Science Canada: September 2010

Biologists have brought rigour to psychology, sociology and even economics. Now they are turning their attention to the softest science of all: management
Sep 23, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/17090697

Canada lags behind in ICT

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:24 AM

Country needs digital strategy, experts say
Sep 20, 2010
Bruce Johnstone
The Leader-Post
http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Canada+lags+behind/3548534/story.html

Tight restrictions on gov't scientists public disservice

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:23 AM

Sep 22, 2010
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/opinion/Tight+restrictions+scientists+public+disservice/3560785/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

New rules restrict government scientists from speaking to media

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:23 AM

Sep 19, 2010
Bruce Cheadle
The Canadian Press
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/863468--new-rules-restrict-government-scientists-from-speaking-to-media

Nobel Prize winner retracts Science paper

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:23 AM

'I sincerely apologize for any confusion,' Linda Buck writes
Sep 23, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/23/buck-science-retraction-smell.html

Book review: Ecologist David Suzuki sums up his fears — and his hopes

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:22 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Tom Spears
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Book+review+Ecologist+David+Suzuki+sums+fears+hopes/3576492/story.html

Warning from an elder

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:22 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Trent Edwards
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/David+Suzuki+doesn+mince+words+environment/3569231/story.html

Canada needs energy plan

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:22 AM

Sep 24, 2010
David Suzuki and Faisal Moola
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1232889

Global groundwater levels dwindling: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:21 AM

'You will have hunger and social unrest,' researcher warns
Sep 24, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/24/groundwater-study-depletion.html

Canada 'ahead of game' in groundwater drain: Expert

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:21 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Bradley Bouzane
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+ahead+game+groundwater+drain+Expert/3576298/story.html

Alberta unveils plan to study oil sands’ impact on water quality

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:21 AM

The Alberta government, facing growing concerns about the impact of oil sands operations, is bringing together scientists to try to resolve whether the industry is poisoning surrounding rivers, lakes and groundwater
Sep 24, 2010
Dean Bennett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/alberta-unveils-plan-to-study-oil-sands-impact-on-water-quality/article1723975/

Alberta to review oilsands water data

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:20 AM

Sep 24, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/24/edmonton-alberta-oilsands-committee.html

Scientist pleased Alberta will set up panel to assess oilsands water

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:20 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Dan Healing
Calgary Herald
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Independent+scientists+will+review+Alberta+data+oilsands+water/3575001/story.html

Raw-milk fans are getting a raw deal

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:20 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Karen Selick
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/raw-milk-fans-are-getting-a-raw-deal/article1722070/

Far North Act: Blueprint for the future?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:19 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/865651--far-north-act-blueprint-for-the-future

Economic Action Plan Supports Communication and Electronics Innovation in Quebec

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:19 AM

Montreal-based Averna also recognized as a Canadian Innovation Leader
Sep 24, 2010
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Economic-Action-Plan-Supports-Communication-and-Electronics-Innovation-in-Quebec-1324645.htm

NAFO Takes Further Action to Rebuild Groundfish Stocks and to Protect Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:19 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/NAFO-Takes-Further-Action-Rebuild-Groundfish-Stocks-Protect-Vulnerable-Marine-Ecosystems-1324991.htm

Exasperation and the Politics of Inaction

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:18 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Ray Grigg
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/Exasperation+Politics+Inaction/3571039/story.html

National Organic Week

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:18 AM

Sep 24, 2010
Nickie Polson
Courier-Islander
http://www.canada.com/National+Organic+Week/3571040/story.html

Metro markets to halt sale of endangered fish

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:18 AM

Joins Wal-Mart, Loblaws in setting sustainable fishing policies
Sep 23, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/23/con-metro-fish.html

Alberta cutting spending on environmental monitoring of oilsands: labour boss

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:17 AM

Government not ‘putting its money where its mouth is’
Sep 23, 2010
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Alberta+cutting+spending+environmental+monitoring+oilsands+labour+boss/3570721/story.html

Oilsands boss reaches out to green foes

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:17 AM

Wants to work with environmentalists to find 'progressive solution'
Sep 23, 2010
Hanneke Brooymans
Edmonton Journal
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Environmental+groups+skeptical+about+industry+offers+dialogue/3565207/story.html

Defending the oil sands

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:17 AM

Sep 23, 2010
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Defending+sands/3565626/story.html

How coming solar storms could cripple economy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:16 AM

