Archive for May 30th, 2008
Renown glaciologist dies
Fritz Koerner was one of Canada’s most respected glaciologists and a veteran of one of the most daring expeditions that ever took place in the Far North.
Ontario and Quebec to explore cap-and-trade
A historic meeting next week between the governments of Quebec and Ontario could lay the groundwork for an interprovincial carbon trading system aimed at reducing greenhouse gases.Both governments…
Simon Fraser goes green
BURNABY – Simon Fraser University is going green. The
university announced Friday that a new Faculty of the Environment
will begin accepting students in fall 2009.
Taking the green challenge
So far it’s been a typical morning — sleep in a few minutes
past the alarm, make my bleary way to the kitchen, rustle around in
the fridge for my son’s breakfast and glass of milk, put the…
The biggest thing ever to hit UBC
More than 9,500 academics from around the world will search for
meaning, present cutting-edge research and engage in panel discussions
in 4,000 scheduled sessions at the university’s four campuses…
Tripping on the Trans-Can by Canada, Summer ‘70
Snippets dating from the summer of 1970, when some 50,000 kids bummed across the country
Snippets dating from the summer of 1970, when some 50,000 kids bummed across the country—a “youthful invasion” that prompted the federal government to create a makeshift hostel…
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Cover dusty Giant Mine tailings ponds: N.W.T. chief
Dust blowing off toxic waste ponds at the defunct Giant Mine near Yellowknife has a nearby aboriginal leader concerned and calling on at least one level of government to have the ponds covered up for…
Electric heating becoming an affordable alternative to heating oil
With the rising cost of heating oil, more New Brunswickers are looking to heat their homes with electricity as a cost-effective alternative.
Le directeur des économies d’énergie de l’Ontario remet un certificat de mérite à Hydro Ottawa pour ses efforts en conservation de l’énergie
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Le directeur des économies d’énergie de l’Ontario remet un certificat de mérite à Hydro Ottawa pour ses efforts en conservation de l’énergie
Hydro Ottawa honoré lors d’une activité dans le cadre de la Semaine de la conservation de l’énergie, au Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’est de l’Ontario
Ottawa (Ontario), le 30 mai 2008 – Peter Love, directeur des économies d’énergie de l’Ontario, a remis aujourd’hui à Hydro Ottawa un certificat soulignant les réalisations exceptionnelles de l’entreprise en matière de conservation.
De 2005 à 2007, Hydro Ottawa a investi 8 millions de dollars dans des programmes de gestion de la demande destinés à ses abonnés résidentiels et commerciaux. Il en est résulté des économies de 75,2 millions de kilowattheures et une réduction de 17 821 tonnes des rejets de CO2 dans l’atmosphère.
« Hydro Ottawa a fait preuve d’une détermination exemplaire dans la lutte contre le …
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