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Wednesday Night #1339 Update: One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
November 13, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1339 Update: One Laptop per Child (OLPC)

Give One Get One The OLPC project, which we have been following for some time, is dear to our hearts and has been discus ...

Backing away from ethanol makes sense – Editorial
November 11, 2007, Comments Off on Backing away from ethanol makes sense – Editorial

Sunday, November 11, 2007 Quebec’s decision to back away from developing a corn-based ethanol industry in the prov ...

Extinctions could cut plant productivity in half
November 10, 2007, Comments Off on Extinctions could cut plant productivity in half

November 9, 2007 by Eve Savory, CBCNews.ca In a study that has startled even its authors, scientists have concluded that ...

David Jones on Easter Island
November 7, 2007, Comments Off on David Jones on Easter Island

If you didn’t see the following from American Diplomacy on 6 November, it may be of interest. DTJ   The autho ...

IATA appoints new director of 'environment initiatives'
November 6, 2007, Comments Off on IATA appoints new director of 'environment initiatives'

6 November 2007 New Director Raises Profile of IATA’s Environment Programme (GENEVA) The International Air Transpo ...

Bill Clinton to Cities: 'Green' Economy Offers Great Rewards
November 4, 2007, Comments Off on Bill Clinton to Cities: 'Green' Economy Offers Great Rewards

SEATTLE – The shift to a green economy is the biggest economic opportunity facing the United States since the mili ...

Climate Change – IPCC Report questioned
November 3, 2007, 1 Comment

In the interest of fair play, not to mention our collective education, we feel we must include the link to IPCC too blin ...

Nuclear waste and a communications conundrum
October 30, 2007, Comments Off on Nuclear waste and a communications conundrum

How to design a future-proof nuclear waste bunker Every now and then, we find an item that intrigues and/or amuses us bu ...

UNEP: High hopes and slender means
October 29, 2007, Comments Off on UNEP: High hopes and slender means

Oct 29th 2007 A UN agency struggles with climate change NAIROBI is the third base of operations for the United Nations, ...

One Drop Foundation: Guy Laliberté
October 29, 2007, 2 Comments

BRAVO! A wonderful initiative from a Québec icon. Interesting that the announcement was not made in conjunction with th ...