Friday, April 10, 2009

Blue Dog Democrats growling at climate-change plan

Party's fiscal conservatives and those elected in mining states could side with GOP to veto Obama's cap-and-trade proposal
Apr 10, 2009
JOHN IBBITSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090410.IBBITSON10ART2244/TPStory/Environment

Red tape traps McMaster scientist

Cancer project had success against stroke. Now there's no money
April 10, 2009
Joanna Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/616724

More lights went out this Earth Hour

Local figures uncertain compared with last year due to new poll, but participation up across Canada
Apr 10, 2009
Debra Black
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/616707

Green dreams, unplugged

The U.S. and Canadian bailout plans announced this week for the big auto companies find policy makers caught in a contradiction: They are trying to save jobs building gas guzzlers at the same time as promoting alternative energy and reduced emissions. And that, as Konrad Yakabuski reports, could be a dead end
Apr 4, 2009
KONRAD YAKABUSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com//servlet/story/LAC.20090404.COVER04/TPStory/Environment/