All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

C02 emissions from shipping revealed
February 12, 2008, Comments Off on C02 emissions from shipping revealed

February 13, 2008 (The Guardian) Leaked UN report says pollution three times higher than previously thought The true sca ...

World Oil Supply: Peak or Not Peak?
February 7, 2008, Comments Off on World Oil Supply: Peak or Not Peak?

February 7, 2008 (ENN) (90-95% probability of recovery), Probable (50%) or Possible Reserves (5-10%) has heightened unce ...

Wednesday Night #1353
February 6, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1353

If there’s anything going on in the world besides Super Tuesday, it’s hard to discern it in the media, wheth ...

The 2009 Bush e-Budget
February 4, 2008, Comments Off on The 2009 Bush e-Budget

Feb 7th 2008 | WASHINGTON, DC From The Economist print edition George Bush’s fiscal plan will set off an epic figh ...

Barack Obama: My America
February 4, 2008, Comments Off on Barack Obama: My America

First, he captivated the world. Now a young senator from Illinois has a fighting chance of becoming the first black pres ...

Bill Clinton, Canadian mining financier in Kazakhstan
January 31, 2008, Comments Off on Bill Clinton, Canadian mining financier in Kazakhstan

This does not bode well for transparency under a Clinton II White House. We are curious whether there may be a Georgetow ...

Embroiderers & microcredit: Sheila Arnopoulos in India
January 31, 2008, Comments Off on Embroiderers & microcredit: Sheila Arnopoulos in India

January 30, 2008 From Sheila in Ahmedabad India with grassroots women embroiderers I’m deep into research into Ind ...

Wednesday Night Salon #1352: The Perils of Dumb Democracy
January 30, 2008, Comments Off on Wednesday Night Salon #1352: The Perils of Dumb Democracy

Despite fearsome weather conditions a loyal and enthusiastic band gathered for an unusual evening in that discussion was ...

2008 Canadian Constitutional Affairs Conference
January 30, 2008, 1 Comment

The 2008 Canadian Constitutional Affairs Conference – organized by a group of students from the Laval and McGill Facul ...

Flaherty dismisses fears over foreign capital
January 29, 2008, Comments Off on Flaherty dismisses fears over foreign capital

29 January 2008 Finance Minister backs injections of overseas cash; plans national security test for foreign takeovers T ...

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