| Sixty-five scientists have sent a letter to Alberta Premier Ralph Klein saying they support implementation of the Kyoto Accord on greenhouse gas emission reductions.
The letter contradicts Klein’s repeated assertions that the science behind climate change is uncertain. The letter says the importance of rapid climate change has been known for 20 years, and the environmental benefits of implementing the accord outweigh the short-term economic costs.
The letter also berated Klein for not consulting any of the province’s climate scientists about the Kyoto issue.
Poverty rates have declined in Calgary, according to a new report. But homeless shelters are full, the number of food bank recipients are increasing and the need for affordable housing continues to rise.
The figures come from the city of Calgary’s 2002-2007 Socio-Economic Outlook, a report put together to aid city planning. The report states the number of homeless people in downtown Calgary has topped 1,700.
The report also states that job creation rates in Calgary were better than in Alberta or Canada, and predicts continuing growth in Calgary’s economy, immigration rates and population through 2007.
Wind energy producer Vision Quest Windelectric was purchased by electricity giant Transalta last week in a $37-million deal.
Transalta says it made the purchase as part of its renewable energy program. It previously owned a stake in Vision Quest, but the purchase will give it full ownership. Vision Quest owns 67 wind power turbines with 44 megawatts of production capacity.
The Calgary Straight closed its doors on Monday, October 28 after publishing for more than four years. Staff at the arts and entertainment weekly, which was owned by Vancouver’s Georgia Straight, were informed of the decision when they arrived at work Monday morning.
The Calgary Straight, which started in July 1998, had also purchased the rights to the name Vox, a former entertainment monthly generated by the campus and community radio station CJSW.
A workshop teaching participants how to make biodiesel fuel from waste vegetable oil is being planned for November 2.
The workshop will demonstrate how biodiesel is created and how it can be used. More information is available at the Web site of the Boiled Frog Trading Collective (www.boiledfrog.org/workshops).
The film review of Haxan in the October 24 issue of Fast Forward was written by Tom Bagley. The event took place October 26. Incorrect information was included in last week’s article. We apologize for the error.
Melanie Bois is one of six contributing artists to the Painting News exhibit currently at the Art Gallery of Calgary, and her piece is titled Painting in Codes. The artist’s name was inadvertently left out of a recent article. |
