Students Offer Solutions for Energizing Canada in a Low Carbon World
22-Apr-2010CALGARY – April 22, 2010. Winners of the Canada West Foundation’s Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest suggest ways Canada’s economy can benefit in a green energy directed world. $10,000 in prize money was awarded to the top three contest winners and their winning essays are published by the Canada West Foundation today.
The Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest, in memory of James Borden (“Jim”) Hume, past board member and supporter of the Canada West Foundation is currently in its 4th year of running. The now completed 2009/10 contest asked post-secondary students in western Canada to submit essays asking the question, “What has to be done to ensure that Canada’s economy benefits from the transition to a low carbon world?”
First prize winner Stewart Prest, PhD Student, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia wrote Transforming the Grid: A Strategy for a Diversified Canadian Energy Policy.
Second prize winner Olga Beznosova, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia wrote Running on Green: How to Ensure Canada’s Success in the Low Carbon World.
Third prize winner Connor Curson, Political Science student, University of Calgary wrote Greener Pastures: Benefitting From a Low Carbon World.
The Canada West Foundation congratulates the winners of the 2009/10 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest. Copies of the winning essays can be downloaded free of charge from the Canada West Foundation website at: www.cwf.ca or click here.
The Canada West Foundation is the only think tank dedicated to being the objective, non-partisan voice for issues of vital concern to western Canadians. For 40 years, through its research and commentary, the Foundation has contributed to better government decisions and a stronger Canadian economy.
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For a free copy of any Canada West Foundation research paper, visit www.cwf.ca.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Grace Kucey Communication
Coordinator
Canada West Foundation
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403-700-9535
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