Fuel in an unlikely place
By hazel | July 20th, 2010 | Blog Posts
In the spirit of Director Dawn Bazely’s quest for reducing waste, I put to you: Tim Hortons cups have a second life, as biofuel!
It turns out that Tim Hortons’ cups, over any other coffee distributor, provide an excellent food source for bacteria used to make biofuels, such as ethanol and hydrogen. As we know, ethanol can be made from certain food crops but this has dangerous implications for issues of social justice, not to mention the beautiful sections of the rainforest being cut down in order to plant such crops. In comes the used coffee cup.
Since these cups have already been pre-treated and processed into a “bacteria-ready form” they are a splendid form of biomass, preferred over alternative sources such as wood chips which must undergo a thorough transformation involving processes like steam explosion and acid treatment before they turn into bacteria-digestible sugars.
IPY GAPS Newsletter #4
By granaz | July 14th, 2010 | Blog Posts
Jan Gehl, renown architect and urban planner
Featuring Alana Kronstal’s Thesis Summary: Community-Based Mental Health and Addiction Practice
You can click here to go to the newsletter.
IRIS Strategic Plan
By granaz | July 14th, 2010 | Blog Posts
Jan Gehl, renown architect and urban planner
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YorkU Voices on Climate Justice
By granaz | July 14th, 2010 | Blog Posts
Jan Gehl, renown architect and urban planner
Featuring students and Prof. Jose Etcheverry
You can click here to see the video on climate justice and climate change prepared by students.
Work in a Warming World (W3) Conference
By granaz | July 5th, 2010 | Blog Posts
Work in a Warming World (W3) held its first working conference from June 7-9 at the Schulich School of Business Executive Learning Centre. With over 40 participants from Canada and New Zealand the conference provided researchers from academic and community organizations the opportunity to exchange ideas about climate change and labour.
A highlight of the conference was the public panel which presented the results of an exploratory project funded by Canada’s Three National Research Councils. What Do We Know? What Do We Need To Know? – The State of Canadian Research on Work, Employment and Climate Change featured the following speakers:
Carla Lipsig-Mummé York University
John Calvert and Marjorie Griffin Cohen Simon Fraser University
Steve Tufts York University
Geoff Bickerton Canadian Union of Postal Workers
John Holmes Queens University
A final report based on the work presented at the panel along with other W3 updates will be online in the fall of 2010.
