Chris LaBossiere, President of the Alberta Party, wrote an interesting post on getting over left/right political labels in this province to pursue a common goal. What he said wasn’t new and neither does it tackle the complexity of the issue he introduc…
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Straight Outta Edmonton: Ducks Found in Tailings Ponds Again
With news emerging that ducks landed in Suncor and Shell tailings ponds in addition to a Syncrude pond, things have gone from bad to worse for the Stelmach Government.Suffering from a self-described ‘international image problem,’ there’s no doubt the A…
Continue readingStraight Outta Edmonton: Mel Knight: To Spud, or Not to Spud — the Sale of Crown Land Yet to be Decided
Although Alberta Sustainable Resource Minister Mel Knight denies the speed at which 13,000 acres of provincial Crown land will be sold to SLM Spud Farms, opposition parties, land owners, conservation groups, and environmentalists are continuing to expr…
Continue readingStraight Outta Edmonton: David Schindler: CBC Profile
David SchindlerBorn: Aug. 3, 1940, in Fargo, N.D.PhD: Oxford, 1966 (Rhodes Scholar)Best job: Founding director, Experimental Lakes Area project in northwestern Ontario (started 1968)Current job: Killam Memorial professor of ecology, University of Alber…
Continue readingStraight Outta Edmonton: Sustainability Awareness Week 2010
Monday kicked off the University of Alberta’s Sustainability Awareness Week (S.A.W — twitter hashtag #SAW2010). From October 18 to 23, the University of Alberta’s Office of Sustainability will be hosting 60 events around the city that will explore su…
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