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Citing Europe’s ‘green obsession’ and inflexible, failed climate policies as key reasons why so many EU economies are faltering on the brink of bankruptcy, Dr. Benny Peiser shocked his audience with images of EU forests ravaged by energy-poor citizens in search of fuel. Friends of Science say climate change and global warming policies should be based on scientific evidence, not apocalyptic computer modeled forecasts. Calgary, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 “The audience sat...
KAMLOOPS, BC, May 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Bell Media, Astral Media Inc. (Astral) and the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership (Pattison) today jointly announced Pattison's acquisition of three key FM radio stations located in Calgary and Winnipeg. Subject to regulatory approvals, Pattison will purchase the following two Bell Media stations and one Astral station: Bell Media: -- KooL FM 101.5 (CKCE-FM) - hot adult contemporary format in Calgary...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels reported to have reached 400 ppm at Mauna Loa Observatory sent climate change activists like James Hansen, Al Gore, 350.org and Scientific American into a frenzy but Friends of Science say solar and ocean cycles are the main drivers of climate change, not CO2. With no global warming in 16 years despite a rise in CO2, the role of declining water vapor in upper atmosphere partially negates the ‘heat-trapping’ effect of CO2. Calgary, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) May...
Developers can immediately create co-existing apps which automatically adhere to ANT+ interoperability standards and link to over 60 million ANT+ Sport, Fitness and Health devices Cochrane, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 ANT Wireless, a division of Dynastream Innovations Inc., announces the newly upgraded link between apps and ANT+ wireless devices with the ANT Android SDK v4.0. The SDK includes an improved ANT API (application programming interface) supporting simultaneous app...
GetInsuranceQuotes.ca unravels false beliefs that individuals have regarding car insurance. GetInsuranceQuotes Canada Ltd. decided to publish a comprehensive list of the top 10 car insurance myths along with an explanation of whether they are true or false to help enlighten consumers. (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 In publishing this article, GetInsuranceQuotes.ca hopes people will get clarity on these false assumptions and avoid pitfalls. Many people have second thoughts about purchasing car...
Brio Salon Inc of Lethbridge, Alberta has been honored with a recognition by Salon Today in its selection of "200 Honorees Class Of 2013." LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the January, 2013 issue of Salon Today published by Vance Publishing Corp.. Brio Salon Inc was selected for the following honor: "200 Honorees Class Of 2013" (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130510/DC11785) A spokesperson from...
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver is in Europe to argue that the European Union’s Fuel Quality Directive unfairly stigmatizes Alberta Oil Sands products. Friends of Science point to the climate change hypocrisy in the EU when one compares their terms for ‘carbon neutral’ wood pellets shipped from Canada or the carbon footprint of EU beer consumption vis a vis oil sands’ emissions. Calgary, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 “Despite a tradition of common...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Thanks to hard work and determination, a University of Alberta researcher has found four new species of armored dinosaurs that were originally considered to be the same species. Back in the early part of the twentieth century, archeologists had determined that several groups of ankylosaur fossils were four individual species of the dinosaur group based on small differences in the skull armor and the tail clubs. Ankylosaurs have been...
CALGARY, Alberta, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TSXV Trading Symbol: MVN Madalena Ventures Inc. (the "Company" or "Madalena") (TSX VENTURE: MVN) announces that it has posted a new corporate presentation for investors, and interested parties, on its website at http://www.madalena-ventures.com. This new presentation provides an overview of both Madalena's International and Domestic assets. The Company also announces that the annual general and special meeting of...
Dr. Benny Peiser of the UK Global Warming Policy Foundation reports that EU energy prices have skyrocketed, families have been forced into energy poverty; meanwhile the EU carbon market has collapsed with no evidence of healthier environment or ‘abundant’ green jobs, so European manufacturing is fleeing to places with cheaper energy prices in order to remain competitive. Dr. Peiser will be the guest luncheon speaker May 14, 2013 at the Met Centre in downtown Calgary, Alberta at the...
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Daspletosaurus, meaning “frightful lizard” is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that resided in western North America between 77 and 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period. Fossils of the only named species were found in Alberta, although other possible species from Alberta and Montana wait for description. Daspletosaurus is closely related to the much larger and more current Tyrannosaurus. Like most of the known tyrannosaurids, it was a multi-ton bipedal...
The Northern short grasslands is only 1 of 867 terrestrial ecoregions defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. This ecoregion includes portions of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the American Great Plains states of Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The Northern short grasslands have a semi-arid climate, with the annual average precipitation ranging from 270mm to 450mm. The winters here are cold, with an average temperature of 14 degrees...
Aspen parkland is a reference to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections; the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta that crosses the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to south-central Manitoba near the US border. Aspen parkland is made up of groves of aspen poplars and spruce interspersed with areas of prairie grasslands, also intersected by large stream...
Symbol: MEAL8 Group: Lichen Family: Parmeliaceae Growth Habit: Lichenous Native Status: NA N Synonyms: PAAL23 Parmelia albertana Ahti Classification: Kingdom Fungi – Fungi Division Ascomycota – Sac fungi Class Ascomycetes Order Lecanorales Family Parmeliaceae Genus Melanelia Essl. – melanelia lichen Species Melanelia albertana (Ahti) Essl. – Alberta...
Troodon, meaning “wounding tooth,” is a genus of bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period (76 to 65 million years ago). Troodon was discovered in 1855 in North America and was one of the first dinosaurs found there. Fossils of this specimen have been found from Alaska to Wyoming, with possible Troodon fossils also being found in Texas and New Mexico. Troodon is known from the Judith River Formation and the upper Two Medicine Formation of Montana, the Judith River Group of...
