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Suggestions on how Montreal can reduce its carbon footprint

Montreal Gazette | January 3, 2016

by: René Bruemmer

Published: 13 Jan 2016

Researchers Turn Fish Waste into a Coffee-Scented Biofuel

Chemical & Engineering News |December 15, 2015

by: Dierdre Lockwood

graduate student Shrikalaa Kannan suggests that fish heads and guts can be turned into a coal-like substance called hydrochar, which could be used as fuel or added to soil to improve fertility and sequester carbon.

Published: 21 Dec 2015

Using traditional knowledge, cultural values and science, Inuit are adapting to climate change in Canada's North

Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Nov. 9, 2015

By: CIHR Staff

Having incorporated Inuit traditional knowledge and cultural values into his work, Dr. James Ford is keenly aware of the ability of traditional Indigenous knowledge to help Inuit adapt to shifts in the climate.

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Published: 14 Dec 2015

’s Chem-E car cruises to U.S. national championship

Reporter | Dec. 1, 2015

by:Neale McDevitt

In just its second year of competition, the Chem-E Car team defied all odds to tie for first place at the recent national championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Published: 10 Dec 2015

Metal-Fueled Flames May be the Future of Clean Energy

Science World Report | Dec. 9, 2015

by: Catherine Griffin

Metal particles may just be the clean fuel of the future. Scientists at have found that metal powders could provide a more viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels than any other widely discussed alternatives.

Published: 10 Dec 2015

Growing Young Farmers at the Macdonald Student Gardens

Young Agrarians | Nov. 5, 2015

by: Monica Allaby

Published: 28 Nov 2015

Alternative Fuels Power and Cornell’s Chem-E-Car Teams to First Place in Competition

Utah Business | Nov. 10, 2015

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced Monday that Cornell University and tied for first place in its 17th Annual Chem-E-Car competition, a collegiate competition featuring cars ranging in size from shoeboxes to fire hydrants and powered by alternative fuels.

Published: 11 Nov 2015

Climate change: this Canadian study actually has some good news

Cantech Letter | Nov. 10, 2015

by: Mick Waddwell

While many studies on climate change have readers bracing themselves for the latest and most dire warnings before they even scan a paragraph, a new report out of Montreal’s actually delivers some good news.

Published: 11 Nov 2015

Chris Ragan on easing traffic congestion

associate professor Chris Ragan, chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission warns that building more roads and transit won't be enough to throttle congestion, at least not on a sustained basis.

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CTV News | Easing congestion: Is putting a price on road access the answer?

Published: 3 Nov 2015

Les changements climatiques pour le jardinier amateur

Le Devoir | le24 octobre 2015

par:Lise Gobeille

Sylvie de Blois, professeure au Département de sciences végétales et à l’École d’environnement de l’Université , elle a codirigé et supervisé tout le volet «plantes» du projet «CC-Bio: Effets des changements climatiques sur la biodiversité du Québec», qui a donné naissance à ce livre. Nous lui avons posé quelques questions…

Published: 31 Oct 2015

Ecofiscal Commission helps Canadian governments tackle climate change

CBC Radio | Oct 22, 2015

Published: 31 Oct 2015

Un plan d'action sur les changements climatiques

Radio-Canada | le 13 octobre 2015

par: Les Matins d'ici

Le rapport du collectif Dialogues pour un Canada vert invite notamment à trouver des sources d'énergie autres que les combustibles fossiles. La professeure Catherine Potvin, du département de biologie de l'Université , discute de la question avec Philippe Marcoux.

Published: 19 Oct 2015

Les voitures de banlieues polluent Montréal

Le Journal de Montreal | le 13 octobre 2015

par: Anne-Marie Provost

Les résidents du Plateau Mont-Royal sont ceux qui subissent le plus la polluton des voitures, révèle une étude de l'Université .

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Published: 19 Oct 2015

In conversation with François Miller, Manager, Office of Sustainability

Reporter | Oct. 8, 2015

by:Neale McDevitt

Published: 13 Oct 2015

How to Breed a Tasty Cricket

The Atlantic | Sept 24, 2015

Aspire Food Group is one of four major farms in the nation that breeds insects specifically for food. Mott founded the company as an MBA student in 2013 with a group of his classmates, using $1 million in seed money from the Hult Prize, a student start-up competition for social enterprise.

Published: 29 Sep 2015

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