Sep 23, 2010
Debra Black
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/science/article/865566--how-coming-solar-storms-could-cripple-economy

Canada far fatter than most rich countries: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:16 AM

Sep 23, 2010
Lesley Ciarula Taylor
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/865411--canada-far-fatter-than-most-rich-countries-study

Government of Canada Supports Innovative Research and Development in St. John's

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:16 AM

Funding to Avalon Microelectronics will help develop custom microchips for semi-conductor industry
Sep 23, 2010
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Supports-Innovative-Research-and-Development-in-St-Johns-1323886.htm

Physicists ‘excited’ by recent results from Large Hadron Collider

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:15 AM

Sep 22, 2010
Bradley S. Klapper and Frank Jordans
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/physicists-excited-by-recent-results-from-large-hadron-collider/article1719252/

Great Lakes getting dirtier, watchdog warns

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:15 AM

Sep 22, 2010
Rob Ferguson and Tanya Talaga
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/864660--great-lakes-getting-dirtier-watchdog-warns

Ontario on front line of climate change

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:15 AM

Sep 22, 2010
Gord Miller
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/864502--ontario-on-front-line-of-climate-change

Teck, Suncor partner on wind power project

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:14 AM

Canada's largest energy company is partnering with the country's biggest miner to develop a major wind farm project in Alberta
Sep 22, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/teck-suncor-partner-on-wind-power-project/article1718742/

Water supply won't dry up: Canadian scientist

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:14 AM

Sep 22, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/22/world-water-congress-cp.html

Grouse Mountain wind turbine hooked up

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:14 AM

Sep 22, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/22/bc-eye-of-the-wind.html

Economic Action Plan Supports Research and Development at Ottawa Manufacturer

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:14 AM

Ottawa-based GasTOPS Ltd. recognized as a Canadian Innovation Leader
Sep 22, 2010
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Economic-Action-Plan-Supports-Research-and-Development-at-Ottawa-Manufacturer-1323181.htm

The Fallacy of 'Ethical Oil'

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:13 AM

Better to describe Canada's oil sands crude as 'the devil's tears.'
Sep 22, 2010
Andrew Nikiforuk
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/09/22/EthicalOilFallacy/

Africa must learn to feed itself

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:13 AM

The way to an agricultural revolution in Africa has long been clear: Promote research, put the latest technology in the hands of the farmers and boost investment in rural infrastructure. It is the will that has been missing – at least until now, if we heed a rising chorus of African leaders.
Sep 21, 2010
Roger Thurow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/africa-must-learn-to-feed-itself/article1717277/

Food plants book nabs science writing prize

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:13 AM

Sep 21, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/21/edible-plants-lane-anderson-ernest-small.html

Acupuncture clinics bend rules to get subsidy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:12 AM

B.C. regulators promise to investigate
Sep 21, 2010
Kathy Tomlinson
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/09/20/bc-acupuncturebilling.html

Minister Prentice Discusses Energy and Climate With Major Economies

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:12 AM

Sep 21, 2010
Environment Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Prentice-Discusses-Energy-and-Climate-With-Major-Economies-1322616.htm

Science subject to political agenda

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:12 AM

Sep 21, 2010
Ryan Bromsgrove
The Gateway
http://thegatewayonline.ca/articles/opinion/2010/09/21/science-subject-political-agenda

Arctic drilling review moves forward

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:11 AM

Sep 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/20/neb-arctic-offshore-drilling-review.html

Alberta launches oil sands PR campaign

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:11 AM

After enduring a barrage of attacks that rehashed environmental hazards associated with developing Western Canada’s oil sands, Alberta’s provincial government has gone on the offensive
Sep 20, 2010
Tim Kiladze
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/alberta-launches-oil-sands-pr-campaign/article1715539/

E-cars stalled by battery costs: panel

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:11 AM

New battery technology needed, says e-car firm VP
Sep 20, 2010
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/20/electric-cars-battery.html

First Nations leaders in D.C. to urge politicians to reject oilsands pipeline

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:10 AM

Sep 19, 2010
Mitch Potter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/863091--first-nations-leaders-in-d-c-to-urge-politicians-to-reject-oilsands-pipeline

Balance in far north bill

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:10 AM

Sep 19, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/862982--balance-in-far-north-bill

Canada Helps Create an Oil Sands World

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:10 AM

Alberta is showing the way for nations with similar reserves. Brace for a global 'age of tough oil.'
Sep 9, 2010
Geoff Dembicki
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/09/09/OilSandsWorld/

