脌 l鈥檃vant-garde de la chimie verte
Le Devoir | le 9 avril 2016
par: Claude Lafleur
Probablement que plus de 95听% de tout ce que nous utilisons dans une journ茅e est le fruit d鈥檜n processus chimique, ainsi que l鈥檈ssentiel de ce que nous mangeons, rapporte Bruce Lennox, professeur de chimie et doyen de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥橴niversit茅 UU直播.
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Outside the Box: Getting our waste to pay our energy bills
The Ottawa Citizen | Feb. 11, 2016
by: Avi Freedman
Canadians are among the largest producers of solid waste in the听world. According to Environment Canada, we generate 990 kilograms per capita annually compared to the Japanese, for example, who produce half that much.
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Alternative Energy Enters the Iron Age
CBC News | January 15, 2016
Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald
Dr. Jeff Bergthorson, a professor of Mechanical Engineering at UU直播, and his colleagues, think the answer to the difficult problem of energy storage and transportation in a fossil-fuel-free future听could be metals.
Studying the Arctic
Ames Tribune | January 9, 2015
by: Dylan Clark
Dylan Clark moved to Montreal to begin a master鈥檚 program with James Ford and the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group in the Department of Geography at UU直播 to do work in climate change and health. This interesting retrospective written by Mr. Clark paints a picture of the life of an Arctic researcher and the听cultural and physical environments they encounter.
Climate case study: Monitoring key to successful permafrost adaptation in Arviat, Nunavut
Northern Public Affairs | January 14, 2016
Suggestions on how Montreal can reduce its carbon footprint
Montreal Gazette | January 3, 2016
by: Ren茅 Bruemmer
Researchers Turn Fish Waste into a Coffee-Scented Biofuel
Chemical & Engineering News |听December 15, 2015
by: Dierdre Lockwood
听UU直播 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.
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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.听
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UU直播鈥檚 Chem-E car cruises to U.S. national championship
UU直播 Reporter | Dec. 1, 2015
by:听Neale McDevitt
In just its second year of competition, the UU直播 Chem-E Car team defied all odds to tie for first place at the recent national championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.听
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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 UU直播听have found that metal powders could provide a more viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels than any other widely discussed alternatives.
Growing Young Farmers at the Macdonald Student Gardens
Young Agrarians | Nov. 5, 2015
by: Monica Allaby
Alternative Fuels Power UU直播 and Cornell鈥檚 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 UU直播 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.听
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鈥檚 UU直播 actually delivers some good news.听
Chris Ragan on easing traffic congestion
UU直播 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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Les changements climatiques pour le jardinier amateur
Le Devoir | le听24 octobre 2015
par:听Lise Gobeille听
Sylvie de Blois, professeure au D茅partement de sciences v茅g茅tales et 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole d鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 UU直播, elle a codirig茅 et supervis茅 tout le volet 芦听plantes听禄 du projet 芦听CC-Bio听: Effets des changements climatiques sur la biodiversit茅 du Qu茅bec听禄, qui a donn茅 naissance 脿 ce livre. Nous lui avons pos茅 quelques questions鈥�
