Top Canadian contractors pursue global arms markets.
For the third year in succession, General Motors of Canada's Diesel Division in London, Ontario emerged as Canada's largest military contractor in 1999, based on military sales data compiled by Project Ploughshares. The industrial giant gained top spot through shipments of light armoured vehicles (LAVs) to the Canadian and...

GM Canada again largest military contractor.
General Motors of Canada was the largest Canadian arms manufacturer again in 1998, the second successive year the company ranked first in Project Ploughshares' annual listing of top military contractors. With estimated 1998 military sales of $366 million, GM Canada achieved top spot by supplying light armoured vehicles (LAVs)...

Navtones Taps Kim Cattrall for Celebrity Navigation.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-27 June 2008-Navtones Taps Kim Cattrall for Celebrity Navigation(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Navtones, a provider of branded voices for the GPS navigation industry, announced the exclusive release of actress Kim Cattrall as a premium voice download for all TomTom portable navigation devices. As...

Air Transport News.
Jun 30, 2008 Air Transport Association seeks individual to handle industry coordination between airline flight control/dispatch offices and FAA ATCSCC. Will facilitate communications on air traffic management issues, review daily air traffic management programs and advocate changes. Requires strong knowledge of airline and NAS operations, ATC operations,...

Fireys fined for speeding to blazes.
In yet another classic case of bureaucratic bungling, NSW firefighters have been personally copping speeding and red light fines while responding to emergencies. In an entertaining two week spat, the Commissioner of the NSW Fire Brigade (NSWFB), Greg Mullins belligerently blamed the Fire Brigade Employee Union's (FBEU)...

Fuel cell generates electricity with only water and air.
Genepax Co Ltd has developed a new technology for fuel cells, the so-called 'Water Energy System' (WES), which uses water as a fuel and does not emit [CO.sub.2]. The system can generate power just by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes, respectively, the...

Hybrid fuel cell is small enough to fit in your hand.
Sony Corp, Japan, has prototyped a fuel cell system that measures just 50 mm x 30 mm--small enough to fit in one hand. The system combines a fuel cell, a lithium (Li)-polymer secondary battery and a control circuit. This is the first time that Sony has revealed...

Airport Business News - North America.
Jun 30, 2008 Air Transport Association seeks individual to handle industry coordination between airline flight control/dispatch offices and FAA ATCSCC. Will facilitate communications on air traffic management issues, review daily air traffic management programs and advocate changes. Requires strong knowledge of airline and NAS operations, ATC operations,...

Dear EarthTalk: how is it that hydrogen can replace oil to run our cars?
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that hydrogen can replace oil to run our cars? There seems to be a lot of controversy over whether hydrogen can really be generated and stored in such a way to be practical? --Stephane Kuziora, Thunder Bay, ON The jury...

Sharp boosts power density of compact fuel cell.
Sharp Corp of Japan has developed a compact fuel cell with a high power density for use in mobile devices. The power density per unit volume of the new fuel cell is much higher than that of the existing products, the company says. By further developing this...