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Blogging science

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:41 PM

Three guys, three PhDs in science (one pending), write three blogs on science policy. Their blog posts – and personal lives – provide interesting insights into the state of science training in Canada today.
Sep 13, 2010
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/blogging-science.aspx

Bright minds win innovation awards

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:40 PM

From an oregano water filter to sonic drills, these inventors and whiz kids rose to the top
Sep 16, 2010
Virginia Galt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/innovation/bright-minds-win-innovation-awards/article1710084/

Documents reveal federal researchers, whose work is financed by taxpayers, need approval from Ottawa before speaking with media
Sep 12, 2010
MARGARET MUNRO
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Tightened+muzzle+scientists+Orwellian/3515345/story.html

Influential rankings put nine schools in top 200, with University of Toronto edging out McGill for the top spot in Canada, using new yardstick for excellence
Sep 16, 2010
Simon Beck and Adrian Morrow
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadas-universities-make-the-grade-globally/article1709616/

Global competitiveness report delivers a low grade for our country, placing it well behind the U.S., Japan, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland
Sep 16, 2010
DAVID CRANE
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Canada+lacks+innovation/3531837/story.html

Dementia researchers feel blocked by Ottawa, big pharma, medical dogma

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:34 PM

Drug companies' hopes for a cure are dashed. Ottawa has been slow to listen. Now leading scientists are taking action
Sep 17, 2010
Carolyn Abraham
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/dementia/dementia-researchers-feel-blocked-by-ottawa-big-pharma-medical-dogma/article1712597/

Group setting aside $1-million for new treatment for multiple sclerosis called liberation therapy
Sep 16, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ms-society-of-canada-to-fund-controversial-procedure/article1710340/

Research projects include using ultrasound to track chemotherapy progress and how to stop blood flow to tumours
Sep 16, 2010
Carys Mills
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/terry-fox-foundation-to-give-148-million-to-four-hospitals-for-cancer-research/article1710395/

Government of Canada Promotes Jobs and Growth in Southern Ontario

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:30 PM

New program will strengthen economy by bringing promising technology to market
Sep 14, 2010
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Promotes-Jobs-and-Growth-in-Southern-Ontario-1318580.htm

Prentice, saying he’s ‘disgusted’ by images of deformed fish from the Athabasca River, will review agency overseeing province’s water quality
Sep 17, 2010
Josh Wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/albertas-water-watchdog-under-tighter-scrutiny-over-oil-sands/article1712995/

Our health system is woefully unprepared for the oncoming crisis. So today, The Globe and Mail presents a seven-point plan to grapple with it.
Sep 17, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/dementia/why-canada-needs-a-national-strategy-on-dementia/article1712700/

Kick at the darkness to fight dementia

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:28 PM

In the new world of fearless senior citizens, there is a largely hidden group that should not be forgotten. Those who have dementia will be a large and growing, and difficult-to-care-for, population.
Sep 17, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/kick-at-the-darkness-to-fight-dementia/article1712722/

Scientists, aboriginals concerned after fish taken from Lake Athabasca have tumours and lack snouts, spines
Sep 16, 2010
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/mutant-fish-lead-to-calls-for-ottawa-to-monitor-oil-sands/article1711070/

We have a responsibility to protect the legacies of our mothers and the futures of our sisters and daughters
Sep 15, 2010
Catherine Clark
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-death-of-mothers-is-not-just-a-womens-issue/article1708849/

Pulse research agreement to improve commercial yield, disease and drought resistance for $2 billion crop family
Sep 15, 2010
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/New-Partnership-Improve-Revenue-Farmers-Canadas-Fastest-Growing-Crop-Sector-1319840.htm

Someone has to hold the federal government accountable for making sure its proposed salt reduction actually happens. The provincial health ministers seem inclined to do just that.
Sep 14, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/less-salt-please/article1707603/

Health ministers to curb salty Canadian diet

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:22 PM

Federal and provincial officials meeting in St. John’s will agree to cut recommended daily sodium intake by a teaspoon, sources say
Sep 14, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/health-ministers-to-curb-salty-canadian-diet/article1706622/

Provinces give Ottawa $33-million bill for isotope shortage

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:22 PM

Canadian nuclear reactor responsible for a third of the world’s supply went out of service in 2009
Sep 14, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/provinces-give-ottawa-33-million-bill-for-isotope-shortage/article1706765/

