Meet the press: Promoting CMC research to mass media
The news media are always hungry for news – and CMC’s communication team wants to feed that need with stories...
Travel subsidies available to HQP
Carbon Management Canada is providing travel subsidies of $700 to graduate students and postdocs travelling to its annual conference in Gatineau, QC on May 23 to 25. Funds are limited so apply …
Poster and presentation submission guidelines
This year, each of CMC’s 36 research projects is being asked to send a representative to give the CMC community an update on the status of their research. Because time is short, talks …
Government of Canada invests in CCS technology
Canada moved forward on March 20, 2012 with its plan to advance clean energy technologies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
CMC Theme Lead to continue working as a Canada Research Chair
CMC Theme Lead James Meadowcroft has received a renewal as a Canada Research Chair for his important work on sustainable development policy. Meadowcroft’s research explores what governments …
CMC 2012 conference registration now open
The Registration Site for CMC’s annual scientific conference is now open. This year’s event is being held between May 23 and 25 at the beautiful Hilton Lac Leamy Hotel in Gatineau, QC. An …
Use of microfluidic chips a first in bitumen-gas analysis
A University of Toronto research team has developed a process to analyze the behavior of bitumen in reservoirs using a microfluidic chip, a tool commonly associated with the field of medical …
Experts offer students advice on starting a spinoff
On February 14, a group of researchers and students at the University of Calgary (U of C) met over a pizza lunch to discuss commercialization and company formation. An exciting round table …
CCS awareness higher on Prairies than the rest of Canada
Public awareness and acceptance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a tool to combat climate change is higher in Saskatchewan and Alberta than the rest of Canada, concludes a national survey …
CMC Theme Lead values action over adaptation
Dr. Don Lawton, a CMC Theme Lead and Professor at the University of Calgary, challenges environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg’s promotion of adaptation over reduction of carbon emissions. Lomborg spoke …