I'm going to be giving a small talk to some students in the DIGI 110 course of our Media Studies Program at Malaspina University-College. I've given a similar talk to students in the CMC 290 class as well. They also have an ongoing "blog on blogging". Here are some handy links to various blogging related …
Diverse local groups protests Logging practices
Yesterday when I drove over "the hump" (a small mountain pass out of my town), I noticed quite a gathering of people. Apparently there was a good purpose for that gathering. (G&M) Environmentalists, forest workers, retired forest workers, mill workers and many others all gathered to stop logging trucks from leaving the Alberni Valley. NDP …
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Major Wind project in Manitoba takes flight
Manitoba is looking to rival Alberta as a major player in the growing Wind energy market in Canada. Westman (NRC profile). The CBC reports on a $1.5 Billion (CAD) project with the potential to produce as much as 1400MW of electricity. Enough to power "hundreds of thousands" of homes. The first phase is slated to …
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