‘Global News’ Archives
The US is lagging on nuclear reactor technology
IT SEEMS obvious: if you're planning a new generation of nuclear power stations, you should invest in the most advanced and efficient designs available. Yet that's not what seems to be happening in the US. The first new nuclear power plants on American soil for 30 years could soon be under construction. President Barack Obama has promised tens [...]
Why scientists must be the new climate sceptics
This is a depressing time for climate scientists. They've spent over a decade battling oil industry propagandists who said that the world was not warming. By careful and persistent argument they dismissed the misinformation. Now all the old questions about the validity of climate science are being trotted out again. As one researcher put it to me: [...]
Hybrid fusion: the third nuclear option
THE long-anticipated nuclear renaissance has arrived. In his State of the Union address last month, President Barack Obama announced plans for the US to build a new generation of nuclear power plants, and his budget for 2011 proposes large funding increases for the industry. Several European countries are also likely to restart their [...]
Why scientists must be the new climate sceptics
his is a depressing time for climate scientists. They've spent over a decade battling oil industry propagandists who said that the world was not warming. By careful and persistent argument they dismissed the misinformation. Now all the old questions about the validity of climate science are being trotted out again. As one researcher put it to me: [...]
Methane bubbling out of Arctic Ocean – but is it new?
A wide expanse of Arctic Ocean seabed is bubbling methane into the atmosphere. This is the first time that the ocean has been found to be releasing this powerful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere on this scale. The discovery will rekindle fears that global warming might be on the verge of unlocking billions of tonnes of methane from beneath [...]
2010 Winter Olympics Hockey: USA vs. Canada; One Game, Hundreds of Battles
Hockey is a game of battles. In the course of a game, there are hundreds of battles that take place in the corners, in front of the net, along the blue lines, and in the minds of the combatants. Most of these battles result in a benign stalemate as the opposing players both do their jobs and play continues. Sometimes a goaltender bails out a [...]
Canada to open foreign ownership in telecoms
OTTAWA -- The federal government has pledged to open its doors to foreign ownership in the satellite and telecommunications sector, and keep taxes “competitive and low” in efforts to prepare Canada for the global economy in the post-crisis world, it said Wednesday in its Speech from the Throne. There are also promises of launching a [...]
Germany blanks Canada at field hockey World Cup Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/Germany+blanks+Canada+field+hockey+World/2640362/story.html#ixzz0hEXLQxuc
Defending champions Germany toyed with lowly Canada 6-0 yesterday to record their first win in the men's field hockey World Cup. The Germans, looking to become the first team to win a hat-trick of World Cup titles, came back strongly after being held to an embarrassing 2-2 draw by South Korea in their first match. The reigning Olympic [...]
WRAPUP 1-New set of Canada data shows spotty recovery
TORONTO, March 4 (Reuters) - Canadian building permits and purchasing data came in weaker than expected on Thursday, while consumer confidence edged higher, suggesting the country's road to recovery remains spotted with bumps. The data had little impact on the Canadian dollar and government bond markets, which were looking past the secondary [...]
Canada: Parliament Reopens
Canada’s Parliament, temporarily shut down two months ago by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, resumed work on Wednesday. Mr. Harper had said he wanted to “recalibrate” his government’s economic agenda. But opposition parties charged that Mr. Harper shut down the legislature to avoid uncomfortable questions about Canada’s treatment of [...]
