Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	30km - Are You in the Nuclear Zone?
Pickering B Nuclear Plant: Safety has Eroded Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. A letter from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission surfaced Tuesday on...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008	Event: Canadian Environment Week Events & More
-------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge (Jun 1-7) -------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge is a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, take transit, carpool or tele-work instead of driving alone to work. The Challenge supports...... [view]

Posted By:  scoutbanana Posted On:  Apr 4, 2007	no more foreign aid institutions. . . it's china
Foreign aid; development assistance; foreign investment; these terms are now gaining another synonym: rogue aid. In an excerpt from the Foreign Policy Blog , rouge aiders are defined as such, "Because their goal is not to help other countries develop. Rather, they are motivated by a desire to...... [view]

Posted By:  scoutbanana Posted On:  Apr 7, 2007	when genocide spreads
The genocide in Darfur is not contained by the Sudanese borders. Back in February the UN warned that Chad, which borders Sudan's western region of Darfur, could become the scene of the next genocide if action is not taken soon. The UN has recommended peacekeepers to the border countries of Sudan...... [view]

Posted By:  scoutbanana Posted On:  Apr 13, 2007	the politics of genocide
Genocide continues, people continue to be murdered, lives continue to be lost. The next month will mark the anniversary of the Darfur Peace Agreement . The crisis in Sudan's western region of Darfur is only getting worse. The Sudanese government claims to be making it easier for aid groups to...... [view]