Saving money on drugs

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:22 PM

Sep 14, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/860458--saving-money-on-drugs

The case of the missing drug plan

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:21 PM

Forget nationalizing existing drug programs. Canadians are still waiting for the catastrophic drug care program promised to them many years ago.
Sep 14, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/the-case-of-the-missing-drug-plan/article1707598/

With high rates of multiple sclerosis, Canada has an obligation to be aggressive in determining whether a controversial new treatment for multiple sclerosis works
Sep 13, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/dr-zambonis-treatment-deserves-study/article1706134/

Saskatchewan Health Minister defends trials for MS therapy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:18 PM

Province to push ahead despite concerns by health-research community the new treatment is too risky
Sep 13, 2010
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/saskatchewan-health-minister-defends-trials-for-ms-therapy/article1704912/

Newfoundland to fund study of controversial MS therapy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:18 PM

Move at odds with cautious approach by Ottawa
Sep 13, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/newfoundland-to-fund-study-of-controversial-ms-therapy/article1705346/

Canadians will have to pay up as Canada gets drier

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:18 PM

Statistics Canada found that the water supply in “Southern Canada” – meaning the set of areas where 98 per cent of the population lives – fell by 8.5 per cent from 1971 to 2005
Sep 13, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canadians-will-have-to-pay-up-as-canada-gets-drier/article1706142/

Ontario Liberal, Michael Colle, organizing a bedbug summit on Sept. 29 at the Ontario legislature
Sep 11, 2010
Pat Hewitt
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/bedbugs-feed-nationwide-but-no-one-is-tracking-the-pests/article1704126/

Saturday, September 11, 2010

U.S. study says people are hesitant to believe good news from scientists

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:44 PM

Sep 5, 2010
Tom Spears
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/study+says+people+hesitant+believe+good+news+from+scientists/3483984/story.html

Noted Canadian scientist to take helm of Rockefeller University

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:43 PM

Posting ‘a great honour and extraordinarily humbling’ for Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a leader in the study of the brain and nervous system
Sep 10, 2010
Anne McIlroy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/noted-canadian-scientist-to-take-helm-of-rockefeller-university/article1703550/

Ethics and budgets demand that rigorous research precede clinical trials of Dr. Zamboni’s liberation treatment
Sep 8, 2010
Timothy Caulfield
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-cure-for-ms-includes-healthy-skepticism-and-a-dose-of-hope/article1698967/

Weekly Roundup

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:41 PM

Sep 9, 2010
Rob Annan
Researcher Forum
http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/weekly-roundup/

Growing ideas in a high-tech hothouse

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:41 PM

Web pioneer Gerri Sinclair guides Ryerson University’s experiment in nurturing innovation and keeping entrepreneurial talent in Canada
Sep 7, 2010
Elizabeth Church
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/growing-ideas-in-a-high-tech-hothouse/article1698992/

Pelosi prompts a needed debate on oilsands

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:40 PM

Sep 10, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/858956--editorial-pelosi-prompts-a-needed-debate-on-oilsands

U.S. Speaker calls for cut in oil imports

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:40 PM

Nancy Pelosi educates herself about Canada’s oil sands, but makes clear her distaste for fossil fuel
Sep 10, 2010
Shawn McCarthy and Jane Taber
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/us-speaker-calls-for-cut-in-oil-imports/article1701317/

Sure, worry about climate change – but not too much

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:40 PM

Exaggerated fear is no basis for making smart decisions about something as complicated as global warming
Sep 10, 2010
Bjørn Lomborg
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/sure-worry-about-climate-change-but-not-too-much/article1701553/

Canada Continues Strengthening Collaboration With China to Protect the Health & Safety of Canadians

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:39 PM

Sep 10, 2010
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Canada-Continues-Strengthening-Collaboration-With-China-Protect-Health-Safety-Canadians-1316891.htm

The political storm watch on Fish Lake

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:39 PM

Aboriginals and pro-development groups are on a collision course as they await decision on $800-million B.C. mining project
Sep 10, 2010
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/the-political-storm-watch-on-fish-lake/article1703514/

Let top statistician resolve census issue, former civil servants urge PM

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:39 PM

Letter to PM warns that top-down decision to scrap long-form census is eroding faith in the nation’s statistical agency
Sep 10, 2010
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/let-top-statistician-resolve-census-issue-former-civil-servants-urge-pm/article1703274/

