toward a just and sustainable world
Research compiled for the Sustainable Energy Fair at the University of Toronto on March 30, 2005 by Max Touzel, Julie Tan and Eugenia Tam (Students of Science for Peace). Why should we care? Scientific data shows that the temperature of the earth has risen in the past few centuries at an unprecedented rate (a rate … Read more Kyoto primer
The author is Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Ontario. In Canada, the Seed Sector Review advisory committee issued a report calling for changes to legislation to (A) collect royalties on farm-saved seeds, (B) compel farmers to buy officially certified seed, and © terminate the right of farmers to sell common seed. The report … Read more Terminators Galore!
Strong opposition to the proposed research partnership between the Ontario Institute for Education’s (OISE) Institute for Knowledge, Information and Technology (IKIT) and military contractor Atlantis Systems International has not abated. Although the matter has been extensively discussed, ambiguity surrounding the purpose and intent of the research continues to prevail. University of Toronto (UT) Provost Vivek … Read more Update on OISE/IKIT Research