Tag: World

Small Businesses Take the Lead on Green Technology Innovation

By Jennifer Moore, Greener Ideal “We need miracles,” says Bill Gates. “We need to take the CO2 rate down to 0 in less than 25 years.” So where do we turn? To universities? Well, to a certain extent we do, but the best place to find fast, budget friendly, green technology innovation is to the…

December 30, 2014
Financial Post: Nevermind U.S. shale, Saudi Arabia’s oil power play targets Iran’s economy

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December 29, 2014
Faith Forum ~ The Christmas Story

By Gloria Wessner The real Christmas story is traditionally the story of Jesus Christ and his birth. Over time, Christmas has become so much about commercialism, gift giving, and pretty decorations and lights that while it lends a wonderful festive feel to the season, the origins of this holiday have become obscured. Even traditional Christmas…

December 25, 2014
Think Before you Share: Tips from Facebook and MediaSmarts

We always hear that sharing is a good thing. And thanks to technology, we can share our ideas, opinions, pictures and videos with our friends and other people. Most of the time, sharing is good. But if we aren’t thoughtful about how we share, we run the risk of hurting ourselves or someone else. Also, remember that the things you…

December 23, 2014
TEDxNaperville: The Most Dangerous Weapon in Law Enforcement

There is a growing perception of distrust between law enforcement officers and the communities in which they work. ~ Brian Willis

December 22, 2014
National Post: Winter Solstice 2014

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December 21, 2014
Leigh Hutton: From Millarville to Australia

Need a stocking stuffer for that horse lover? Why not try Jump Girl, the newest fiction novel from Leigh Hutton? Set in the world of international show jumping, the book tells the story of Ebony Scott Harris, a teenager (and World Equestrian Games hopeful) who is mourning the death of her adoptive mother. Ebony sets…

December 21, 2014
Gumby, The World’s Original Clayboy Turns 60

Re-mastered episodes from the ’50s and ’60s make global debut on TELETOON Retro Sunday, January 4 at 7 p.m. ET/PT TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2014 /CNW/ – The timeless adventures of Gumby return to television this January as TELETOON Retro brings the world’s original clayboy back with newly re-mastered episodes from the ’50s and ’60s. Set…

December 20, 2014
Sony Pictures Movie – The Interview

After careful consideration of this unprecedented and complex situation, Cineplex Entertainment (“Cineplex”) will postpone presentation of the Sony Pictures movie, The Interview. Cineplex takes seriously its commitment to the freedom of artistic expression, but we want to reassure our guests and staff that their safety and security is our number one priority. We look forward…

December 19, 2014
Popular Mechanics: Why Your Electric Vehicle Might Not Be as Green as You Think

Will electric vehicles really lead to cleaner air and healthier people? Only if they are coupled with cleaner ways of generating electricity, scientists say in a new study. It’s a familiar back-and-forth: Advocates alternative energy vehicles point to their positive environmental qualities, such as reducing carbon emissions from the tailpipe. Their opponents point out the…

December 18, 2014
Death of Northern White Rhino Leaves only Five Individuals remaining

There has been a lot of coverage in the news in the last few days about the death of Angalifu, a male Northern white rhino in San Diego Safari Park. Angalifu was 44 years old, and a thorough post-mortem showed some expected age-related changes, but more analysis is needed before the cause of death can…

December 18, 2014
President Obama Delivered a Statement on Cuba

December 18, 2014
EarthSky: Rosetta’s comet fuels debate on origin of Earth’s oceans

There’s three times the concentration of deuterium-enriched water (heavy water) in the vapor from Rosetta’s comet as in the water on Earth. In one of most fascinating announcements yet from 2014’s most exciting space mission – ESA’s Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – researchers this week (December 10) said that water vapor from Rosetta’s comet…

December 15, 2014
Time for the UN to get out of Climate Change

Negotiators and Secretary General continue to ignore scientists and public opinion OTTAWA, Dec. 13, 2014 /CNW/ – “Climate change negotiators in Lima, Peru seemed oblivious to the findings of the UN’s ongoing My World survey about what the people of the world really want the agency to focus on,” said Tom Harris, executive director of the Ottawa,…

December 15, 2014
Broken Promises – Canada at Lima talks on Climate Change

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 12, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – Days before the start of the Lima Conference on climate change (COP20), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Canada to become more ambitious and visionary on the global fight against climate change. The government’s current actions in Lima do not bring us anywhere close to that target. Adding…

December 15, 2014