Sunday, February 21, 2010

Ottawa neglects key role of science

Feb 20, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/767756--ottawa-neglects-key-role-of-science
In the coming decade, government will need to resume a pro-active role in governance
Feb 16, 2010
David Mitchell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/where-have-all-the-policy-makers-gone/article1470244/

30 Years in Science

Secular Movements in Knowledge Creation
Feb 17, 2009
Eric Archambault
Science-Metrix
http://www.science-metrix.com/30years-Paper.pdf
Feb 17, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-link-between-higher-ed-and-a-career/
Feb 17, 2010
Cheryl Croucher
Troy Media
http://www.troymedia.com/?p=8316
Manufacturing plant was to be centrepiece of Ottawa, Gates Foundation partnership
Feb 20, 2010
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/aids-vaccine-project-officially-cancelled/article1475452/
Feb 20, 2010
Canwest News Service
http://www.kelowna.com/2010/02/20/green-jobs-abound-in-public-sector-stimulus-funding-boosts-environmental-job-prospects/
Feb 18, 2010
Karin Zeitvogel
AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iCqLFWdubHvR1ynsFPzkPs0QUeQA
Drops 27 per cent in 2009
Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/17/venture-capital-falls.html
Feb 21, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/02/21/the-least-work-principle-and-catalysing-from-complacency/
Feb 18, 2010
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/02/18/knowledge-translation-and-collaboration-with-community/
Researchers to map energy potential of North
Feb 17, 2010
Dan Healing
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/Funds+fuel+Arctic+exploration/2575254/story.html
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/18/sk-snake-grant-1002.html

A green federal budget?

Feb 21, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/768488--a-green-federal-budget
Feb 21, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/767748--nuclear-questions-left-unanswered

Canada still not toilet trained

Feb 21, 2010
Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/2010/02/19/12952436.html

Science peers at Haiti's heart

Seismic stations monitor plates. Odds of another major quake hitting Port-au-Prince by 2060 are 50-50
Feb 20, 2010
MARGARET MUNRO
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Science+peers+Haiti+heart/2589060/story.html
On climate change, state leaders are just as divided as their Canadian counterparts
Feb 19, 2010
Konrad Yakabuski
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/premiers-governors-share-common-ground/article1473842/
Fishing: Aquaculture industry would also like to know how pesticide ended up in bay
Feb 19, 2010
Derwin Gowan
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/959258
Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/02/19/nb-aquaculture-industry-thompson-doucet-631.html

Green project head cries foul

Feds favour Quebec initiatives, says environmental group president
Feb 19, 2010
GORDON DELANEY
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1168304.html

RIM hit with more patent woes

Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/19/rim-motorola-kodak-patent.html
Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/pregnancy-drug-safety-guidelines-canada.html
Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/19/pei-vitamin-d-tests-584.html
Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/19/food-colouring-label-changes-health-canada.html
Feb 19, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/19/hiv-vaccine-research-bid-winnipeg.html

Faith in fission

Environmentalism is the religion of the left, but many on the right blindly follow a misguided dogma of their own
Feb 19, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/19/lawrence-solomon-faith-in-fission.aspx

Denial not just for the deniers

Feb 19, 2010
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=f78d8107-32e8-4228-a7a5-25fb730ed844
Feb 18, 2010
The Health Monitor
http://radiographyschools.org/?page_id=84
Feb 18, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/ns-women-children-health-g8.html
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/que-online-gambling-concerns.html
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/18/h1n1-seasonal-flu-vaccine-who.html
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/18/un-climate-deboer.html
The coup de grace that shatters ice shelves is administered by ocean waves
Feb 18, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15543691

Lobster death raises questions

Pesticide used in European fish farms found on dead, weak lobsters
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/02/18/nb-aquaculture-pesticide-bay-of-fundy-lobster-deaths-658.html
Skeptics of discretionary industry fortification of foods fear that the end result may be nutrient overexposure within the general population and possibly illness, as is the case with trans fats
Feb 18, 2010
Yoni Freedhoff
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/18feb10-hc-leads-charge-to-allow-industry-to-readily-fortify-foods.dtl
Feb 18, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i1jIzXzHR72rZkjRMlb2xMq5uXEg

