting rooms above. In fact, there were only about 80 people […]

7 December
Westmount-Ville-Marie Liberal Association Site not ready
Famous, Should be famous and Infamous Canadians
Marc Garneau graduated from the Royal Military College in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics. Three years later, he received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England. In 1974, Garneau […]