Company accused of leaking dirty water into river, providing misleading information about incident at stalled oil sands upgrader
Sep 9, 2010
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/suncor-charged-over-water-runoff/article1701581/

Thousands of salmon found dead after Nova Scotia oil spill

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:37 PM

Provincial fisheries minister says it’s not clear yet if 500,000 salmon fry died because of nearby spill on Aug. 18
Sep 9, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/atlantic/thousands-of-salmon-found-dead-after-nova-scotia-oil-spill/article1701265/

All sides are holding their breath, waiting for a decision from the federal government on a proposed mine
Sep 9, 2010
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/prosperitys-propensity-for-problems/article1701948/

Environmental concerns about oil sands pitted against need for jobs and energy security
Sep 8, 2010
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/jobs-versus-clean-air-oil-debate-divides-obamas-backers/article1700418/

Dr. David Schindler found elevated levels of mercury, lead and other toxic elements in the Athabasca River, concluding that the “oil sands industry substantially increases loadings” of toxins into the river.
Sep 7, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/take-athabasca-science-seriously/article1697936/

Birds dying from oil sands byproduct 30 times more than estimated: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:31 PM

Study estimates oil sands tailing ponds kill 2,000 birds a year, while industry reports 65
Sep 7, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/birds-dying-from-oil-sands-byproduct-30-times-more-than-estimated-study/article1698176/

Hazards of the mighty pesticide wand

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:30 PM

Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are all no-go zones for cosmetic spraying. But in Saskatchewan, the whole province is Round-Up ready
Sep 7, 2010
Patricia Dawn Robertson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/hazards-of-the-mighty-pesticide-wand/article1694282/

The McGuinty government’s response to wind turbine opposition at Point Pelee reveals a green-energy policy in disarray
Sep 6, 2010
Adam Radwanski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/an-ill-wind-on-lake-erie/article1697544/

Sockeye fishermen call for longer season

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:29 PM

Sep 6, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/06/bc-sockeye-coho.html

Noise threatens B.C. orcas: biologists

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:26 PM

Sep 4, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/09/03/bc-williams-whales-underwater-noise.html

Monday, September 6, 2010

Don’t swallow these innovation nostrums

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:11 PM

One report after another offers us quick fixes to close the gaps. But there are no short cuts
Aug 27, 2010
David Naylor and Stephen Toope
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/dont-swallow-these-innovation-nostrums/article1688275/

The oversight is especially hard to understand because Canada wants to be regarded as a leader in global health initiatives for women and children
Sep 1, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/wheres-the-family-planning-in-ottawas-maternal-health-plan/article1693077/

Oilsands water toxins natural, monitor says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:04 PM

Aug 31, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/08/31/oilsands-ramp-kuzmic.html

Experts casting about for correct new salmon quota

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:03 PM

This year’s fish run appears bountiful, but question about numbers to take in future remains contentious
Aug 31, 2010
Tamsyn Burgmann
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/experts-casting-about-for-correct-new-salmon-quota/article1691817/

A new review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contains some smart institutional reforms, but this response is too timid if the IPCC is to bulletproof itself.
Aug 31, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/pour-more-cold-water-on-the-ipcc/article1690681/

Finding refutes long-standing claims that water quality hasn’t been affected by oil sands development
Aug 30, 2010
Josh Wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/elevated-levels-of-toxins-found-in-athabasca-river/article1689578/

Marijuana effective in reducing pain, study shows

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:59 AM

Montreal researchers establish scientific basis for medical use of drug
Aug 30, 2010
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/marijuana-effective-in-reducing-pain-study-shows/article1689573/

B.C. should look to Alaska for tips on salmon management

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:59 AM

U.S. neighbour has had a successful, sustainable fishery for decades
Aug 30, 2010
Gary Mason
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/gary_mason/bc-should-look-to-alaska-for-tips-on-salmon-management/article1690865/

The right to refuse wellness

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:59 AM

Aug 30, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/854099--the-right-to-refuse-wellness

Long-gun registry effective but misunderstood, RCMP report says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 11:59 AM

Mounties recommend keeping legislation, which will soon be challenged in Parliament
Aug 30, 2010
Jim Bronskill
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/long-gun-registry-effective-but-misunderstood-rcmp-report-says/article1690724/

Minister says he’s ‘not uncomfortable’ with recommendation to protect 32% of Lower Athabasca region
Aug 27, 2010
Nathan VanderKlippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/alberta-looks-at-conservation-areas-in-oil-sands-lands/article1688222/