Tag: World

  • TransCanada Lawsuit Spotlights Weak Climate Change Connection to Keystone

    TransCanada Lawsuit Spotlights Weak Climate Change Connection to Keystone

    Rejection of the pipeline was never about climate change By Kenneth P. Green and Taylor Jackson, The Fraser Institute Jan 13, 2016/ Troy Media/ – The Keystone XL saga has taken a new twist. On Jan. 6, TransCanada (the company that would have built and operated the Alberta to Texas pipeline) launched two lawsuits over U.S. President…

  • The Health Effects and Costs of Air Pollution

    The Health Effects and Costs of Air Pollution

    By Leighton Walter Kille and Denise-Marie Ordway If you’d like to start a lively discussion at a politically diverse gathering, a good way is to bring up the potential benefits and costs of environmental regulations. The current political divide in the United States pretty much guarantees that soon you’ll be hearing supporters defending “common-sense laws”…

  • EHT Signs Contract To Supply Refugee Housing in Sweden Using Its Modular Construction Technology

    EHT Signs Contract To Supply Refugee Housing in Sweden Using Its Modular Construction Technology

      TORONTO, January, 2016 /CNW/ – EnerDynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (“EHT” or the “Company“) (TSX-V: EHT) via its wholly owned subsidiary, EnerDynamic Hybrid Technologies Inc. (“EHTI“) has entered into an agreement (the “Supply Agreement“) with Property Inventor AB, Sweden (“Property Inventor“), whereby EHTI has agreed to supply modular hotel units for the safe housing of refugees…

  • How Adolescents Cope with Digital Stress

    How Adolescents Cope with Digital Stress

      By Rachael Stephens The Internet has redefined how we do nearly everything, including how adolescents learn to navigate social challenges and relationships. An estimated 92% of teenagers go online daily, and nearly a quarter report being online “almost constantly” according to a 2015 report by the Pew Research Center. With more teenagers owning smartphones each year, these…

  • Michelle Payne Defies Horse Racing’s Long History as a Sport of Blokes

    Michelle Payne Defies Horse Racing’s Long History as a Sport of Blokes

      By Wayne Peake, Researcher, Western Sydney University  I can’t say how grateful I am [to the people who helped me], and I want to say to everyone else, get stuffed, because women can do anything and we can beat the world. To think that [trainer] Darren Weir has given me a go and it’s…

  • Lumosity to Pay $2 Million to Settle FTC Deceptive Advertising Charges for Its “Brain Training” Program

    Lumosity to Pay $2 Million to Settle FTC Deceptive Advertising Charges for Its “Brain Training” Program

    Company Claimed Program Would Sharpen Performance in Everyday Life and Protect Against Cognitive Decline January 2016 The creators and marketers of the Lumosity “brain training” program have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges alleging that they deceived consumers with unfounded claims that Lumosity games can help users perform better at work and in school,…

  • What North America Can Expect from El Niño

    What North America Can Expect from El Niño

    By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research A major El Niño is under way now. It already has substantially influenced weather patterns around the globe, but could have even bigger impacts this winter. There have been only two “super” El Niños until now: in 1982-83 and 1997-98. We are now experiencing a third…

  • Giant squid surfaces in Japanese harbor

    Giant squid surfaces in Japanese harbor

    Rare encounter with a giant squid. First one caught on camera was in 2012. Spectators on a pier in Toyama Bay in central Japan were treated to a rare sighting of a giant squid. Footage provided by Diving Shop Kaiyu, and posted at YouTube by CNN on December 28, 2015. Source: EarthSky News

  • Mexico Mayor Slain a Day After Taking Office

    Mexico Mayor Slain a Day After Taking Office

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of a city south of Mexico’s capital was shot to death on Saturday, less than a day after taking office, officials said. Gunmen opened fire on Mayor Gisela Mota at her house in the city of Temixco, said the government of Morelos state, where Temixco is located. Two presumed…

  • Finland Eliminates Undisciplined Canada from WJC

    Finland Eliminates Undisciplined Canada from WJC

    HELSINKI – Mitch Marner’s two power-play goals in the third period weren’t enough as Canada lost a wild 6-5 quarter-final decision to Finland on Saturday at the world junior hockey championship. Host Finland will face Sweden in the semifinal. Canada goes home. Patrik Laine struck twice for Finland, including the power-play winner with 5:50 remaining.…

  • Was the Christmas Star real?

    Was the Christmas Star real?

    A wondrous star has grown to be a major symbol of Christmas around the world. But what was it, really? The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, is mentioned in the Bible. It’s said to have led the three wise men to Bethlehem. It has become a major symbol of Christmas throughout the world. So…

  • Uber, Airbnb and Consequences of the Sharing Economy

    Uber, Airbnb and Consequences of the Sharing Economy

    Writers: Joanna Penn and John Wihbey The implications of the so-called “sharing economy” have been hotly debated in the news media, and the research world is now beginning to weigh in with deeper analysis. One central area of argument relates to whether the sharing economy is simply bringing more wage-earning opportunities to more people, or…

  • Canada plays instrumental role in reaching historic climate agreement

    Canada plays instrumental role in reaching historic climate agreement

    Paris, France – The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, issued the following statement to mark the conclusion of the Paris Climate Conference: “Today is a historic day and it gives me great pride that Canada, alongside the countries of the world has reached an ambitious and balanced agreement to fight climate…

  • Asteroid to pass Earth on Christmas Eve

    Asteroid to pass Earth on Christmas Eve

    Asteroid 2003 SD220 will pass safely, at more than 28 times the moon’s distance. Will it cause earthquakes? Gosh, no. A large asteroid is approaching the Earth-moon system and will provide a good opportunity for radar observations in the days ahead. Asteroid 163899 – also known as 2003 SD220 – will come closest to Earth…

  • Global Warming: Time to Get Real

    Global Warming: Time to Get Real

    By Eric Francis Planet Waves – EDITORIAL By whatever clock you’re using — astrology, the civil calendar, the Mayan calendar or geological time — it’s getting late on the climate change issue. It’s getting so late that the excuse of “too late, we can’t do anything” might even sound convincing. For a moment. Until you…