February 2008 Research Discussion

[BMironov]

Globe and Mail:



Shifting sands

Part VI. The climatic costs of rapid growth (Feb 1, 2008)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...NStory/oilsands



The oil sands projects have grown in number and size so suddenly that there hasn't been time to consider the long-term environmental costs.





Looking for solutions to the carbon conundrum (Feb 2, 2008)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...NStory/oilsands



A $100-billion bet has been made on Alberta's oil sands, but there is a growing worry climate concerns will trump economic ones. Capturing carbon and sequestering it could be a win-win situation -- but it won't come cheap, Shawn McCarthy reports





Q&A: Canada, the world and the oil sands (Feb 4, 2008)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...NStory/oilsands



Links for previous parts of "Shifting sands" are available at:

http://myreinspace.com/search/rein_members_only/News_Archive/96-2246-8667-January_2008_Research_Discussion.html#8667

 

[BMironov]

Toronto Star:... and a reason we lag (Feb 8, 2008)
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/301529

QUOTE Canada`s young people have clearly gotten the message that a post-secondary education is essential to get ahead in the new, knowledge-based economy. As Statistics Canada reported yesterday, enrolment in Canada`s universities hit a fifth consecutive record in the 2005-2006 academic year. For the second year in a row, more than 1 million students were registered at universities from Newfoundland to British Columbia, with Ontario accounting for 41 per cent.