Canada is full of crap

When it comes to sewage, many places aren’t as pretty as they seem
Feb 18, 2010
GREG WESTON
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/greg_weston/2010/02/17/12919366.html
Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission looks to the future; new federal regulations set standards for treatment plants
Feb 18, 2010
Eric Lewis
Times & Transcript
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/958344
Feb 18, 2010
GLENNA HANLEY
Daily Gleaner
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/gleaner/article/958195
We trail the U.S., Europe and Australia, report shows
Feb 18, 2010
Steve Ladurantaye
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadas-buildings-playing-catch-up-in-eco-friendliness/article1472220/
Feb 18, 2010
Irfan Dhalla
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/767111--three-steps-to-make-pharmacare-a-reality-for-all
Levels within safety regulation guidelines, Bruce plant owner says
Feb 18, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/18/bruce-power-radiation.html
Province's Blood Pressure Problem; Treatment rate lowest of all provinces
Feb 18, 2010
Tamara Gignac
Calgary Herald
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Albertans+Canada+worst+hypertension+patients/2580197/story.html
Feb 18, 2010
SHAWN BERRY
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/958165
Feb 18, 2010
LORRIE GOLSTEIN
QMI Agency
http://www.torontosun.com/comment/columnists/lorrie_goldstein/2010/02/17/12919331.html

Train to a sustainable future

Feb 18, 2010
Jeffrey M. Casello
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/18/jeffrey-m-casello-train-to-a-sustainable-future.aspx

Decoding a can of kidney beans

Understanding labels helps you make smart, healthy choices
Feb 18, 2010
Patrick Langston
Canwest News Service
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Decoding+kidney+beans/2580288/story.html

A dying initiative

Feb 18, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/18/lawrence-solomon-a-dying-initiative.aspx
Feb 17, 2010
Deborah Zabarenko
Reuters
http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE61G5BG20100217?sp=true

Keeping an eye on nano

Health Canada builds toward regulations for nanotechnology
Feb 17, 2010
Noelle Stapinsky
Canadian Manufacturing.com
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/cmo/features/featuredarticle/article.jsp?content=20100217_113521_10312&top=y
Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/02/17/bc-fish-farming-norwegian-rieber-mohn.html
Wind and solar energy are expensive and can't satisfy Ontario's appetite for electricity
Feb 17, 2010
Andy Frame
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/766504--green-power-sounds-good-until-you-calculate-the-cost
Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/02/17/blood-pressure-canadians.html
However, doctors warn that prevention rates for the condition still lag
Feb 17, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/canada-leads-world-in-hypertension-treatment-statscan-says/article1471797/
Feb 17, 2010
CHRISTINA SPENCER
SUN MEDIA
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/02/17/12912311.html
Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/17/isotopes-medical-poland.html

Stelco called cleanup saboteur

New book says it tried to derail harbour upgrade
Feb 17, 2010
Eric McGuinness
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/723184

Hibernia expanding south

Partners sign deal to develop new oil fields
Feb 17, 2010
GREG LOCKE
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1167954.html

Go ahead, take a breath

Feb 17, 2010
Clare Demerse
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/go-ahead-take-a-breath/article1470678/

The damage done on vaccinations

Feb 17, 2010
Michael Fumento
National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/17/michael-fumento-the-damage-done-on-vaccinations.aspx
All five international producers to close in mid-March, further straining Canada's razor-thin supply
Feb 17, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/isotope-shortage-to-get-worse-with-closing-of-more-reactors/article1472035/
Environment Canada investigating after pesticide found in bay
Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/17/nb-lobster-fund-pesticide-1209.html

Program sees stillbirths drop

Feb 17, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/17/stillbirths-training-developing-countries.html
Feb 17, 2010
Karen Selick
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/What+wrong+with+saving+babies+from+killer+cribs+Lots/2574427/story.html
Feb 17, 2010
Robert Remington
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/17/whole-foods-eviscerates-oil-sands-ostrich.aspx

Cap and fade

Feb 17, 2010
Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/17/terence-corcoran-cap-and-fade.aspx
Feb 17, 2010
Maxine Davis
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Attention+Ottawa+Insite+health+care+service/2574886/story.html

When Ideology Trumps Evidence

The Harper Government’s "tough on crime" stance ignores reality in favour of dogma
Feb 16, 2010
Johannes Wheeldon
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/956-when-ideology-trumps-evidence
Feb 16, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/02/16/bruce-power-nuclear913.html
As food manufacturers position themselves as nutritious choices, more Canadians are turning to convenience foods for healthy ingredients
Feb 16, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/frozen-food-is-simple-yes-but-is-it-good-for-you/article1470312/
Feb 16, 2010
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/sports/2010wintergames/Canada+pledges+Games+will+carbon+neutral/2571815/story.html