The Globe and Mail - Dave Chalk Columns http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinions/columnist/dave+chalk.html The latest columns by Dave Chalk published by The Globe and Mail en-ca 2009 CTVglobemedia publishing Inc. <![CDATA[globeandmail.com news feeds]]> http://images.theglobeandmail.com/v5/images/logo/leaf.png http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Wed, 28 May 2008 10:33 EDT <![CDATA[A bright future]]> Solar power is coming of age after years of research <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QbVArg_4HCbYEa-XI2c4xQvcGtM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QbVArg_4HCbYEa-XI2c4xQvcGtM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QbVArg_4HCbYEa-XI2c4xQvcGtM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QbVArg_4HCbYEa-XI2c4xQvcGtM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=HATVoYk7"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=4jymMvgI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=HnGGS4G8"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=50" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk/~3/mO3bBTO1ovE/ Wed, 28 May 2008 10:33 EDT daveChalk-wgtchalk0508 technology dave chalk http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080508.wgtchalk0508/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=..wgtchalk0508 <![CDATA[Putting down roots in the city]]> Tree moving technology can make urban forests work for us <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LftVtXqtyWpwVc-pieEUyb7uwvA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LftVtXqtyWpwVc-pieEUyb7uwvA/0/di" border="0" 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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080310.wgtchalk0310/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=..wgtchalk0310 <![CDATA[Carbon credits come with a cost]]> We shouldn't allow the availability of offsets to make us lackadaisical in our actions <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KDfIJVPQgMk-BgEt4WdSZy5kJF8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KDfIJVPQgMk-BgEt4WdSZy5kJF8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KDfIJVPQgMk-BgEt4WdSZy5kJF8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KDfIJVPQgMk-BgEt4WdSZy5kJF8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=Fug7gdDV"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=SeH5jluB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=dJ0ow9n4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=50" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk/~3/I0h7_ObN-Vk/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:34 EST daveChalk-wgtchalk0108 technology dave chalk http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080108.wgtchalk0108/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=..wgtchalk0108 <![CDATA[How green is your ride?]]> There's no 'magic bullet' in our war on greenhouse gases <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hMnG85eDfwfaOrRE4hZ9Q65r5k8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hMnG85eDfwfaOrRE4hZ9Q65r5k8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hMnG85eDfwfaOrRE4hZ9Q65r5k8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hMnG85eDfwfaOrRE4hZ9Q65r5k8/1/di" 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk/~3/Lle_jze2SJQ/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:40 EDT daveChalk-wgtchalk0914 technology dave chalk http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070914.wgtchalk0914/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=..wgtchalk0914 <![CDATA[Power, (not) Interrupted]]> Simple devices can protect your computer when the weather is acting up, writes DAVE CHALK <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1vdhetYBayBVuShbRMXdW9Ypc4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1vdhetYBayBVuShbRMXdW9Ypc4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1vdhetYBayBVuShbRMXdW9Ypc4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1vdhetYBayBVuShbRMXdW9Ypc4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=RJVsfijd"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a 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holiday console wars <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HsfWDv0ChBplpoYLD4Tyber23is/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HsfWDv0ChBplpoYLD4Tyber23is/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HsfWDv0ChBplpoYLD4Tyber23is/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/HsfWDv0ChBplpoYLD4Tyber23is/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=LDPsC7On"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=lcbdKfQd"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=heBWKPEf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=50" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk/~3/hu7G8cX9MNs/ Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:13 EST daveChalk-gtchalk21 technology dave chalk http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061121.gtchalk21/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=..gtchalk21 <![CDATA[Drive down to Electric Avenue]]> Drive down to Electric Avenue <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XhxniQQrDRRlEbXuCjwAWLix6_o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XhxniQQrDRRlEbXuCjwAWLix6_o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XhxniQQrDRRlEbXuCjwAWLix6_o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XhxniQQrDRRlEbXuCjwAWLix6_o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=PKnB3jQ4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=zCNPPOHv"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=43" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?a=eo0lTazu"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk?d=50" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-daveChalk/~3/lMtMDhDC9Y8/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:54 EDT daveChalk-gtchalk1016 technology dave chalk http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061016.gtchalk1016/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=..gtchalk1016